TO BEAR MUCH FRUIT, YOU MUST ABIDE IN ME.
IF YOU WANT TO BEAR MUCH FRUIT, REMAIN IN ME.
"Jesus said to his disciples: “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower. He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit, and every one that does he prunes so that it bears more fruit.
"You are already pruned because of the word that I spoke to you.
"Remain in me, as I remain in you. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit on its own unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me.
"I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing.
"Anyone who does not remain in me will be thrown out like a branch and wither; people will gather them and throw them into a fire and they will be burned.
"If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask for whatever you want and it will be done for you. By this is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples.” (John 15: 1 - 8).
Sunday April 28th 2024 in the 5th Week in the Easter Season.
IF YOU WANT TO BEAR MUCH FRUIT, REMAIN IN ME. Says Jesus.
Every Christian wants to bear some fruit. Some desire to bear 30%, others 60% and yet others 100%.
You can not bear any fruit if you do not remain in Jesus. How do you remain in Jesus so that you can bear much fruit like the Pros of our faith?
We learn from examples. Who are the Pros of our faith who bore 100% fruit. Consider some of these saints and then we look at how they lived to become highly productive in the Vineyard of the Lord.
Saints Peter and Paul, John, Benedict, Dominic, Ignatius Loyola, Therese of the Child Jesus, Catherine of Siena, St John Paul II, and many more.
They abided or remained in Jesus through the daily consumption of His word. It is said that St Anthony of Padua could recite the entire Bible. He is not the only Pro that achieved this feat.
Why is the word of God very important if you want to be very productive in the Kingdom of God?
To quote St Ambrose of Milan, a Pro in his own right, "Know the Heart of God from the word of God."
The word of God is primus inter pares (first among equals), to become a Pro, you need a plan of life that consists of 7 branches:
1. Word of God.
2. Eucharist.
3. Prayer.
4. Reconciliation.
5. Examination of Conscience.
6. Spiritual Reading.
7. Faith-sharing or Ministry.
Saints do all the above on daily basis.
THE EUCHARIST IS THE PRECIOUS BODY AND BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST.
The Church honors the HOLY EUCHARIST in APRIL.
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