Good morning, Good People,
May the Spirit of the Lord fill you with His gifts and the fruits. It is 08th June 2025.
“We celebrate the Solemnity of Pentecost Sunday. Wishing you a Spirit-filled day, overflowing with the gifts of the Holy Spirit!”
But pause for a moment, dear friends—do we invoke the Spirit of God only once a year, or do we welcome Him daily, in every breath, every decision, every act of love?
Today, the Church proclaims with joy the readings of Pentecost:
Acts 2:1–11 — the mighty wind and tongues of fire;
1 Corinthians 12:3b–7, 12–13 — many gifts, one Spirit;
John 20:19–23 — the Risen Christ breathes peace and the Spirit into the Church.
St. John Vianney exclaims, “It is the Holy Spirit who forms Jesus Christ in us, the same as He formed Him in the womb of the Virgin Mary.”
This is not just a commemoration—it is a continuation. The outpouring of the Third Person of the Most Holy Trinity—the Advocate, the Consoler, the Holy Spirit—upon the Apostles is not a past event; it is the birth cry of the Church, still echoing today. As we cannot live without air, so too the Church cannot fulfil her mission without the breath of the Spirit.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church (Nos. 733, 736) teaches:
“God is Love” and love is his first gift, containing all others… “God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.” We live by the Spirit; the more we renounce ourselves, the more we walk by the Spirit… Through the Holy Spirit we are restored to paradise, adopted as children, and given the boldness to call God “Father.”
Even from the dawn of creation, we read:
“The Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.” (Genesis 1:1)
Every believer, every follower of Jesus who walks in love and truth, lives in the power of that same Spirit. He is not far off—He is near, within, among.
St. Paul assures us:
“If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you… he will give life to your mortal bodies also through his Spirit.” (Romans 8:11)
Pope Benedict XVI reiterates, “The Holy Spirit raises up new generations of saints. He keeps the Church young.”
This is a call to new life—a divine summons to holiness and renewal. The Spirit of God sanctifies the Church and gives her the authority to forgive sins. In Acts, we see the maiden outpouring of the Spirit, but that fire has never been extinguished. That same Spirit today grants us the privilege of being called children of God:
“For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.” (Romans 8:14)
Through Baptism and Confirmation, we have been sealed by the Holy Spirit. We are called to resist evil and do good, not in our own strength, but in the Spirit’s:
“Do not be overcome by evil but overcome evil with good.” (Romans 12:21)
Let us examine today—what is our relationship with the Holy Spirit? Do we turn to Him in our weakness, in our prayer?
“The Spirit helps us in our weakness… the Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words.” (Romans 8:26)
The Responsorial Psalm echoes our yearning:
“Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.” (Psalm 104:30)
And in the second reading, St. Paul reminds us that the gifts of the Spirit are not for personal glory but for the common good. Unity in diversity is the song of the Spirit.
Pope Francis, in Gaudete et Exsultate (No. 34), urges us:
“Do not be afraid to set your sights higher… Do not be afraid to let yourself be guided by the Holy Spirit. Holiness does not make you less human since it is an encounter between your weakness and the power of God’s grace.”
Even more powerfully, Pope Leo XIII, in Divinum Illud Munus, declared:
“We ought to pray to and invoke the Holy Spirit, for each one of us greatly needs His protection and His help. The more a man is deficient in wisdom, weak in strength, borne down with trouble, prone to sin, so ought he the more to fly to Him who is the never-ceasing fount of light, strength, consolation, and holiness.”
The Gospel today sends us forth with a mission:
“Jesus breathed on them and said, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven.’” (John 20:23)
This is our time to rediscover the gifts that lie dormant within us. Let us stir them into flame. The fruits of the Spirit “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control” (Galatians 5:22) must become the rhythm of our lives.
Dear brothers and sisters, unless we experience the Spirit, we cannot express the mind of Christ. The best in us only shines forth when we walk by the Spirit, breathe with the Spirit, and burn with the Spirit.
May the Spirit of God guide your steps today and always.
May your heart be the new Upper Room, where fire falls again.
Come, Holy Spirit! Fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love.
God bless you this Pentecost.