I have seen and testified
January 18 - Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dear brothers and sisters, John the Baptist, in the passage from the Gospel of St. John the Apostle that we’re going to listen to on Sunday, January 18, helps us better understand the beautiful mission of us Christians in the world. First of all, we must "see," with the "eyes" of faith, God's love for us in the Risen Jesus, present through His Holy Catholic Church, in His Word, in His Sacraments, especially in the Holy Eucharist.
Regarding the encounter with God in His Word, Pope Leo in his catechesis on Wednesday, January 14, pointing to the DEI VERBUM, as one of the most beautiful and important documents of the Second Vatican Council, recalls that its purpose is to nourish the New Testament hope in the God who makes us children and calls us to become like Him even though in our fragile humanity. That's why the Pope invites us to cultivate friendship with God by listening to His Word and through liturgical, communal, and personal prayer. In the life of every Christian, Leo XIV ended up, there must be time for meditation and reflection.
Only in this way, dear brothers and sisters, can we become authentic witnesses of the Risen One, helping Him melt the "ice" of indifference that imprisons the hearts of so many of our brothers and sisters, with the "fire" of His Spirit.