New possibilities amid hopelessness
Listening to the Spirit
Come, Holy Spirit, come!
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.
You, of comforters the best;
You, the soul’s most welcome guest;
Sweet refreshment here below.
In our labor, rest most sweet;
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!
Where you are not, we have naught,
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.
Bend the stubborn heart and will;
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;
Give them virtue’s sure reward;
Give them your salvation, Lord;
Give them joys that never end.
Amen. Alleluia.
Listening to the Word
On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.”
Reflection
The Solemnity of Pentecost makes the life of Christ present in our lives by God's gift of the Holy Spirit.
As families and individuals, we become capable of moving forward, forgiving and receiving forgiveness, coming together in peace, benevolence freedom. Selfishness and indifference are gone, true love and compassion find a home in our hearts.
If we are open to the Spirit of the Risen Christ our old grievances, resentment, regrets pass away; we do new things and we allow ourselves to become new creatures. In the Spirit, we see new possibilities amid hopelessness and misery and we bring good news and healing to others. We don't disdain to go to the market and climbing the holy mountain where in both God is present. We become disciples and missionaries of Jesus.
Come Holy Spirit, open our eyes to see with the eyes of the creator who saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it was very good!
Come Holy Spirit and renew the face of the earth!
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