Dear Parishioners,
Our sympathy to the families of Alvin Hirsch and Reynold Baune. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace.
This weekend, we celebrate the feast of the Ascension. We remember that Christ goes to the Father, and in doing so promises to send the Holy Spirit and to continue to guide and govern the Church. He does not abandon us. Of course, the celebration of the Ascension also means Pentecost and the conclusion of the Easter season is just around the corner. I did not remember to invite you to join in the novena to the Holy Spirit last weekend which began on Thursday of last week (the original feast of the Ascension), but it is not to late to begin asking the Holy Spirit for His gifts this Pentecost. Perhaps the following prayer would be helpful:
Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle 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 the faithful, grant that by the same Holy Spirit we may be truly wise and ever enjoy His consolations. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
In Christ,
Fr. Todd
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