Quote of the day, 10 May: Pope Leo XIV
This reflection is drawn from a homily delivered by Pope Leo XIV while serving as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Callao, Peru. Preached on the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, 17 January 2021, he invites the faithful to renew their relationship with Jesus.
The readings we have heard at this Mass for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time invite us to return to the beginning of our life of faith, to take a look at how we are living our relationship with Jesus.
In the Gospel, Jesus begins a dialogue with a question. He says to the disciples of John the Baptist—who will later become His own followers—“What are you looking for?” (Jn 1:38).
What are you looking for? What am I looking for? These are the first words of Jesus in this Gospel passage. We can say that the encounter with Jesus begins with a question: What are we looking for in life? What are we looking for in Jesus? The response of the two disciples is: “Rabbi, where are you staying?” As if to say, Where can we find you?
This question is very important for our lives—perhaps more than ever in these times—when we must seek the Lord and live our faith in new ways.
This question—Where can we find you? Where are you staying?—expresses a desire present in the hearts of all of us, of every human being—at least of those who seek something beyond the surface. Those who want to understand the true meaning of life and want to encounter God because they feel that need, that restlessness, that desire to live in union with the Lord.
When Jesus responds to the disciples’ question—“Where are you staying?”—He answers: “Come and see” (Jn 1:39).
The Lord calls us to follow Him, and if we follow, we will truly see wonders—even in the midst of suffering and pain and so many difficulties.
The Lord invites us to stay with Him, just as He did with the disciples of John. These disciples discover in Jesus the Lamb of God, the fullness of truth. That’s why Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, when he realizes he has found the Messiah, goes and finds his brother and says, “We have found the Messiah” (Jn 1:41). And then Peter too comes to know Jesus.
We want to live with Christ, to follow His example—He came to serve, not to be served. To live our faith especially through this experience of encountering Christ, through His Word—reading the Word of God, asking the Lord to enlighten us, to give us the capacity to hear His voice—through the Word and through other people who accompany us on the journey.
May the Lord help us to fulfill it, to be faithful, to live out this commitment He has asked of us. May we be faithful Christians, bearing witness with our lives—because we have already encountered Jesus. And now He wants to call us once again to accept that invitation: “Where are you staying?”
“Come and see.”
Pope Leo XIV (Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A.)
Prevost, R.F. 2021, Homily for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Diocese of Callao, 17 January. Available at: https://www.diocesisdelcallao.org/noticias/mons-robert-prevost-escuchando-la-palabra-de-dios-descubriremos-nuestra-vocacion
Translation from the Spanish text is the blogger’s own work product and may not be reproduced without permission.
Featured image: Pope Leo XIV (Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A.) greets the faithful from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica following his election as Supreme Pontiff on 8 May 2025. Image credit: © Mazur/cbcew.org.uk (Some rights reserved).
⬦ Reflection Question ⬦
Have I made space to hear Jesus’ voice in Scripture and respond to His invitation to “come and see”?
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