Anyone who attended last Sunday’s 10:30 am Mass felt the energy present in the congregation during the Mass, the spirit that only the Holy Spirit can create with the congregation. The number of people who remained after Mass to chat, and the length of time that people engaged in conversation, added to the wonderful spirit during that time of fellowship. At all three of our weekend Masses there is a palpable spirit of joy felt in the singing of the hymns, and especially the Lord’s Prayer, as well as the noticeable joy that people exhibit in greeting one another before and after Mass as friends in the Lord Jesus…
Thank you for adding your spirit, in whatever way you do so, to the re-energized spirit that is blessing our parish at this time. It is indeed the Holy Spirit, whom we will celebrate in a special way next weekend on Pentecost Sunday, who is working through all of you to re-animate our parish. Be sure to wear red next Sunday as a way of celebrating not only the Holy Spirit but also all that the Spirit is doing within our parish.
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