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Blessing of St. Junipero statue celebrates Holy Spirit in saints’ lives
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- June 8, 2017
Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl of Washington blessed a statue of St. Junipero Serra on the day of Pentecost saying that the Holy Spirit which moved him is also “alive in each one of us.” Pope Francis canonized the saint during his 2015 visit to Washington.
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Pentecost pope affirms charismatic renewal as ‘current of grace’
- Global Church
- June 5, 2017
While affirming the Catholic Charismatic Renewal on the feast of Pentecost, Pope Francis was also nudging it to recover more of its social dimension. In defining the renewal in three-fold terms as baptism in the Spirit, praise, and service of humanity, he said all three aspects are indissolubly linked.
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Pentecost, its teachings and context, can still inspire believers today
- Commentary
- June 4, 2017
Pentecost is an invitation to the believer to “fan into flame” the gifts she has received. And in seeking to be revitalized in the life of the Spirit, believers will find the fruits of such a life seeking to be nurtured within them. It can also be an encouraging signpost, as the person of good will can choose to let Pentecost be an affirmation to her own benevolence and an inspiration to kindness.
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Looking at the Jewish roots of Pentecost
- Commentary
- June 3, 2017
The word “Pentecost” comes from the Greek for “the fiftieth day.” Therefore, in the church calendar it comes fifty days after Easter (including Easter Sunday itself). This celebration links back to the Jewish festival of Shavuot or the Festival of Weeks, which falls fifty days after Passover. This was kept as a commemoration of Moses receiving the Divine Law on Sinai. The Christians understood that as the law came down from heaven to Moses for the people of God, so the Holy Spirit came down on the church. The age of the Mosaic Law was therefore fulfilled and completed by the new age of Spirit and Grace.
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The Holy Spirit is our wind and hope is our sail, pope says
- Vatican
- May 31, 2017
“The Spirit is the wind pushing us forward, keeping us going,” Pope Francis said during his general audience at St. Peter’s Square May 31. Hope “collects the wind of the Spirit and transforms it into energy,” the pope continued, adding that we must share that hope not only with those who need it the most, but also with God’s creation.
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Charismatic Catholics arrive in Rome for Spirit-filled week
- Vatican
- May 31, 2017
Some 30,000 Charismatic Christians from 130 countries are in town for four days of high-octane praise and adoration prayers and liturgies, as well as workshops, testimonies, healings, and not a few invocations of the Holy Spirit. The events culminate in a vigil in the Circus Maximus with Pope Francis on Saturday evening, and Pentecost Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday.
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