“When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will realize that I AM”
Good Friday Homily 2024 Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa, O.F.M.Cap. “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will realize that I AM” (Jn 8:28). This is the word that Jesus pronounced at the end of a heated dispute with his opponents. There is a crescendo compared to...
“I am the way, the truth and the life”
Fifth Sermon – Lent 2024 Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa, O.F.M.Cap. In our journey through the Fourth Gospel to discover who Jesus is for us, we have reached the last stage. We enter into what are usually called “the farewell speeches” of Jesus to his apostles. This...
“I am the resurrection and the life”
Fourth Sermon – Lent 2024 Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa, O.F.M.Cap. In our commentary on the solemn “I Am” sayings of Christ in the Gospel of John, we have reached Chapter 11 which is entirely occupied by the episode of the resurrection of Lazarus. The teaching that...
“I am the good shepherd”
Third Sermon – Lent 2024 Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa, O.F.M.Cap. We continue our reflection on the great “I Am” sayings of Christ in the Gospel of John. This time Jesus does not present himself to us with symbols of inanimate physical realities —bread, light —,...
“I am the light of the world”
Second Sermon – Lent 2024 Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa, O.F.M.Cap. In these Lenten sermons, we have proposed to meditate on the great “I Am” (Ego eimi) pronounced by Jesus in the Gospel of John. However, there is a question that arises regarding them: were they...
