In this month dedicated to the sacred heart of Jesus, as I file away a meditation for a most ancient novena for the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, I prepare for June 27, the last Friday of the ...

June 8, 2025, Pentecost Sunday, Vigil Mass: The readings and prayers of this extended liturgy can inspire a heightened experience of the Holy Spirit in the lives of the faithful and rekindle a ...

The Stevenses, who now live in Pensacola, Florida, approached the crowded general audience in their wedding attire unsure if ...

Pope Leo noted that “where there is the Spirit, there is movement, a journey to be made.” The Holy Spirit, he said, “teaches us to walk together in unity.” “We are a people on the move.

The Holy Spirit has become our Teacher, and we are His pupils. He is our Instructor, and we are the apprentices. Furthermore, the full extent of the Holy Spirit’s teaching is deep and multifaceted.

A Homily for Pentecost Sunday Readings: Acts 2:1-11 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 John 20:19-23 The Holy Spirit has no face, but he does have a gaze. We can warm to, and benefit from, images of Christ.

The Holy Spirit is my protector. Glory to the holy and undivided Trinity, now and for ever. Let us praise the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit; let us bless and exault God above all for ever!

And they said to him, “We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit” [Acts 19:1-3]. Many are living in that place today.

After the prayer of blessing, the celebrant sprinkles those present with holy water, as a suitable song is sung; as circumstances suggest, he may first say the following words: ...

"In a divided and troubled world, the Holy Spirit teaches us to walk together in unity," the pope said as he joined an estimated 70,000 people for an evening prayer vigil in St. Peter's Square June 7.

If you must use flattery to win or lose votes, be smart about it. Start small and stay subtle. No one needs to know you are lying except the Holy Spirit, who sees and knows all.