Pentecost is the
Birthday of the Church and the grand close to the Season of Easter. We pray for the fulfillment of the Promise of
the Father to send us an Advocate, the One Who will lead us to all Truth, the
Truth of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
This Feast is a
reminder to us that we are called to share the very Life of God. God the Father so loved the world that He
sent His Son to be our Savior. Jesus,
the Son of God, returned to the Father in the fullness of Risen Glory, taking
our human nature into the very heart of the Trinity, and the firstfruits of the
Spirit came from the Father and the Son to form the Church. We now live in time the Promise of
Eternity. The Presence and action of the
Holy Spirit is the sign that all God has planned for us will reach its
fulfillment.
“Come, Holy Spirit!” is the prayer of the day. We pray to receive anew the Gifts of the
Spirit: Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel, Knowledge, Fortitude, Piety and Fear of
the Lord. We seek to live more truly the
Theological Gifts of Faith, Hope and Love.
We also look for the “fruits
of the Holy Spirit” as signs of the work of the Spirit in us in practical
ways. “The fruits of the Spirit are perfections that the Holy Spirit
forms in us as the first fruits of eternal glory. The tradition of the Church
lists twelve of them: ‘charity, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
generosity, gentleness, faithfulness, modesty, self-control, chastity.’ (Galatians 5:22-23 Vulgate version) [Catechism of the Catholic Church #1832]
Joy is the infallible
sign of the Presence of God. We know
that the Spirit of God is within us when joy overtakes us and keeps us faithful
to our calling. We ask today that we may
continue to be “overcome with Paschal Joy,” as we move from the Season of
Easter into Ordinary Time. As our
children learn in the CGS Atrium: Ordinary Time is the time of growth. The green of the season reminds us of the
growth of life in in us in the brightness of the sun. Let us open our hearts to the Spirit.
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