Original Douay–Rheims AnnotationsJohn 17
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Read John 17 in the BibleJohn 17:17
Sanctify them.
◦ Christ prayeth that the Apostles, their successors, & all that shall be of their belief, may be sanctified in truth. which is as much to say, as to desire that the Church may ever have the Spirit of truth, and be free from error. which prayer of Christ had not been heard, if the Church might err.
- ◦ The Church cannot err.
John 17:20
But for them.
He expresseth (and it is a great comfort) that he prayeth not only for the Apostles, but for the whole Church after them, ◦ that is, for all believers. And all this profound and divine prayer is resembled in the holy Canon of the Mass before the consecration, as here it was made before his visible Sacrifice on the cross.
- ◦ The Canon of the Mass.
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John 17:3
Life everlasting.
Both the life of glory in heaven, and of grace here in the Church, consisteth in the knowledge of God: ◦ that, in perfect vision: this, in faith working by charity. For, knowledge of God without keeping his commandments, is not true knowledge, that is to say, it is an unprofitable knowledge. 1 Io. 2.