Jesus is universal King, both of the Gentiles and the Jews. The title on the cross is written in every language. He is the image of God because He loves His brethren. For them He lays down life as He laid down His garments to wash the disciples' feet. The new king, naked and shameless like Adam before sin, is the perfect icon of the Father: He is the Son who fulfils His command, becoming like Him, the giver of life (10:18). After sin, in place of fig leaves, God had made a tunic of skin for His children (Gen 3:7-21). Now, from the cross, He gives them the original robe, that of the Son. The robe is the symbol of the body. Jesus promised to give his Flesh for the life of the world (6:5). As He gave his morsel to Judas, now He gives Himself to those who crucify Him and pierce His side. The various garments, except the tunic, are distributed among His slayers, so that everyone has a part with Him. There are four parts, like the cardinal points, like the dimensions of the cross and the cosmos. Jesus the Nazorean is king of all the earth. In fact He gives His Life to all, and in abundance (10,10). His tunic, however, cannot be divided like the other garments, nor can it be divided: it must remain whole. The Body of the Son, given to all, is everything for everyone. Each brother receives the inheritance of Son: he becomes like Him, a Son capable of loving His brothers and sisters. If the garments distributed in four parts indicate universality, the undivided tunic indicates the totality of the gift and the unity that follows from it. In order to share in the inheritance of the Son, the tunic must not be divided. To be children it is necessary to love one's brothers, just as it is necessary to be children to love one's brothers. The intact tunic represents the gift of being children and brothers. It is a sign of our communion with God and with each other. Jesus is the grain of wheat that dies and bears much fruit. The king, when He is killed, makes those who kill Him kings. The Church reigns with Him, receives His inheritance as Son, the Body given for us. In it everyone is united to the Father as Son and to all men as brother.
Jesus is universal King, both of the Gentiles and the Jews. The title on the cross is written in every language.
RispondiEliminaHe is the image of God because He loves His brethren.
For them He lays down life as He laid down His garments to wash the disciples' feet.
The new king, naked and shameless like Adam before sin, is the perfect icon of the Father: He is the Son who fulfils His command, becoming like Him, the giver of life (10:18).
After sin, in place of fig leaves, God had made a tunic of skin for His children (Gen 3:7-21).
Now, from the cross, He gives them the original robe, that of the Son.
The robe is the symbol of the body.
Jesus promised to give his Flesh for the life of the world (6:5).
As He gave his morsel to Judas, now He gives Himself to those who crucify Him and pierce His side.
The various garments, except the tunic, are distributed among His slayers, so that everyone has a part with Him.
There are four parts, like the cardinal points, like the dimensions of the cross and the cosmos.
Jesus the Nazorean is king of all the earth. In fact He gives His Life to all, and in abundance (10,10).
His tunic, however, cannot be divided like the other garments, nor can it be divided: it must remain whole.
The Body of the Son, given to all, is everything for everyone.
Each brother receives the inheritance of Son: he becomes like Him, a Son capable of loving His brothers and sisters.
If the garments distributed in four parts indicate universality, the undivided tunic indicates the totality of the gift and the unity that follows from it.
In order to share in the inheritance of the Son, the tunic must not be divided.
To be children it is necessary to love one's brothers, just as it is necessary to be children to love one's brothers.
The intact tunic represents the gift of being children and brothers. It is a sign of our communion with God and with each other. Jesus is the grain of wheat that dies and bears much fruit.
The king, when He is killed, makes those who kill Him kings.
The Church reigns with Him, receives His inheritance as Son, the Body given for us.
In it everyone is united to the Father as Son and to all men as brother.