These three days, the Church invites us to stand quietly with Jesus as he prays his priestly prayer from John 17. We shall be privileged again to peep inside the heart of Jesus and be inspired by his relationship with both his Father and his disciples. We ponder again the meaning of glory, of eternal life, of obedience, of prayer. Today we take the place of those whom the Father gave to Jesus, and whom he gave back again to the Father. We dare to remind ourselves that, the Father could never give the Son a gift, that is second-class. Let us serve then, with humility that the first reading speaks of ‘I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus’.