Pentecost Novena Day 5 - Tuesday
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 20:17-27
John 17:1-11
Be silent
Pray: Father, send the Holy Spirit to give me the power to be a witness for Jesus. May I not be ashamed of the gospel (Romans 1:16). I pray in Jesus' name. Amen.
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Tuesday, May 15, 2018, St. Isidore the Farmer, Pentecost Novena - Day 5
Acts 20:17-27, Psalm 68:10-11, 20-21, John 17:1-11
Link to Readings --> http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/051518.cfm
LAST, PAST, NOW, AND LATER
"I am on my way to Jerusalem, compelled by the Spirit and not knowing what will happen to me there." -Acts 20:22
St. Paul met with the leaders of the Ephesian church for the last time. They would never see his face again (Acts 20:25). Each of us also regularly see people for the last time. Under these circumstances, can we say what Paul said? Can we say that we've "told the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth"? (see Acts 20:20, 27) Have we "insisted solemnly on repentance before God and on faith in our Lord Jesus"? (Acts 20:21) Have we lived and served in humility? (Acts 20:18-19) Have we gone about preaching God's kingdom? (Acts 20:25)
Many of us can't say our good-byes and maintain we've acted like Paul. We must repent. The Spirit will help us by proving us wrong about sin, justice, and condemnation (Jn 16:8ff). Furthermore, the Spirit will give us the power to be Jesus' witnesses to those we have not yet seen for the last time on earth. The Holy Spirit repairs the past, fills the present, and fulfills the future. Come, Holy Spirit!
Prayer: Father, by the Spirit change my regrets into thanksgivings and my fears into joys.
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. Isidore was graced with visions of heaven and visits from angels.
(For a related teaching on "Praying for a New Pentecost", order, listen to or download our series starting with CD 92 A-1 or DVD 92 on our website or order or download our leaflet of the same name.)
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