“For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that everyone who believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). .
The verse is from the Gospel of John, one of the four Gospels in the New Testament, and “every Christian knows it by heart,” the priest said. Patrick Mary Briscoe, OP, Dominican friar and Catholic priest based in Washington, DC.
He told Fox News Digital that Lent helps Christians fully understand the meaning of this simple scripture.
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John 3:16 “summarizes the core of what we believe: When we were separated from God because of our sins, God sent his only begotten Son to save us. is at the heart of the gospel,” Briscoe said.
In the Garden of Eden, “something went tragically wrong,” Briscoe said. And original sin was brought into the world.
From that point on, “God in His great love and mercy brought us back to Himself.”
The fourth Sunday of Lent is a perfect opportunity to consider the context and true meaning of John 3:16, the priest said. Patrick Mary Briscoe, OP (iStock/Father Patrick Mary Briscoe, OP)
With the death and resurrection of Jesus, God’s plan of salvation was completed.
This passage, he added, “is a microcosm of the whole teaching of Jesus…but perhaps not all Christians can tell that story easily.” “That’s something we need to work on, and the context of this verse will help us.”
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The fourth Sunday of Lent is known as Laetare Sunday, and unlike the other, calmer days of Lent, this day is “a day set aside for rejoicing,” Briscoe said. Told.
The name Laetare Sunday, which means “Rejoice,” comes from the Latin translation of the first verse of the Bible on the fourth Sunday of Lent: “Rejoice, Jerusalem” (Isaiah 66:10).
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By Catholic tradition, John 3:16 is preached on this Sunday each year, he said.
Laetare Sunday is “a day marked by the vestment of roses, a day of respite from the rigors of Lent. Lent is about reliving the journey of Jesus, who led us away from sin.” He came to set you free.”
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During Lent, Christians “focus especially on the passion, the sacrifice, with which Jesus offered himself for our salvation,” he said.
“And in the Gospel itself, John 3:16 is spoken by Jesus to Nicodemus, who came to Jesus seeking understanding. Nicodemus was a wise man who was a Pharisee and a member of the Sanhedrin. He is a Jewish elder who wants to know who Jesus is and what he came to do,” Briscoe said.
The fourth Sunday of Lent is one of two days in the liturgical year on which clergy can wear rose-colored vestments. The other is the third Sunday of Advent. (Grzegorz Garazka Mondadori via Getty Images)
The second half of John’s Gospel tells us that after Jesus was crucified, Nicodemus was present at Jesus’ burial.
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“Nicodemus saw this offering of his son’s life come to fruition. What was once hidden was brought to light,” Briscoe said.
“The Son gave His life for the life of the world.”
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He added: “As Nicodemus helped place Jesus’ body in the tomb, he must have remembered his first conversation with the Lord, which took place under cover of darkness.”
On the fourth Sunday of Lent, “Jesus invites all of us to experience the grace and life that comes through the cross,” Briscoe said.
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“This is not a sad story. It’s definitely not a sad story. It’s a story that makes us happy,” he said. “Today, take a break from the melancholy atmosphere of Lent. Rejoice! Our salvation is at hand.”
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