PENTECOST SUNDAY (C)
(Day of Prayer for the Church)
9th June 2019


Dear Parishioner,

Pentecost literally means 50th. It is a feast celebrated on the 50th day after the Passover feast by the Jews, and it is a feast celebrated on the 50th day after the feast of the Resurrection of Jesus by the Christians.

On the day of Pentecost: 1) the Holy Spirit descended upon the apostles and the Blessed Virgin Mary as fiery tongues; 2) the frightened apostles were transformed into fiery preachers and evangelizers and were given the gift of tongues by a special anointing of the Holy Spirit; 3) the listeners experienced a fresh anointing of the Holy Spirit through the apostles' gift of tongues: they heard Peter speaking in their native languages; 4) The early Christians became powerful witnesses and brave martyrs for their Faith in Jesus.

The Holy Spirit: 1) As an indwelling God, the Holy Spirit makes us His Living Temples 2) As a strengthening God, He strengthens us in our fight against temptations and in our mission of bearing witness to Christ by transparent Christian lives. 3) As a sanctifying God, He makes us holy through the Sacraments: a) He makes us children of God and heirs of heaven through Baptism. b) He makes us temples of God, warriors and defenders of the Faith, through Confirmation. c) He enables us to be reconciled to God by pardoning our sins through Reconciliation. d) He gives us spiritual nourishment via the Holy Eucharist by converting bread and wine into Jesus' Body and Blood through Epiclesis. 4) As a teaching and guiding God, He clarifies and constantly reminds us of Christ's teachings. 5) As a listening and talking God, He listens to our prayers and enables us to pray, and He speaks to us mainly through the Bible. 6) As a giver of gifts, He enriches us with His gifts, fruits and charisms.

So on this Pentecost let us permit the Holy Spirit to take control of our lives.

SEND, O LORD: HOLY APOSTLES INTO YOUR CHURCH

Fr Sabu Pariyadan RCJ


Notices:

Please remember to pray for:

Daily for the sick clergy of our Diocese

The sick and housebound

Those who have recently died

Years Mind:
Monday: Fr Gerard Butcher
Tuesday: Fr Thomas Crowe
Wednesday: Fr John Gallagher, Fr Robert Mortimer-Anderson
Thursday: Fr Thomas Carlin
Friday: Fr Gerard Hughes
Saturday: Fr Ambrose O'Gorman


Next Sunday: THE MOST HOLY TRINITY (C)

First Reading: Proverbs 8:22-31
Before the earth came into being, Wisdom was born.

Second Reading: Romans 5:1-5
To God, through Christ, in the love poured out by the Spirit.

Gospel: John 16:12-15
Everything the Father has is mine: all the Spirit tells you will be taken from what is mine.