Solemnity of
Pentecost
In honor of the Holy Spirit -
wear RED to holy Mass today!
Today is Pentecost. It is not merely
a reminder of a past event, but a continuation of the Spirit renewing the face
of the earth (Psalm 104:30). Today's Pentecost will not be a shadow of the first
Pentecost, rather the first Pentecost is a shadow of today's Pentecost. God's
grace is abounding all the more (Romans 5:20). The Spirit is
not diminishing His work
in our world, but increasing it. It will not be only thousands who come to Jesus
today (Acts 2:41), but millions. The waters of the Spirit become deeper as they
flow further around the world and into history (Ezekiel
47:5).
Come, Holy Spirit, Come!
The Holy Spirit
"leads us to perceive the Lord’s presence and love in our lives, and moves us to respond joyfully in prayer and
adoration."
- Pope Francis, 4 June 2014
St Cyril of Jerusalem, in his Catecheses, states that
we
"call upon God in His mercy
to send His Holy Spirit
upon the offerings before
us,
to transform the bread
into the Body of Christ
and
the wine into the Blood
of Christ.
Whatever the
Holy Spirit touches is
sanctified and
completely transformed."
The Pentecost Sequence, Veni
Sancte Spiritus
Come,
Holy Spirit
Come, Holy Spirit, come!
And from your celestial home
Shed a ray of light divine!
And from your celestial home
Shed a ray of light divine!
Come,
Father of the poor!
Come, source of all our store!
Come, within our bosoms shine.
Come, source of all our store!
Come, within our bosoms shine.
You, of
comforters the best;
You, the soul’s most welcome guest;
Sweet refreshment here below;
Sweet refreshment here below;
In our
labor, rest most sweet;
Grateful coolness in the heat;
Solace in the midst of woe.
Grateful coolness in the heat;
Solace in the midst of woe.
O most
blessed Light divine,
Shine within these hearts of yours,
And our inmost being fill!
Shine within these hearts of yours,
And our inmost being fill!
Where
you are not, we have naught,
Nothing good in deed or thought,
Nothing free from taint of ill.
Nothing good in deed or thought,
Nothing free from taint of ill.
Heal
our wounds, our strength renew;
On our dryness pour your dew;
Wash the stains of guilt away:
On our dryness pour your dew;
Wash the stains of guilt away:
Bend
the stubborn heart and will;
Melt the frozen, warm the chill;
Guide the steps that go astray.
Melt the frozen, warm the chill;
Guide the steps that go astray.
On the
faithful, who adore
And confess you, evermore
In your sevenfold gift descend:
And confess you, evermore
In your sevenfold gift descend:
Give
them virtue’s sure reward;
Give them your salvation, Lord;
Give them joys that never end.
Give them your salvation, Lord;
Give them joys that never end.
"There is no greater freedom than that of allowing oneself
to be guided by the Holy Spirit,
renouncing the attempt
to plan and control everything to
the last detail,
and instead letting him enlighten,
guide, and direct us,
leading us wherever he
wills.
The Holy Spirit knows well what is
needed in every time and place.
This is what it means to be
mysteriously fruitful!"
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