In the Johannine Passion, Jesus freely gives himself: the new Adam and King, from the cross he gives the Spirit and generates the Church, opening the way to Easter.

In the washing of the feet, Jesus reveals the love that heals wounded humanity: God bends down, heals, and restores man’s dignity.

The Passion is born of Easter faith: the cross and resurrection are inseparable and reveal the Trinitarian love of God that conquers death.

Jesus loves Lazarus but follows the Father’s plan: he weeps with those who suffer and reveals that death is not abandonment, but the place of God’s mystery.

The blind man finds the light by encountering Jesus: humbly recognizing his own humus opens him to the truth, faith, and love that saves.