Beloved in Christ,
The Easter season concludes today with evening prayers, which will take place during our parish Pentecost Revival starting at 6 pm in the social hall. Ordinary Time resumes on Monday, June 9, the Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church. Ordinary Time does not mean "ordinary" in the sense of being a regular or usual liturgical season without special sacred moments or memories. Several major liturgical and devotional celebrations mark the month of June. Next week is the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity, followed by the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) on June 22. We should also note that June is traditionally the month of devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus (novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus starts on June 18- please note).
Back to our Pentecost Sunday Revival coming up this evening. As the flyer shows, I'll be speaking on Article 8 of the Creed, "I Believe in the Holy Spirit." St. Paul's question to the disciples he met at Ephesus, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?" (see Acts 19:2) would be the starting point of my reflection on the mystery of the Holy Spirit. The Pentecost experience is an ongoing one. The Church needs regular renewal and refreshment in the power and gifts of the Holy Spirit to strengthen its mission of evangelization and aid personal sanctification. In addition to worship songs provided by the Gospel band Forgven (in imitation of Paul and Silas in Acts 16:25), we will have time for prayers for a new outpouring of the Holy Spirit and healing.
I hope to see you all this evening at 6 PM for this special moment of grace in the Church. Come and let the Holy Spirit enkindle in you the fire of His love. Don't close the door to your heart; open and allow the infilling of the Holy Spirit. Come with your family and friends, Catholics and non-Catholics alike.
In the Holy Spirit,
Fr. Bernard Alayode, OP
The Easter season concludes today with evening prayers, which will take place during our parish Pentecost Revival starting at 6 pm in the social hall. Ordinary Time resumes on Monday, June 9, the Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church. Ordinary Time does not mean "ordinary" in the sense of being a regular or usual liturgical season without special sacred moments or memories. Several major liturgical and devotional celebrations mark the month of June. Next week is the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity, followed by the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) on June 22. We should also note that June is traditionally the month of devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus (novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus starts on June 18- please note).
Back to our Pentecost Sunday Revival coming up this evening. As the flyer shows, I'll be speaking on Article 8 of the Creed, "I Believe in the Holy Spirit." St. Paul's question to the disciples he met at Ephesus, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?" (see Acts 19:2) would be the starting point of my reflection on the mystery of the Holy Spirit. The Pentecost experience is an ongoing one. The Church needs regular renewal and refreshment in the power and gifts of the Holy Spirit to strengthen its mission of evangelization and aid personal sanctification. In addition to worship songs provided by the Gospel band Forgven (in imitation of Paul and Silas in Acts 16:25), we will have time for prayers for a new outpouring of the Holy Spirit and healing.
I hope to see you all this evening at 6 PM for this special moment of grace in the Church. Come and let the Holy Spirit enkindle in you the fire of His love. Don't close the door to your heart; open and allow the infilling of the Holy Spirit. Come with your family and friends, Catholics and non-Catholics alike.
In the Holy Spirit,
Fr. Bernard Alayode, OP
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