Last Sunday was the feast of Pentecost, the birthday of the Catholic Church. On the day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit descended with power upon the Apostles in the image of tongues of fire and thus began the mission of the Church in the world. Once the disciples received the Spirit, they went out boldly and preached to all in Jerusalem and elsewhere. Jesus himself prepared them for this mission, appearing to them on many occasions after his Resurrection. Prior to his Ascension into Heaven, he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father; that is, he asked them to stay together to prepare themselves to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The disciples followed the command of Jesus. They, as a community gathered together in prayer along with Mary, awaiting the promised event. It is here they all received the Holy Spirit. This feast of Pentecost is the culmination of the Paschal mystery, which tells us of the sending of the Spirit of the Father and the Son on the disciples.

“Come Holy Spirit, renew the face of the earth.”

Just a reminder that next Monday is our athletics carnival, hopefully the weather will make it a beautiful day like today.

Have a lovely week everyone,
Kayleen Petzer