Today’s Gospel according to Matthew contains the significant last words of Jesus that have become central to the prayer life of so many over the centuries and also the basis of so many musical compositions. But the concentration we may have on them should never distract us from what else is going on. This passage is one where Matthew constitutes the Church seen in the way John Takes Jesus mother into his home and they live their Christian life in the shadow of the Cross.

About the Speaker: Father Michael Kelly is a Jesuit priest and English language publisher of the respected Jesuit periodical, La Civilta Cattolica.

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