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Bright Wednesday Today we see how Jesus calls His first disciples. It is clear that these men were already searching for something – or, rather, for Someone. They knew that the Messiah was expected, but they didn’t know exactly how they would recognise Him. And, by inviting them to ‘Come and see,’ Jesus Christ gives them the opportunity to get to know Him better. Saint John Chrysostom writes, Observe what Andrew says to his brother, ‘We have found the Messiah, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.’ You see how, in a short time, he demonstrates not only the persuasiveness of the wise teacher, but also his own longing that he had from the beginning. For this word, ‘we have found,’ is the expression of a soul that longs for His presence, looking for His coming from above, and is so ecstatic when what he is looking for happens that he hurries to tell others the good news. This is what brotherly affection, natural friendship, is all about when someone is eager to extend a hand to another when it comes to spiritual matters. Also see how he adds the article, for he does not say ‘Messiah’ but ‘the Messiah.’ They were expecting the Christ who would have nothing in common with the others. The Holy Gospel according to Saint John 1:35-52: At that time, John was standing with two of his disciples; and he looked at Jesus as he walked, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!” The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. Jesus turned, and saw them following, and said to them, “What do you seek?” And they said to him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are you staying?” He said to them, “Come and see.” They came and saw where he was staying; and they stayed with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour. One of the two who heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. He first found his brother Simon, and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means Christ). He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “So you are Simon the son of John? You shall be called Cephas” (which means Peter). The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. And he found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.” Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, “We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!” Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!” Jesus answered him, “Because I said to you, I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You shall see greater things than these.” And he said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.”
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Lá arna mhárach arís bhí Eoin ina sheasamh ansiúd agus beirt dá dheisceabail. Agus ag stánadh dó ar Íosa ag gabháil thart dúirt sé: Seo é Uan Dé. Chuala an bheirt deisceabal é ag rá na cainte agus lean siad Íosa. D'iompaigh Íosa, chonaic iad á leanúint agus dúirt sé leo: Cad tá uaibh? D'fhreagair siad é: A raibí is é sin le rá a mháistir? Cá bhfuil cónaí ort? Tagaigí agus feicigí, ar sé leo. Tháinig siad dá bhrí sin agus chonaic siad cá raibh cónaí air, agus d'fhan siad fairis an lá sin. Bhí sé timpeall an deichiú huair. Duine den bheirt a chuala Eoin agus a lean Íosa a ba ea Aindrias, deartháir Shíomóin Peadar. Fuair seisean ar dtús a dheartháir féin Síomón agus dúirt sé leis: Fuaireamar an Meisias, is é sín le rá an tungthach. Thug sé leis é chun Íosa. D'fhéach Íosa go grinn air agus dúirt: Is tú Síomón mac Eoin. Tabharfar ort Céafas, focal a chiallaíonn Carraig.