We are One and Holy in the Spirit, and yet, we live in a world torn by conflicting interests, jealousy, aggressiveness, and so many forms of enslavement. All this is a consequence of SIN. Left to ourselves, we would have been unable to overcome such destructive forces. That is why God promised and sent the Holy Spirit, as the divine healing Power that can undo the tragedies of division, mistrust, hatred, and death brought about by human sinfulness. The mission of Christ and the Holy Spirit is brought to completion in the Church, which is the Body of Christ and the Temple of the Holy Spirit. This joint mission henceforth brings Christ’s faithful to share in his communion with the Father in the Holy Spirit. The Spirit prepares us and comes to us with his grace, in order to draw us to Christ. The Spirit manifests the risen Lord to us, recalls his word to us, and opens our minds to the understanding of Christ’s Death and Resurrection. He makes present the mystery of Christ, supremely in the Eucharist, in reconciling us, brings us into communion with God, that we may “bear much fruit.” The Holy Spirit, the artisan of God’s works, is the Master of prayer for we do not know how to pray as we ought to, he helps us in our weakness and intercedes with sighs too deep for words. As we commemorate the Solemnity of Pentecost, let us open our hearts to the same Holy Spirit so that He may fashion us to the likeness of Jesus and into a community characterized by mutual acceptance, appreciation, solidarity, and love.
HOLY SPIRIT: INSPIRE US
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