Listen to the homily here.
Notes:
Notes:
John 20:19-23
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Jesus Christ risen
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Father: “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send
you.”
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Holy Spirit: “Peace be with you…And when he had
said this, he breathed on them and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit.”
The Pentecost: 50
days after Easter, the Holy Spirit was given to the first members of our Church
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“When the
time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. And suddenly there came from the sky a
noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they
were.”
Each of you: baptized brothers and sisters have received the
Holy Spirit
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Jesus is
in heaven leading our family in a war against evil
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He sends
the Holy Spirit to give us courage, talents, gifts
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Each of
us are different parts of the body of Christ
I am reading a book: “In His Spirit: A Guide to Today’s
Spirituality”
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By Fr. Richard J. Hauser, S.J.
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Wrote in 1982
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Dynamic Catholic Book
Three words that has helped me to focus on the Spirit
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Unifier,
enlightener and enabler
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Unifier
o Union
and love
o The
Holy Spirit is the bond between our Father and Son
o He
unifies our families, churches, Catholic Church, Jesus Mystical body
o He
shows us spiritual love: “to will the
good of another”
o This unifies
us with God and our neighbors
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Enlightener
o A guide
o The prick of
our conscience
o With any good
action: Mass, confession, prayer, works, service
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The Spirit was the One to bring us there!
o The gifts of
the Holy Spirit: wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety
and fear of the Lord
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Enabler
o Strength to
serve God and our neighbor
o He shows us
our mission
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Holiness
§
Marriage, ordained or religious life
§
Your job
Check out this book
as it shares our spiritual lives, our jobs for God and our neighbors, and it is
filled with the Word of God throughout it
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