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Tuesday, May 26, 2009, Pentecost Novena - Day 5, St. Philip Neri
Acts 20:17-27, Psalm 68:10-11, 20-21, John 17:1-11
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SPIRITUAL RECYCLING
"The Holy Spirit has been warning me." —Acts 20:23
We are halfway through the Pentecost Novena. By this time in the novena,
the Holy Spirit has been quite active. The Holy Spirit has been working on
preparing our hearts for Pentecost. The Spirit has been consoling us,
instructing us (Jn 14:26), leading us to the truth (Jn 16:13), and warning
us about repentance and other changes we must make (Acts 20:23).
As the novena continues, the Spirit will be helping us pray, for we know
not how to pray as we ought (Rm 8:26). The Spirit will fight against our
sinful flesh (Gal 5:17), prompting us to repent more deeply and giving us
a greater desire to be holy. The Holy Spirit will give us a greater thirst
for Jesus (Jn 7:37-39). Then Jesus will pour out the Spirit in ever
greater abundance on us, for "He does not ration His gift of the Spirit"
(Jn 3:34). In turn, the Spirit will lead us to the Father, inspiring us to
"cry out, 'Abba!' (that is, 'Father')" (Rm 8:15). Then the Father will
pour out His love "in our hearts through the Holy Spirit" (Rm 5:5) and
Jesus will baptize us anew in the Holy Spirit (Mk 1:8). As Pentecost
approaches, we should be so immersed in Trinitarian love that we will
literally be "filled with the Holy Spirit" (Acts 2:4).
In five days, the Holy Spirit will be poured out anew at Pentecost. The
Holy Spirit is warning you (Acts 20:23) to prepare for an outpouring
beyond anything you can ask for or imagine (Eph 3:20). "Follow the
Spirit's lead" (Gal 5:25).
Prayer: Father, I set my heart on the gifts of the Spirit (1 Cor 14:1).
Promise: "Eternal life is this: to know You, the only true God, and Him
Whom You have sent, Jesus Christ." —Jn 17:3
Praise: St. Philip in obedience to his confessor became a priest at age
thirty-five and served through his priestly vocation for forty-four years.
(This teaching was submitted by a member of our editorial team.)
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