May they be one just as We are One.
Gospel Reflection – 06.04.25- John 17:11b-19 "…so that they may be one just as we are one." In today’s Gospel, we hear of Jesus’ heartfelt prayer to the Father before His Passion. His words are not only intimate—they are deeply urgent. Jesus prays for the unity of His followers, not a vague spiritual unity, but a real, visible oneness: “that they may be one just as we are one.” This isn't just poetic language. He is speaking of the same unity He shares with the Father, a unity of love, truth, and purpose. The body of Christ was in union for the first 1000 years of Christianity before the Great Schism. Now the other half of the Apostolic Church is fragmented. With no earthy visible overseeing head, with no councils they are divided. Then, after 1500 years the body of Christ has become even more divided after the Protestant Revolt. And Protestantism is even more fragmented than Orthodoxy. This Gospel resonates deeply with me because our Lord’s prayer for unity is also my ...

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