Posts Tagged ‘Pentecost’
Paying Attention to the Ps
I enjoy writing and am very conscious of words and letters. I enjoy word play, poetry, and the study of words. It is not a surprise, therefore, that I noticed the repetition of the letter P in recent news reports. For example, lately I see the words and initialisms: pandemic, ...Read More
Prayer: “Receive the Holy Spirit ”
Come Holy Spirit, come! Open our eyes to those whose minds are locked in fear, whose hearts still cling to what was. Direct us to those who need a sign of your love. Show us how to heal our world, one person at a time. This we ask through Jesus Christ who abides with us through ...Read More
Pentecost: Comings and Goings
Openings and reopenings...comings and goings...home and not home! How are we supposed to know if we are coming or going in our troubled world? To remain calm and control our anxiety, it is helpful to take time to pray and remember who is really always in control. I have been thinking ...Read More
Pope St. Paul VI: Defender of the Rosary
With only three days left in this month of May in which we honor our Blessed Mother, Mary, it is fitting that today we remember Pope St. Paul VI who ardently encouraged devotion to her. In fact, Pope Paul wrote several documents concerning Mary and the prayers with which we, ...Read More
“Hear the Word!” by Bill Ayres: Pentecost Sunday
Note: We can pray with the Sunday readings even if Sunday liturgies have been suspended due to the coronavirus. Bill Ayres continues to offer his reflections to help our prayer. A reading from the Acts of the Apostles (Chapter 2:1-11) If you wonder why there were so many people from so many countries in ...Read More
A Prayer on Pentecost Sunday
Most Holy Spirit, you were present with the Father and the Son when all of creation was called into being. Your moving presence took a small group of people and made it into a new communion that is your Church. Make us worthy of your constant presence. Divine Advocate, direct my actions as an individual and as a ...Read More
“Hear the Word!” by Bill Ayres: Pentecost Sunday
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles (Chapter 2:1-11) If you wonder why there were so many people from so many countries in Jerusalem on the occasion described in this passage, it was because Pentecost was first a Jewish feast and a time when pilgrims from all over the near world ...Read More
Feast of Pentecost – Our Gifts
“‘I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth. He will not speak on his own, but he will speak what he hears, and will declare to you the things that ...Read More
7th Sunday of Easter – Living in Between
“’I speak this in the world so that they may share my joy completely. I gave them your word, and the world hated them, because they do not belong to the world any more than I belong to the world. I do not ask that you take them out of ...Read More
Ascension of the Lord – I Am With You Always
“The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them. When they saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted. Then Jesus approached and said to them, ‘All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all ...Read More
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