Pentecost is Sunday, May 24th

Are you ready to be a temple of the Holy Spirit?

On Pentecost, the Church celebrates the full outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the apostles—an event that continues to bear fruit in the sacraments and in the life of the faithful. The same Holy Spirit who sanctifies the Church also prepared the Blessed Virgin Mary at the Incarnation. Pope Paul VI explains that the Spirit’s “sanctifying intervention” in the Virgin of Nazareth was a decisive moment in salvation history, transforming her into the “Temple” or “Tabernacle of the Lord,” titles that emphasize her sacred role as the permanent dwelling of the Spirit of God. 

Mary fits naturally into Pentecost: John Paul II describes her as a “purest sacrarium” in which the Spirit dwelt, and he notes that the Spirit also prepared her—along with the early Church in prayer—for the “full outpouring of the gifts of Pentecost” in the Upper Room.  As the Spirit came down upon the Church with tongues “as of fire,” Mary’s life shows what it looks like to be spiritually “made ready”: faith that listens, hope that perseveres, and charity that becomes fruitful—so that Christ is formed in us as the same Spirit continues His work of sanctification.

Let's call down Holy Spirit this Pentecost and strive to be more like Mary - docile to the movements of God in our hearts and lives so we can bear abundant fruit for His glory.

Come, Holy Spirit!