Feast of St. John

 (Gospel of Jn 20:2-8): 

Running to meet the Lord: This verb was rarely used for the disciples in the New Testament. Running means for the disciples those who are on Journey. John calls himself the other disciple. It is a way for every disciple to open his own figure in John. Who can be other disciple? Anyone who wants to follow determined is called another disciple. But he has to run. Make research to know who is Jesus Christ?

The disciple runs, sees and believes: This constant search for Jesus is like a blazing fire in the heart of John. John was able to experience Jesus newly which all the other disciples also could do. He experienced Jesus as Logos, "In the beginning, there was a word, and the word was with God". He tried to look at Messiah newly his preexistence before the creation. 

Run with the Church: John does not want to run alone, but with Peter, a representative of the Church. We, religious persons, are on a journey with the Church. Like any community, we are the people of God, God has instilled this different spirit in us, but the goal is the same, that of the Church. The consecrated people are at the service of the Church. The fidelity to the Holy Father is one of the essential aspects of our Charism. Blessed Palao and our Founder insist on the same. John's community was considered a theological community, one of the pillars of the Jerusalem Church, but he did not want to overtake Peter, he respected the primacy of Peter.