Abide in Christ by Blessed Meditations published on 2022-09-11T13:15:55Z September 13, 2022. Gospel Passage: John 1:35-39; 14:23; 15:1-11; Luke 24:13-35. Quoting from the Apostolic Exhortation dated November 24, 2013, "Evangelii Gaudium" of Pope Francis #88 in https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_exhortations/documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20131124_evangelii-gaudium.html and the Apostolic Letter dated October 7, 2004 , "Mane nobiscum Domine" of Saint Pope John Paul II in https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_letters/2004/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_20041008_mane-nobiscum-domine.html Meditation with Fr. Gavan Jennings, guest priest on "Be Silent" on Spotify. Image: "The Calling of St. Peter and St. Andrew" by Jacob Willemszoon de Wet. Private Collection. (Wikimedia Commons) Spotify Comment: "Often in St. John's Gospel, Jesus speaks of 'abiding' - inviting us to abide in him as he abides in the Father. This abiding is in fact a most intimate kind of friendship." Genre Religion & Spirituality