These words that Jesus speaks today remind us of our priests who speak to God the Father upon the altar, and thus are known as Jesus' "high priestly prayer" as he speaks to the Father on our behalf, offering us up with himself, so that we may be in union with him and the Father. It is what our dear priests do at every mass during when they call down God and lift us and our prayers up during the sacrifice of the mass.
“Holy Father, keep them in your name" is a line that marks us as a people of God, set aside and anointed. Jesus asks that we be consecrated in the truth by the Father. "Your word is truth." he acknowledges. Through God's word we are made holy. Through Christ, the Word, we are made holy. Let us rejoice and be glad!
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