Lectio Divina: 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (2025)

Jn 3:13-17: Nicodemus declares that no one has ascended to heaven except the one who descended, Jesus, the only one who had been in heaven before returning (Jn 3:13). Jesus then reveals that all authority comes from the Father, and only the Father knows the Son (Mt 11:27). He likens his crucifixion to Moses lifting the bronze serpent, so that belief brings eternal life (Jn 3:14‑15), echoing the salvation of Israel (Num 21:9). Pope Francis says these words “summarise the core of the Christian proclamation”.