What an appropriate day to begin celebrating public Masses again. For it is Pentecost, the beginning, the birthday of the Church. Promised by the Lord to his disciples at the Last Supper, anticipated by the prophets for centuries, unknown to generations going back to creation, the Holy Spirit is ready to come into our lives and our world.
In the city of Babel, the plurality of languages produced misunderstanding and drove people apart. In Jerusalem at Pentecost the plurality of languages produced understanding and drew the people together. At Mount Sinai, the presence of God was obscured by fire and smoke, by trumpet blasts and thunder. In the upper room behind locked doors, the Holy Spirit comes in a loud driving wind and tongues of fire.
We pray that the Spirit, especially during this pandemic, comes to shed a ray of divine light. May our wounds and sickness be healed, our hearts strengthened, and our sins washed away. We sing, “Come Lord Jesus, send us your Spirit, renew the face of Earth.” Rest on all your people, that we may raise our voices again in our great thanksgiving prayer of the Eucharist.
I want to conclude this week’s message by thanking the staff, Fr. George, Linda, Donna, Mary Jo, Carl, Fred, and Jim for holding our parish together during these troubling weeks. Secondly, I want to thank all the parishioners for their prayers of encouragement and especially financial support during this crisis. Through this terrible event I know more than ever why I am proud to be a part of this parish family.
Love, Peace, Joy
Fr. Bob
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