The Unknown God: Nine Steps to Pentecost Day six Let’s learn to know the Holy Spirit better during these nine days before Pentecost. Here is the sixth step. When Jesus appeared to the apostles after his Resurrection, he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.”The Holy Spirit is also called the Breath of […]
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The Unknown God: Nine Steps to Pentecost Day Five Let’s learn to know the Holy Spirit better during these nine days before Pentecost. Here is the fifth step. In Luke’s Gospel (Luke 1:39-52), we encounter two people who are filled with the Holy Spirit—before Pentecost. Mary is full of grace and Elizabeth, because she is
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The Unknown God: Nine Steps to Pentecost Day Four Let’s learn to know the Holy Spirit better during these nine days before Pentecost. Here is the fourth step. Today let’s have St. Paul give us a little lesson to see how well we are living in and with the Holy Spirit. We’ll use the Letter
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The Unknown God: Nine Steps to Pentecost Day Three Let’s learn to know the Holy Spirit better during these nine days before Pentecost. Here is the third step. We’re now in the time of the Ascension. Jesus had been with the Apostles and the others who loved him. They could see him and touch him.
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The Unknown God: Nine Steps to Pentecost Day One When St. Paul was in Athens, he noticed that the people worshiped an unknown God. When commenting on this passage, a priest said, “We also worship an unknown God. Our unknown God is one of the members of the Trinity: the Holy Spirit.” Let’s learn to know the
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The “How is Your Christian Life?” Quiz A challenge for each one of us Holy Saturday Today is our last quiz post. I am happy to say that we are ending with one of my favorite readings from the Office of Readings for the whole year. I hope this helps you to celebrate your Easter
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The “How is Your Christian Life?” Quiz A challenge for each one of us Good Friday From a letter to the Hebrews 9:11-28 When Christ came as high priest of the good things which have come to be, he entered once for all into the sanctuary, passing through the greater and more perfect tabernacle not
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The “How is Your Christian Life?” Quiz A challenge for each one of us Holy Thursday Here is the second reading from the Office of Reading for Holy Thursday by St. Melito of Sardis. There was much proclaimed by the prophets about the mystery of the Passover: that mystery is Christ, and to him be
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The “How is Your Christian Life?” Quiz A challenge for each one of us Holy Wednesday Mass Readings from the USCCB Do you ever thank God for the gifts he has given you? Do you have a well-trained tongue? Is your ear open to God? Is 50:4-9a Is there anything that is more important to
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The “How is Your Christian Life?” Quiz A challenge for each one of us Holy Tuesday Mass Readings from the USCCB Is your reward with God? Are you light to others? Is 49:1-6 Do you betray Jesus by your actions? Are you ready to follow Jesus to death? Have you promised Jesus things that you
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