Pentecost Novena Day 6 - Wednesday
Pray: Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful, and enkindle in them the fire of Your love.
V. Send forth Your Spirit, and they shall be created,
R. And You shall renew the face of the earth.
Let us pray.
O God, Who by the light of the Holy Spirit, did instruct the hearts of Your faithful, grant that by that same Holy Spirit, we may be truly wise and ever rejoice in His consolation, through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Read:
Acts 20:28-38
John 17:11-19
Be silent
Pray: Spirit of truth, consecrate me by means of truth. By obedience to the truth may I be purified for a genuine love of my brothers and sisters (1 Peter 1:22). I pray in Jesus' name. Amen.
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Wednesday, May 11, 2016, Pentecost Novena - Day 6
Acts 20:28-38, Psalm 68:29-30, 33-36, John 17:11-19
Link to Readings --> http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/051116.cfm
TRUTH AND CONSEQUENCES
"I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but to guard them from the evil one." -John 17:15
We follow the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth (Jn 16:13). "Since we live by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit's lead" (Gal 5:25). As we receive the Spirit ever more deeply during the Pentecost Novena and on Pentecost Sunday, the Spirit will guide us to all truth, if we allow Him (Jn 16:13). We will be prompted to speak the truth in love (see Eph 4:15).
Throughout history, there have always been those who pervert the truth, and so we are compelled to proclaim the truth and defend it, whether in words, actions, or lifestyles. The enemies of the truth will oppose us. Jesus is not going to take us out of the world to shield us from such attacks (Jn 17:15). He places us in the world, like wheat among the weeds (Mt 13:29), to love and convert the weeds, that is, the enemies of the truth.
It is vital to defend the truth and, probably even more important in God's eyes (see Lk 15:7, 10), to lead people to repentance and salvation in Christ. Speak and live the truth in love (Eph 4:15). "Receive the Holy Spirit" (Jn 20:22), the Spirit of Truth.
Prayer: Father, may I never "do anything against the truth, but only for the sake of the truth" (2 Cor 13:8).
Promise: "I commend you now to the Lord, and to that gracious word of His which can enlarge you, and give you a share among all who are consecrated to Him." -Acts 20:32
Praise: Denise answered the call to become a Secular Franciscan, like St. Francis, in but not of the world (see Jn 15:19).
(This teaching was submitted by a member of our editorial team.) (Come adore Jesus at our annual "Forty Hours Devotion and Family Campout" on June 17-19. This event will light the fire of the Holy Spirit in you as you bask in the radiance of His Eucharistic Presence. Enjoy family, fellowship, games, campfires, Christian Community, and the "world's greatest omelet." Call 937-587-5464, see our website, or email retreats@presentationministries.com to register or for more information.)
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