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Jn 1:1-18 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God Basilica (Fortress) of Bethlehem, built by Justinian (VI) remaking the built one by Constantine (IV), today World Heritage

The Word of Love of the Son, already existed in God from the beginning For God liked so much listen It, that He wanted to SHARE IT, and God dreamed of creating a beautiful world, with men and women who also might listen it

All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

In the Son, God saw the fullness of LIFE and LIGHT And He wanted to be born on earth so that the LIGHT shine in our darkness

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.

To prepare the birth, God sent a man named John, and as he dwindled, the Light grew John, the friend of the BRIDEGROOM has bore witness to a Light that Humanity has made the BRIDE, and he is delighted

The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him.

Became Child in the womb of a young woman, all available, and the world has ignored him He came into the world, in the anonymity, to enlighten, without glares

But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

Those who recognize him, are born of God himself Children, in the SON, and with the non-power of the Son made Man

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Our glory is to be with the Son The GLORY of the Son is to be with us Texts of St. Irenaeus

John bore witness about him, and cried out, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.'" And from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

Moses gave us the Law written on stone The Son has written it into our hearts We must write it in our LIFE Codex Vaticanus of the Bible

No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side, he has made him known.

Jesus, the Son of God reveals us the divine weakness Jesus, the Son of Mary teaches us the human strength

God, You who have sent us Your Word of MERCY, grant that it reaches ALL those who in this Holy Year need it

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