Pentecost Novena Day 2 - Saturday
Pray: Come, Holy Spirit, fill the
hearts of Your faithful, and enkindle in them the fire of Your love.
V. Send
forth Your Spirit, and they shall be created,
R. And You shall renew the face
of the earth.
Let us pray.
O God, Who by the light of the Holy Spirit, did
instruct the hearts of Your faithful, grant that by that same Holy Spirit, we
may be truly wise and ever rejoice in His consolation, through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Read:
Acts 18:23-28
John 16:23-28
Be
silent
Pray: Father, make me docile to the Holy Spirit as Apollos,
Cornelius (Acts 10), and Mary were (Luke 1:38). As in the home of Priscilla and
Aquila, may several people be filled with the Holy Spirit in my home. I pray in
Jesus' name.
Amen.
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OPEN-HEART
SURGERY
Apollos established "from the Scriptures that Jesus is the
Messiah." -Acts 18:28
While in the city of Ephesus, Apollos unpacked the
Old Testament Scriptures that referred to Jesus and established that Jesus was
the Christ, the Messiah (Acts 18:28). In so doing, Apollos imitated Jesus, Who
while walking on the road to Emmaus, unpacked the Old Testament Scriptures
"beginning with Moses and all the prophets" and "interpreted for them every
passage of Scripture which referred to Him" (Lk 24:27).
As we progress
through the Pentecost Novena, we increase our thirst to receive the Holy Spirit.
A great way to open ourselves up to the Holy Spirit is to review the Scriptures
which reveal Jesus' identity. The Church has been doing this throughout the
daily and Sunday Eucharistic readings during the seasons of Lent and Easter. To
help us receive the Holy Spirit more deeply this Pentecost, take some time today
and next week to look back over the key Scriptures of Lent and Easter. Focus
especially on the readings of Holy Week, which summarize the Scriptures that
prove that Jesus is the Messiah. May the Word of God open your heart to receive
the Holy Spirit in a new and life-changing way (see Lk 24:32) this
Pentecost.
Prayer: Father, stir into flame the Holy Spirit in my life
today and next week (2 Tm 1:6).
Promise: "The Father already loves you,
because you have loved Me and have believed that I came from God." -Jn 16:27
Veni Sancti Spiritus http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPMoHJh-yxU
5/11/13
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The Holy Spirit makes your Baptism come alive. Then, like St. Paul, you can say, "It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me" (Galatians 2.20).
"It's exciting when that happens. Jesus becomes everything for you."
FATHER JOHN RANDALL
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