“I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit.” (John 15: 5)

The relationship between the vine and the branches are extremely close, because both are from the same roots. In the same way, Jesus’ Father is also our Father, so He is to us like our own brother.

When we receive baptism and the holy Eucharist, our relationship with Jesus becomes even closer; we can say that we have become the flesh of His flesh, the bone of His bone.

The fruits that Jesus bears within us can be said of as the appearance of a new creation on earth, because on the one hand He dwells in us, but on the other hand He sanctifies the world through us.

When we can serve others like we serve Christ, Jesus’ ideal of “may all be one” will have reached an advanced level.

The growth of a vine necessitates a long process of metabolic stages; similarly, if we were to walk the path of holiness, we need to be together with Christ to fight the challenges of the secular world.

Finally, we also need patience.