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First thing I did when I read the beatification was canceled is to check the calendar and see if it was indeed April 1st :-)
Vatican: Rome Ready for JPII Beatification 
Invites All Pilgrims to Attend 3 Events
ROME, MARCH 30, 2011 (Zenit.org).- Organizers of Pope John Paul II's May 1 beatification are affirming that there will be plenty of room for all pilgrims who want to attend.
Monsignor Liberio Andreatta of the Opera Romana Pellegrinaggi -- the Vatican institution whose mission it is to evangelize through pastoral …More
Invites All Pilgrims to Attend 3 Events
ROME, MARCH 30, 2011 (Zenit.org).- Organizers of Pope John Paul II's May 1 beatification are affirming that there will be plenty of room for all pilgrims who want to attend.
Monsignor Liberio Andreatta of the Opera Romana Pellegrinaggi -- the Vatican institution whose mission it is to evangelize through pastoral tourism and the ministry of pilgrimage -- affirmed this Tuesday at a presentation of the events related to the beatification.
"Rome is ready to receive all the pilgrims who wish to come," he said. "We have places available and in addition there are all the cities on the outskirts of Rome."
The priest gave this presentation at the headquarters of the vicariate of Rome, with the presence of civil authorities, assuring skeptics that the event will not give rise to an emergency situation.
He noted that the pilgrim's ticket will enable a person to travel for free on public transportion during the three days of events. The metropolitan subway will function 22 hours a day (only closing from 2:00 to 4:00 a.m.).
Monsignor Andreatta explained that the capital can be reached by train; lines that usually transport thousands of people a day will not be carrying workers over the three days of the event.
In addition, there will be a "white night" during which churches and venues will hand out food packets.
The event "will be a response that will demonstrate how John Paul II is loved," said the priest.
He explained that "May 1 was chosen" because "it is dedicated to Divine Mercy, because he wished to sanctify St. Faustina and because he died precisely after vespers of the feast of Divine Mercy."
Three events
Monsignor Andreatta presented three events related to the beatification.
The first is a vigil in the Circus Maximus on April 30, presided over by Cardinal Agostino Valli and organized by the Diocese of Rome. Benedict XVI will participate through a video connection. No tickets are necessary for this event.
The second event is the Mass of beatification in St. Peter's Square on May 1 at 10:00 a.m. presided over by the Holy Father. Afterwards, the veneration of John Paul II's remains will begin in St. Peter's Basilica, and will continue until everyone in the line has been able to pass through.
The third event is a Mass of thanksgiving on May 2, which will be celebrated by the Pontiff's secretary of state, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone.
The organizers reiterated several times during the press conference that tickets will not be necessary to enter the Circus Maximus or Saint Peter's Square. Hence, no one can sell tickets for the events.
The Opera Romana Pellegrinaggi (ORP) will install a video and audio system and a platform in the Circus Maximus for the celebration of the vigil and will be connected on the Internet with five shrines around the world.
The surrounding areas of Saint Peter's Square will be equipped with giant screens in locations such as the Castel Sant'Angelo, the Via della Conciliazione, the Piazza Risorgimento and other places; they will be managed by 2,500 volunteers.
The organizers reported that food packets will also be distributed; Nestle has donated a million bottles of water.
There will be an information kit with routes in the Lazio region related to John Paul II's life and, of course, health care resources.
Expenses
Monsignor Andreatta stated, "As opposed to other times -- considering the present difficult economic situation -- the expenses must not weigh on the balance sheets of the public administrations."
He added: "We know through Caritas that many families have difficulty reaching the end of the month. And although every event brings wealth because the mayoralty ends up receiving taxes, the real event is religious and, hence, we also want to think of those families."
The priest noted that "the estimated cost is three or four euros per person," though "the total cost is not known given that it will vary according to the amount of people who come to Rome."
He added that "at the end of the event the budget will be made public in a transparent manner so that it can be known how the funds were used."
Father Caesar Atuire, manager of the ORP, stressed that "there is no emergency and there are places for everyone."
He urged, "Come to Rome; Rome will receive you."
In regard to the inflated prices of hotels during those days, the priest acknowledged that there is never a lack of people who will take advantage of the event "although we have now signed an ethical decalogue with the Hotel Federation, and things are returning to normality."
He reiterated that "no one is authorized to sell tickets to enter St. Peter's Square or the other events."
Father Atuire said that "no one will remain outside for economic reasons and young people who cannot pay for accommodation will have places where they can sleep."
Logistics
Parking will be available in areas around Rome. From there the principal means of transportation will be the train. There will also be special parking for people with disabilities.
"The time suggested to live the event well is three days," said Father Atuire.
He continued: "There will be a modular organization that will enable all pilgrims who wish to come to do so. The number can change and we are ready."
At this moment, organizers are estimating that there will be at least 300,000 pilgrims.
After the event, if funds are left over from the donations received, they will be allocated to a soup kitchen for beggars in the area of Termini station.
Noting that there will be other celebrations on May 1 for workers, Father Atuire said that "there is no conflict with the concert of St. John Lateran as the ceremony is in the morning and the concert in the afternoon." He acknowledged that May 1 is the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker.
On Tuesday there will be another press conference with the contents of the event and some new matters.
In regard to the presence of 300,000 pilgrims, considered few compared with the two million initially estimated, the manager of ORP said that it also depends on how the estimates are made, given that if one counts by individual events there will be some 1.5 million participants.
Organizers noted that accounts have been opened in several banks and donors will not pay commissions. The Ministry of Development is responsible for a commemorative stamp, and the official launch will be on April 29, together with a medal. Both are based on a photograph of John Paul II taken in 1999.
www.zenit.org/article-32172
Hope you weren't "played for a fool"-by an April Fool herself-who posted a malicious lie on gloria.tv, claiming that the respectable zenit.org had announced that the Beatification of the Servant of God, Pope John Paul II, "had been cancelled-indefinitely"...Very despicable....
Please report such videos: reto@gloria.tv
Please report such videos: reto@gloria.tv
Commentary of the day
Saint Ephrem (c.306-373), Deacon in Syria, Doctor of the Church
Commentary on the Diatesseron, 16, 28-31 (cf. SC 121, p. 299f.)
"I came into this world for judgment, so that those who do not see might see"
"He made clay with his saliva, and smeared the clay on the blind man's
eyes." And light sprang out of the earth as in the beginning... when
darkness covered everything and …More
Commentary of the day
Saint Ephrem (c.306-373), Deacon in Syria, Doctor of the Church
Commentary on the Diatesseron, 16, 28-31 (cf. SC 121, p. 299f.)
"I came into this world for judgment, so that those who do not see might see"
"He made clay with his saliva, and smeared the clay on the blind man's
eyes." And light sprang out of the earth as in the beginning... when
darkness covered everything and he commanded the light and it came to be
out of darkness (Gn 1,2-3). Thus he healed a handicap present from birth
to show that he, whose hand accomplished what was lacking to nature, was
truly the one whose hand had formed creation in the beginning. And as they
refused to believe that he had existed before Abraham (Jn 8,57), he proved
by this deed that he was the Son of him who, with his own hand, «formed the
first Adam out of clay» (Gn 2,7).IHe did this for the sake of those who
needed miracles if they were to believe: «The Jews look for miracles» (1Cor
1,22). It was not the pool of Siloam that opened the blind man's eyes, just
as it was not the water of the Jordan that cleansed Naaman (2Kgs 5,14): it
was the Lord's command that did it all. Further: it is not the water used
in baptism but the name of the Trinity spoken over it that purifies us. «He
smeared the clay on his eyes» that the Pharisees might clean away the
blindness of their hearts... Those who could see this material light were
guided by a blind man who saw the light of the spirit and, in his darkness,
the blind man was guided by those who saw outwardly but who were
spiritually blind.The blind man washed the clay from his eyes and was
himself seen; the others washed the blindness from their hearts and were
themselves tested. And so, by outwardly opening a blind man's eyes our Lord
interiorly opened the eyes of many other blind people... Wonderful
treasures are hidden in these few words of our Lord, and in this healing is
traced a symbol: Jesus, the son of the Creator.
www.dailygospel.org
Saint Ephrem (c.306-373), Deacon in Syria, Doctor of the Church
Commentary on the Diatesseron, 16, 28-31 (cf. SC 121, p. 299f.)
"I came into this world for judgment, so that those who do not see might see"
"He made clay with his saliva, and smeared the clay on the blind man's
eyes." And light sprang out of the earth as in the beginning... when
darkness covered everything and he commanded the light and it came to be
out of darkness (Gn 1,2-3). Thus he healed a handicap present from birth
to show that he, whose hand accomplished what was lacking to nature, was
truly the one whose hand had formed creation in the beginning. And as they
refused to believe that he had existed before Abraham (Jn 8,57), he proved
by this deed that he was the Son of him who, with his own hand, «formed the
first Adam out of clay» (Gn 2,7).IHe did this for the sake of those who
needed miracles if they were to believe: «The Jews look for miracles» (1Cor
1,22). It was not the pool of Siloam that opened the blind man's eyes, just
as it was not the water of the Jordan that cleansed Naaman (2Kgs 5,14): it
was the Lord's command that did it all. Further: it is not the water used
in baptism but the name of the Trinity spoken over it that purifies us. «He
smeared the clay on his eyes» that the Pharisees might clean away the
blindness of their hearts... Those who could see this material light were
guided by a blind man who saw the light of the spirit and, in his darkness,
the blind man was guided by those who saw outwardly but who were
spiritually blind.The blind man washed the clay from his eyes and was
himself seen; the others washed the blindness from their hearts and were
themselves tested. And so, by outwardly opening a blind man's eyes our Lord
interiorly opened the eyes of many other blind people... Wonderful
treasures are hidden in these few words of our Lord, and in this healing is
traced a symbol: Jesus, the son of the Creator.
www.dailygospel.org
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Saints for April 3
Agape
Alexandrina di Letto
Attala of Taormina
Benignus of Tomi
Burgundofara
Chionia
Evagrius of Tomi
Gandulphus of Binasco
Irene of Thessalonica
John of Penna
Joseph the Hymnographer
Luigi Scrosoppi of Udine
Mary of Egypt
Nicetas of Medicion
Peter Edward Dankowski
Richard of Chichester
Richard of Wyche
Vulpian
saints.sqpn.com/3-aprilMore
Saints for April 3
Agape
Alexandrina di Letto
Attala of Taormina
Benignus of Tomi
Burgundofara
Chionia
Evagrius of Tomi
Gandulphus of Binasco
Irene of Thessalonica
John of Penna
Joseph the Hymnographer
Luigi Scrosoppi of Udine
Mary of Egypt
Nicetas of Medicion
Peter Edward Dankowski
Richard of Chichester
Richard of Wyche
Vulpian
saints.sqpn.com/3-april
Agape
Alexandrina di Letto
Attala of Taormina
Benignus of Tomi
Burgundofara
Chionia
Evagrius of Tomi
Gandulphus of Binasco
Irene of Thessalonica
John of Penna
Joseph the Hymnographer
Luigi Scrosoppi of Udine
Mary of Egypt
Nicetas of Medicion
Peter Edward Dankowski
Richard of Chichester
Richard of Wyche
Vulpian
saints.sqpn.com/3-april
Fourth Sunday of Lent
Reading 1
1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a
The LORD said to Samuel:
“Fill your horn with oil, and be on your way.
I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem,
for I have chosen my king from among his sons.”
As Jesse and his sons came to the sacrifice,
Samuel looked at Eliab and thought,
“Surely the LORD’s anointed is here before him.”
But the LORD said to Samuel:
“Do not judge from his …More
Fourth Sunday of Lent
Reading 1
1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a
The LORD said to Samuel:
“Fill your horn with oil, and be on your way.
I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem,
for I have chosen my king from among his sons.”
As Jesse and his sons came to the sacrifice,
Samuel looked at Eliab and thought,
“Surely the LORD’s anointed is here before him.”
But the LORD said to Samuel:
“Do not judge from his appearance or from his lofty stature,
because I have rejected him.
Not as man sees does God see,
because man sees the appearance
but the LORD looks into the heart.”
In the same way Jesse presented seven sons before Samuel,
but Samuel said to Jesse,
“The LORD has not chosen any one of these.”
Then Samuel asked Jesse,
“Are these all the sons you have?”
Jesse replied,
“There is still the youngest, who is tending the sheep.”
Samuel said to Jesse,
“Send for him;
we will not begin the sacrificial banquet until he arrives here.”
Jesse sent and had the young man brought to them.
He was ruddy, a youth handsome to behold
and making a splendid appearance.
The LORD said,
“There—anoint him, for this is the one!”
Then Samuel, with the horn of oil in hand,
anointed David in the presence of his brothers;
and from that day on, the spirit of the LORD rushed upon David.
Ps 23: 1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6Responsorial Psalm
R. (1) The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
In verdant pastures he gives me repose;
beside restful waters he leads me;
he refreshes my soul.
R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
He guides me in right paths
for his name’s sake.
Even though I walk in the dark valley
I fear no evil; for you are at my side
With your rod and your staff
that give me courage.
R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
You spread the table before me
in the sight of my foes;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
Only goodness and kindness follow me
all the days of my life;
and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD
for years to come.
R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
Eph 5:8-14Reading 2
Brothers and sisters:
You were once darkness,
but now you are light in the Lord.
Live as children of light,
for light produces every kind of goodness
and righteousness and truth.
Try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.
Take no part in the fruitless works of darkness;
rather expose them, for it is shameful even to mention
the things done by them in secret;
but everything exposed by the light becomes visible,
for everything that becomes visible is light.
Therefore, it says:
“Awake, O sleeper,
and arise from the dead,
and Christ will give you light.”
Jn 9:1-41 or 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38Gospel
As Jesus passed by he saw a man blind from birth.
His disciples asked him,
“Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents,
that he was born blind?”
Jesus answered,
“Neither he nor his parents sinned;
it is so that the works of God might be made visible through him.
We have to do the works of the one who sent me while it is day.
Night is coming when no one can work.
While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
When he had said this, he spat on the ground
and made clay with the saliva,
and smeared the clay on his eyes,
and said to him,
“Go wash in the Pool of Siloam” —which means Sent—.
So he went and washed, and came back able to see.
His neighbors and those who had seen him earlier as a beggar said,
“Isn’t this the one who used to sit and beg?”
Some said, “It is, “
but others said, “No, he just looks like him.”
He said, “I am.”
So they said to him, “How were your eyes opened?”
He replied,
“The man called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes
and told me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’
So I went there and washed and was able to see.”
And they said to him, “Where is he?”
He said, “I don’t know.”
They brought the one who was once blind to the Pharisees.
Now Jesus had made clay and opened his eyes on a sabbath.
So then the Pharisees also asked him how he was able to see.
He said to them,
“He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.”
So some of the Pharisees said,
“This man is not from God,
because he does not keep the sabbath.”
But others said,
“How can a sinful man do such signs?”
And there was a division among them.
So they said to the blind man again,
“What do you have to say about him,
since he opened your eyes?”
He said, “He is a prophet.”
Now the Jews did not believe
that he had been blind and gained his sight
until they summoned the parents of the one who had gained his sight.
They asked them,
“Is this your son, who you say was born blind?
How does he now see?”
His parents answered and said,
“We know that this is our son and that he was born blind.
We do not know how he sees now,
nor do we know who opened his eyes.
Ask him, he is of age;
he can speak for himself.”
His parents said this because they were afraid
of the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed
that if anyone acknowledged him as the Christ,
he would be expelled from the synagogue.
For this reason his parents said,
“He is of age; question him.”
So a second time they called the man who had been blind
and said to him, “Give God the praise!
We know that this man is a sinner.”
He replied,
“If he is a sinner, I do not know.
One thing I do know is that I was blind and now I see.”
So they said to him,
“What did he do to you?
How did he open your eyes?”
He answered them,
“I told you already and you did not listen.
Why do you want to hear it again?
Do you want to become his disciples, too?”
They ridiculed him and said,
“You are that man’s disciple;
we are disciples of Moses!
We know that God spoke to Moses,
but we do not know where this one is from.”
The man answered and said to them,
“This is what is so amazing,
that you do not know where he is from, yet he opened my eyes.
We know that God does not listen to sinners,
but if one is devout and does his will, he listens to him.
It is unheard of that anyone ever opened the eyes of a person born blind.
If this man were not from God,
he would not be able to do anything.”
They answered and said to him,
“You were born totally in sin,
and are you trying to teach us?”
Then they threw him out.
When Jesus heard that they had thrown him out,
he found him and said, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?"
He answered and said,
“Who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?”
Jesus said to him,
“You have seen him,
the one speaking with you is he.”
He said,
“I do believe, Lord,” and he worshiped him.
Then Jesus said,
“I came into this world for judgment,
so that those who do not see might see,
and those who do see might become blind.”
Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard this
and said to him, “Surely we are not also blind, are we?”
Jesus said to them,
“If you were blind, you would have no sin;
but now you are saying, ‘We see,’ so your sin remains.
or
As Jesus passed by he saw a man blind from birth.
He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva,
and smeared the clay on his eyes,
and said to him,
“Go wash in the Pool of Siloam” — which means Sent —.
So he went and washed, and came back able to see.
His neighbors and those who had seen him earlier as a beggar said,
“Isn’t this the one who used to sit and beg?”
Some said, “It is, “
but others said, “No, he just looks like him.”
He said, “I am.”
They brought the one who was once blind to the Pharisees.
Now Jesus had made clay and opened his eyes on a sabbath.
So then the Pharisees also asked him how he was able to see.
He said to them,
“He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.”
So some of the Pharisees said,
“This man is not from God,
because he does not keep the sabbath.”
But others said,
“How can a sinful man do such signs?”
And there was a division among them.
So they said to the blind man again,
“What do you have to say about him,
since he opened your eyes?”
He said, “He is a prophet.”
They answered and said to him,
“You were born totally in sin,
and are you trying to teach us?”
Then they threw him out.
When Jesus heard that they had thrown him out,
he found him and said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”
He answered and said,
“Who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?”
Jesus said to him,
“You have seen him, and
the one speaking with you is he.”
He said,
“I do believe, Lord,” and he worshiped him.
Reading 1
1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a
The LORD said to Samuel:
“Fill your horn with oil, and be on your way.
I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem,
for I have chosen my king from among his sons.”
As Jesse and his sons came to the sacrifice,
Samuel looked at Eliab and thought,
“Surely the LORD’s anointed is here before him.”
But the LORD said to Samuel:
“Do not judge from his appearance or from his lofty stature,
because I have rejected him.
Not as man sees does God see,
because man sees the appearance
but the LORD looks into the heart.”
In the same way Jesse presented seven sons before Samuel,
but Samuel said to Jesse,
“The LORD has not chosen any one of these.”
Then Samuel asked Jesse,
“Are these all the sons you have?”
Jesse replied,
“There is still the youngest, who is tending the sheep.”
Samuel said to Jesse,
“Send for him;
we will not begin the sacrificial banquet until he arrives here.”
Jesse sent and had the young man brought to them.
He was ruddy, a youth handsome to behold
and making a splendid appearance.
The LORD said,
“There—anoint him, for this is the one!”
Then Samuel, with the horn of oil in hand,
anointed David in the presence of his brothers;
and from that day on, the spirit of the LORD rushed upon David.
Ps 23: 1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6Responsorial Psalm
R. (1) The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
In verdant pastures he gives me repose;
beside restful waters he leads me;
he refreshes my soul.
R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
He guides me in right paths
for his name’s sake.
Even though I walk in the dark valley
I fear no evil; for you are at my side
With your rod and your staff
that give me courage.
R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
You spread the table before me
in the sight of my foes;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
Only goodness and kindness follow me
all the days of my life;
and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD
for years to come.
R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.
Eph 5:8-14Reading 2
Brothers and sisters:
You were once darkness,
but now you are light in the Lord.
Live as children of light,
for light produces every kind of goodness
and righteousness and truth.
Try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.
Take no part in the fruitless works of darkness;
rather expose them, for it is shameful even to mention
the things done by them in secret;
but everything exposed by the light becomes visible,
for everything that becomes visible is light.
Therefore, it says:
“Awake, O sleeper,
and arise from the dead,
and Christ will give you light.”
Jn 9:1-41 or 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38Gospel
As Jesus passed by he saw a man blind from birth.
His disciples asked him,
“Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents,
that he was born blind?”
Jesus answered,
“Neither he nor his parents sinned;
it is so that the works of God might be made visible through him.
We have to do the works of the one who sent me while it is day.
Night is coming when no one can work.
While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
When he had said this, he spat on the ground
and made clay with the saliva,
and smeared the clay on his eyes,
and said to him,
“Go wash in the Pool of Siloam” —which means Sent—.
So he went and washed, and came back able to see.
His neighbors and those who had seen him earlier as a beggar said,
“Isn’t this the one who used to sit and beg?”
Some said, “It is, “
but others said, “No, he just looks like him.”
He said, “I am.”
So they said to him, “How were your eyes opened?”
He replied,
“The man called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes
and told me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’
So I went there and washed and was able to see.”
And they said to him, “Where is he?”
He said, “I don’t know.”
They brought the one who was once blind to the Pharisees.
Now Jesus had made clay and opened his eyes on a sabbath.
So then the Pharisees also asked him how he was able to see.
He said to them,
“He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.”
So some of the Pharisees said,
“This man is not from God,
because he does not keep the sabbath.”
But others said,
“How can a sinful man do such signs?”
And there was a division among them.
So they said to the blind man again,
“What do you have to say about him,
since he opened your eyes?”
He said, “He is a prophet.”
Now the Jews did not believe
that he had been blind and gained his sight
until they summoned the parents of the one who had gained his sight.
They asked them,
“Is this your son, who you say was born blind?
How does he now see?”
His parents answered and said,
“We know that this is our son and that he was born blind.
We do not know how he sees now,
nor do we know who opened his eyes.
Ask him, he is of age;
he can speak for himself.”
His parents said this because they were afraid
of the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed
that if anyone acknowledged him as the Christ,
he would be expelled from the synagogue.
For this reason his parents said,
“He is of age; question him.”
So a second time they called the man who had been blind
and said to him, “Give God the praise!
We know that this man is a sinner.”
He replied,
“If he is a sinner, I do not know.
One thing I do know is that I was blind and now I see.”
So they said to him,
“What did he do to you?
How did he open your eyes?”
He answered them,
“I told you already and you did not listen.
Why do you want to hear it again?
Do you want to become his disciples, too?”
They ridiculed him and said,
“You are that man’s disciple;
we are disciples of Moses!
We know that God spoke to Moses,
but we do not know where this one is from.”
The man answered and said to them,
“This is what is so amazing,
that you do not know where he is from, yet he opened my eyes.
We know that God does not listen to sinners,
but if one is devout and does his will, he listens to him.
It is unheard of that anyone ever opened the eyes of a person born blind.
If this man were not from God,
he would not be able to do anything.”
They answered and said to him,
“You were born totally in sin,
and are you trying to teach us?”
Then they threw him out.
When Jesus heard that they had thrown him out,
he found him and said, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?"
He answered and said,
“Who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?”
Jesus said to him,
“You have seen him,
the one speaking with you is he.”
He said,
“I do believe, Lord,” and he worshiped him.
Then Jesus said,
“I came into this world for judgment,
so that those who do not see might see,
and those who do see might become blind.”
Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard this
and said to him, “Surely we are not also blind, are we?”
Jesus said to them,
“If you were blind, you would have no sin;
but now you are saying, ‘We see,’ so your sin remains.
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As Jesus passed by he saw a man blind from birth.
He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva,
and smeared the clay on his eyes,
and said to him,
“Go wash in the Pool of Siloam” — which means Sent —.
So he went and washed, and came back able to see.
His neighbors and those who had seen him earlier as a beggar said,
“Isn’t this the one who used to sit and beg?”
Some said, “It is, “
but others said, “No, he just looks like him.”
He said, “I am.”
They brought the one who was once blind to the Pharisees.
Now Jesus had made clay and opened his eyes on a sabbath.
So then the Pharisees also asked him how he was able to see.
He said to them,
“He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.”
So some of the Pharisees said,
“This man is not from God,
because he does not keep the sabbath.”
But others said,
“How can a sinful man do such signs?”
And there was a division among them.
So they said to the blind man again,
“What do you have to say about him,
since he opened your eyes?”
He said, “He is a prophet.”
They answered and said to him,
“You were born totally in sin,
and are you trying to teach us?”
Then they threw him out.
When Jesus heard that they had thrown him out,
he found him and said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”
He answered and said,
“Who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?”
Jesus said to him,
“You have seen him, and
the one speaking with you is he.”
He said,
“I do believe, Lord,” and he worshiped him.