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Making known God’s goodness |
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May
2008 |
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Volume
2, Issue 12 |
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“I
ask earnestly that the Holy Spirit may pour out on you His gifts, and con=
sume
you with the holy fire of His love. Yes, dear daughter, at this holy time,
let us pray the Lord to send us the spirit of charity, of goodness and
simplicity.” St. Julie Billiart, Foundress of the
Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur |
The fami=
liar
story of Pentecost describes the disciples as being together, a strong
driving wind filling the house, and tongues of fire settling over each on=
e.
Being filled with the Holy Spirit, they began to speak in different langu=
ages
of the “mighty acts of God.” And the crowd was amazed because
they understood their message in their own language! As a little kid, do you ever remember b=
eing
frightened? What happened to make you no longer afraid? What did the Holy
Spirit do to each disciple that removed their fears and made them
fearless? |
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WE HEARD THEM SPEAKING OF THE MIGHTY
ACTS OF GOD When the
time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were in one place together. And
suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and =
it
filled the entire house in which they were. Then there appeared to them
tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them. And
they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different
tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim. Now there
were devout Jews from every nation under heaven staying in Jerusalem. At =
this
sound, they gathered in a large crowd, but they were confused because each
one heard them speaking in his own language. They were astonished and in =
amazement
they asked, “Are not all these people who are speaking Galileans? T=
hen
how does each of us hear them in his native language? We are Parthians,
Medes, and Elamites, inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Judea, and Cappadocia,
Pontius and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the districts of Libya
near Cyrene, as well as travelers from Rome, both Jews and converts to
Judaism, Cretans and Arabs, yet we hear them speaking in our own tongues =
of
the mighty acts of God.” – Ac=
ts
2:1-11 |
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Sit quietly. Breathe deeply and exhale the stress and anxieties of=
the
day. Ask Jesus to help you be aware of what you need to learn or see. Read each section of …WE HEARD THEM SPEAKING OF THE MIGHTY A=
CTS
OF GOD slowly. Focus on the first part of the gospel – the part that
describes the “coming of the Spirit” upon the disciples. Watch what happens to the disciples as the house is filled “=
as
with a mighty wind” and “tongues” of fire rest over each
one. As one of the disciples, HOW would you be feeling? WHAT would you be thinking? Read the selection again. Focus this time on the last part of the
gospel –the part that describes the international pilgrims
“hearing of the mighty acts of God.” Watch what happens to the international pilgrims gathered to see w=
hat
caused all the commotion. WHAT do they say and what do they mean? HOW do they respond? HOW a=
re
they, too, transformed from disciples to apostles? |
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