Now Jesus knew they were desirous to ask him.—The purpose of His enigmatic saying (John 16:29) has been accom…

A little while, and you shall not see me: and again, a little while, and you shall see me, because I go to the Father. Then said some of his di…

St. John Chrysostom: After relieving the disciples’ spirits with the promise of the Holy Spirit, our Lord again saddens them: …

The subsequent narrative develops the postresurrection period as a time in which the disciples’ fears are quelled, their doubts dispelled, and thei…

Jesus, therefore, knew that they wished to ask him. Though sometimes the Lord appears to speak to the deaf, he, eventually, cures the igno…

Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him
This is a proof of Christ's deity, that he is the omniscient God w…

It is good to consider how near our seasons of grace are to an end, that we may be stirred to make the most of them. But the sorrows of the discipl…

Above, our Lord explained one reason for their consolation: his promise of the Holy Spirit. Here he gives the second, which is that they will see h…