Sunday 8th of June
“They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak.”
Acts 2:1-11
At Pentecost, we celebrate the birth of the Church. The apostles experienced the Holy Spirit through the wind and the tongues of fire, which settled on each one. The Holy Spirit was received by all while they were together in community, and they all experienced a profound transformation. From
Being self-focused and afraid, they became a community that proclaimed Christ, the Messiah. Their speaking in different languages to pilgrims who found themselves in Jerusalem is a sign of the power of the Spirit that enables us to understand one another and become ONE.
How do we receive and welcome the Holy Spirit into our lives? How are we allowing the Spirit to speak through us to others? On this feast day of Pentecost, let us call on the Holy Spirit to COME into our hearts, and renew and transform us so that we can be ready to carry out the mission God has called us to.