Holy Spirit, Lord of light
With the Feast of Pentecost, we come to the end of Eastertide. We pray to be filled with the Holy Spirit, so that together we can be Church, truly living out Christ’s message of love.
The First Reading gives us an account of the first Pentecost day. The Apostles, filled with the Holy Spirit, speak to the people who have come from different countries to celebrate the Feast of Weeks, fifty days after the Jewish Passover. Today they are understood in their own language.
The Psalm is a lyrical song of praise to the God who fills all creation with his life.
St Paul (Second Reading) reminds us that the Holy Spirit dwells in us and gives us life. We have received the Spirit of adoption and so we can call on Abba, Father!
Our Gospel, taken from Jesus’s words to the disciples at the Last Supper, is his promise to ask the Father to send us another Helper. With the Father and the Son, the Spirit will remind us of all that Jesus has said.
As Pilgrims of Hope this Pentecost, may we may ponder the gift of the Spirit that fills all people and things, and give thanks for the beauty of creation. We remember in prayer all those who cannot enjoy a livelihood because of the damage we have caused to our common home.
