Gospel (Jn 14,7-14) - At that time, Jesus said to his disciples: "If you have known me, you will also know my Father: from now on you know him and have seen him." Philip said to him: "Lord, show us the Father and it will suffice for us." Jesus answered him: «Have I been with you for a long time and you have not known me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say: “Show us the Father”? Don't you believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I speak to you, I do not speak of myself; but the Father, who remains in me, does his works. »Believe me: I am in the Father and the Father is in me. If nothing else, believe it for the works themselves. Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do and will do greater than these, because I go to the Father. And whatever you ask in my name, I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it."

The commentary on the Gospel by Monsignor Vincenzo Paglia

Jesus just told the apostles that he is the way to reach the Father in heaven. He therefore did not leave them without indications: whoever listens and puts his word into practice comes to know the Father. Jesus further clarifies: "If you have known me, you will also know my Father: from now on you know him and have seen him." The verbs "know" and "see" concern the dimension of faith, a knowledge and a vision that goes beyond the visible dimension and concerns the beyond of God. Philip, as if to definitively close the discussion, asks: «Show us the Father and that's enough for us." Jesus responds with a heartfelt rebuke: «Have I been with you for a long time and you have not known me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father." Here we penetrate the heart of the Christian faith and of every religious search. Jesus clearly states that we meet God, the creator of heaven and earth, through him. «No one has ever seen God», writes John in his first Letter (4,12). It is Jesus, who knew him, who reveals him to us. If we therefore want to see the face of God, we must see that of Jesus; if we want to know the thoughts of God, it is sufficient to know the Gospel; if we want to understand God's way of acting, we must observe the behavior of Jesus. The Father of heaven is close to the lives of men as Jesus was: he is a God who resurrects the dead, who becomes a child in order to be close to us , who cries over his dead friend, who walks the streets of men, who stops, who heals and who is passionate about everyone. He is truly the Father of all. Jesus adds even bolder words, which only he can pronounce. He says that if we remain tied to him we too will do the same works as him. Indeed, Jesus says we will make bigger ones. These are words that are generally forgotten and in any case little thought about. If anything, they seem completely exaggerated or at least far-fetched. We often think we are more realistic and truthful than the Gospel. In truth, we thus follow a worldly reading of the Gospel. We deny its strength. The Gospel has a power that comes from containing the Word of God itself, which is always a creator of life and love. If we nourish ourselves with the words of the Gospel, our words will be strong and effective. Starting with the prayer: "Whatever you ask in my name, I will do." Yes, our prayer, if made in the name of Jesus, is strong and powerful: it will reach the heart of God directly. And he will be as if bowed by our words. But even the words of preaching, of consolation, of the exhortation that we pronounce in the name of Jesus will have the strength to change the hearts of those who listen and the society in which we live.