The Holy Spirit is the chief rector and dean of the University of True Wisdom
“I am telling you these things,” Jesus says to the apostles the evening before His death, “now while I am still with you.” He won’t be with the apostles for much longer. These are the final moments before His departure. Imagine a father saying goodbye to his children, knowing that he will be executed the next day. He is innocent, but he will still be executed. He’ll give his beloved children his heart on a plate. He’ll give them everything he has. And Jesus, with far greater love, imparts the depths of truth to the apostles as far as He knows they are able to bear and receive. He knew that they were still unable to accept many things, but He pointed to the hope that is the Holy Spirit. And here’s what He says: “… while I am still with you. … But the Comforter (Advocate), whom the Father will send in My name…” When someone comforts someone who is depressed, a word can save a life. “Comforter” – He comforts. “Comforter” or “Advocate”. You actually enjoy patronage at the highest levels. Imagine that you cannot get to the truth or achieve justice – it’s just not possible. Then someone says to you: “Look, there’s a man whose patronage will help you. He defends the truth. He’ll speak up for you…” The Holy Spirit is our patron! He is our Comforter, or Advocate. “The Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will…” Now, pay attention: First, “He will teach you all things,” and secondly, “He will remind you of everything I have said to you.” These are all very important things. What does it mean to teach someone something? It’s a big deal. Sometimes you learn something over a period of years. Learning virtue, for example. Learning humility… Learning patience… Learning to endure suffering and thank God for everything. That’s not so easy! Learning to calmly wipe away the spittle when someone spits in your face and still respond with patience and love, as Jesus did when He was spat on, beaten on the head and crowned with thorns… We all have to learn. We all have to learn, but religious men and women in particular must learn to be an ‘alter Christus’, to let Jesus live in them and simply be present within them. This university of true wisdom is led by the Holy Spirit as its chief rector and dean, if we may say so.
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