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Pope Benedict XVI, Shepherd of Truth is designed as a bulletin insert
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Saturday, May 31, 2008, Visitation, Immaculate Heart of Mary
Zephaniah 3:14-18 or, Romans 12:9-16, Isaiah 12:2-6, Luke 1:39-56
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A RENEWED AND NEW PENTECOST
"When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leapt in her womb.
Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit." —Luke 1:41
Mary is the spouse of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit overshadowed her and she
conceived Jesus, Who is God (Lk 1:35). Mary is the minister of the Spirit.
Both Elizabeth and John, the baby in her womb, received the Holy Spirit
when Mary came to visit. Mary is the intercessor of the Spirit. In the
upper room with Jesus' disciples, she prayed for the Holy Spirit to come
(Acts 1:14). Mary is the spouse, minister, and intercessor of the Spirit.
On this feast day celebrating Mary's visit with Elizabeth and John, let's
be open to the Lord working through Mary to renew us with the Holy Spirit
of Pentecost. If we have stifled (1 Thes 5:19) or saddened the Spirit (Eph
4:30), we must repent. Mary, through her Immaculate Heart, will lay bare
the thoughts of our hearts and confront us with our sins (see Lk 2:35).
Then we can turn to Jesus, repent, go to Confession, and stir into flame
the gift of the Spirit (2 Tm 1:6).
After the first outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, Jesus'
disciples experienced a new coming of the Spirit. "The place where they
were gathered shook as they prayed. They were filled with the Holy Spirit
and continued to speak God's word with confidence" (Acts 4:31). Today,
when we commemorate both Mary's Visitation and her Immaculate Heart, we
can, with Mary's help, receive both a renewed and new Pentecost. Come,
Holy Spirit!
Prayer: Father, may I let You renew my Confirmation today.
Promise: "Bless your persecutors; bless and do not curse them. Rejoice
with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Have the same attitude
toward all. Put away ambitious thoughts and associate with those who are
lowly." —Rm 12:14-16
Praise: The pureness of Mary's Immaculate Heart compelled her to think not
of herself but of visiting her cousin Elizabeth in her time of need.
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†Reverend Joseph R. Binzer, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of
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