PENTECOST 2025
Send forth, Lord, your Spirit and renew the face of the Earth.
John, in his Gospel, tells us the following:
On the last day, the most solemn day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out: “Whoever is thirsty, let him come to me and drink; and whoever believes in me, as it is written, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’” He said this referring to the Spirit that those who believed in him were to receive. The Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified. (John 7:37-39)
A little further on, this same Gospel tells us:
I have spoken to you about this while I am with you, but the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and remind you of everything I have said to you. (John 14:25-26)
And now that he has died and risen again, Jesus has been glorified with the Father and can fulfill his promise to return as the Advocate. The following text tells us what happened shortly after his departure to the Father:
When the day of Pentecost was complete, they were all together in one place. Suddenly there came a sound from heaven like a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw tongues like flames that parted and rested on each of them. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. (Acts 2:1-4)
Dear friend, this power of God promised through Jesus Christ was welcomed with awe by the first communities, so much so that they learned to breathe and tune into the “air of Jesus,” until His Spirit was revealed in each of their members.
But this same miracle continues to happen to everyone who believes in and follows Jesus Christ. “Whoever comes to me and believes in me, from within him will flow rivers of living water.”
Dear friend, Pentecost is an event that will mark us forever and turn our lives around. It’s like that fire, like that hurricane described in Acts that breaks down doors and windows; that is, it draws us out of our individualistic and timid confines to proclaim what has happened to us. Just like when you fall in love. It’s something that can’t be hidden away. It’s a transforming force that becomes evident and surprises, first, oneself and then, those around you. You finally come to the conclusion that it is the power of the Spirit that works in you
I invite you to open your heart to welcome this power that comes from the Father, through the Holy Spirit, and which is Jesus Christ himself, now glorified and glorifying.
Assume a truly welcoming body position, with your arms relaxed, your breathing serene and calm, filling your entire being with peace and goodwill; that is, your entire being open to welcome the Holy Spirit, who will fill you with everything you need so that your life may be transformed, filled with all divine gifts so that they may manifest in your life and that God may be glorified through you.
Come Holy Spirit
You who fill with fire the hearts of those who seek Jesus.
You illuminate the minds of the poor who listen to the Word, seeking the will of the Father
You unite in your love those who make an effort to love, by following the example of Jesus. We do not know how to pray or what to ask for. But You know our desires, and full what we lack.
Reaffirm in our hearts the certainty of the Father’s love, the security of being his children.
Confirm us in your light and your love, instill your spirit within us, You who unceasingly create and bring to life new world, renew our hearts and minds.
You invite us to continue on without rest, impelled by your spirit, making life and beauty spring forth from your love like the dawn triumphs over the night, our gazes turn towards the morning giving us the hope that dispels all fear and allows joy to be born.
May our hearts overflow with the Good News and so it may resound on our lips to the ends of the earth.
(Holy Spirit S-30)
Dear friend, allow, or rather, facilitate, the Holy Spirit’s work in you, to contribute to the swift fulfillment of God’s plan, so that His Kingdom may come to us.
May God bless you, keep you, look kindly upon you, and grant you peace.