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Sunday May 23rd marks this years celebration of Pentecost

Pentecost: The Gift of the Holy Spirit!

“You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you,
and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem,
throughout Judea and Samaria,
and to the ends of the earth.”
- Acts 1:8 (The New American Bible)
 

The Holy Spirit, the Third Person of the Blessed Trinity, is the love God shares between Father and Son. The Prophets testified that this mighty yet gentle Spirit would rest upon the Messiah and His people. God sent His Holy Spirit upon Mary, who conceived Christ—the Anointed One—in her womb. Jesus proclaimed:

 

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me!"
- Luke 4:18-19 (The New American Bible)

It was the power of the Spirit that enabled Jesus to preach, to heal, and ultimately, to lay down His life for us and to rise again in glory on the third day!

Before His Ascension, Jesus commanded His Apostles to wait for “the promise of the Father about which you have heard me speak; for John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”
- Acts 1:5 (Catholic New American Bible)

 
On Pentecost, the Jewish harvest festival commemorating the giving of the Law on Mount Sinai, Mother Mary and the disciples were all in one place together. Suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, filling the house. Tongues as of fire appeared, which parted and rested on each one of them! They were al filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim. 

The disciples went out of that room filled with a power and zeal hitherto unseen in the world—the power of God Himself! They boldly and confidently proclaimed God’s mighty works, His love and forgiveness. Three thousand people were baptized that very day! The apostles and the early Church spread the Kingdom by passing on all the gifts Jesus had entrusted to them, including the wonderful gift of the Holy Spirit.

 

Jesus wants to fill you with the same Spirit that came upon the disciples that first Pentecost. Jesus calls you first of all to Himself, that you would find in Him a true friend, who knows your hopes and dreams, your struggles and successes. Jesus wants you to feel His personal love for you, and then to share this love with others. Jesus died, rose, and sent His Spirit so all people could receive His salvation, live a fully human and holy life, and enjoy eternal life with the Blessed Trinity in heaven. And that’s Good News!

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