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The Gospel of Saint John | The Last Supper
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
The Priestly Prayer of Jesus concludes the discourse of the Last Supper. Immediately afterwards, Jesus will be arrested, betrayed. Jesus prays to his Father in a very moving way. He offers to the Father the imminent sacrifice of himself, praying that his sacrifice may be acceptable to the Father, that his holy human nature may be glorified. Jesus’ prayer is spoken aloud, so that his disciples and we also may receive his last testament, as Jesus intercedes on our behalf with the Father.
The Priestly Prayer of Jesus is a powerful and moving passage that provides insight into the mind and heart of Jesus as he is about to face his arrest and crucifixion. In this prayer, Jesus is recorded as asking the Father to unite all believers, to protect them from the evil one, and to sanctify them through the truth. He also prays for the continuation of the mission that he started, through the apostles and through those who will come to believe in him through their message [ … read more … ]
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