Giovanni. Il Vangelo del discepolo che vide e credette

The reflections-contemplations elaborated by Pope Francis on the Fourth Gospel, collected in this volume, arise from
from his silence, a silence in which the Word that was in the beginning and became flesh takes up its abode, a meditative silence to which the Pope has been trained since his formation as a faithful disciple of St. Ignatius.
a meditative silence to which the Pope has been trained since his formation as a faithful disciple of St. Ignatius of Loyola, by the habit of welcoming the Word in silence in order to make the Word a reality.
of accepting the Word in silence in order to make it resonate in his innermost being, grasping all its variations, opening himself up to wonder, seeing it in its fullness.
amazement, seeing it in its becoming the history of today.