Apr 27, 2024
I AM THE VINE AND YOU ARE THE BRANCHES
On this fifth Sunday of Easter, the gospel of John tells us that Jesus said: “I am the Vine and you are the branches.” With this metaphor Jesus shows his disciples the importance of a deep union with those who adhere to him, who love and observe his words.
In reality, the vine and the branches are a single plant, they have the same lymph and produce the same fruits. Here speaking of the communion that already exists between him and his disciples, and takes them beyond space and time, so that...