Monday, May 18, 2020 - Sixth week of Easter Time - Gospel of Jesus Christ according to St. John 15, 26 - 16, 4 - The Spirit of truth will testify on my behalf, says the Lord. And you too will testify.
The disciples will have to endure hard trials of persecution. They need strength and assurance to bear witness to this new life offered by Jesus. The Spirit of Truth or Advocate will be that strength and assurance. Jesus was the first to endure his trials: his contemporaries did not want to see him as God's envoy and this cost him his life. Likewise, for the disciples and for us Christians, witnessing to Jesus can cost us to the point of losing our lives, so the Spirit of Truth is there so that our faith does not waver. Besides, Jesus has already said: "Courage! I am the conqueror of the world".