PENTECOST SUNDAY

READINGS AT MASS TODAY

Acts 2:1-11

Psalm 104

1 Cor. 12:3-7, 12-13

John 20:19-23

Theme: THE HOLY SPIRIT: THE RESTORER

Dear friends in Christ, N'wokafu YESU KRISTO...

The first two verses of the first chapter of Genesis tells us, "In the beginning,...the earth was formless and void, and darkness was on the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. Then God said, 'let there be light ;and there was light.'" The breath (the creative wind; the Spirit) of God created light, life and order out of a dark and formless void. That was the beginning of all that is.

The Psalmist, in today's Responsorial Psalm celebrates God as a creator par excellence and identifies His Spirit (the Holy Spirit) as the principal agent of creation and the Person behind all the beauty and the order that we see. For the Psalmist, the Holy Spirit is not just a creator but also a regenerator and restorer among us. "...when you send forth your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the earth (Psalm 104:30).

Beloved in Christ, the Holy Spirit embodies the regenerative and restorative power of God. He is the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and has the power to recreate and restore us to our original dignity. Wherever the wind of the Spirit blows, there is life and order (Ezekiel 37:1-14). He recreates what the evil one has destroyed and renews what our sins have corrupted.

The devil has stolen and destroyed a lot of beautiful and good things from us. We have also, through our actions and inactions, contributed to the corruption, emptiness and chaos in our lives. We have lost our original dignity and have become like dry bones. We need a renewal! We need the Holy Spirit!

As we celebrate the outpouring of the Holy Spirit today, let us pray to God to send down His Spirit once again to renew the face of the earth; to recreate and restore our lost dignity.

PRAYER

Lord, send your Holy Spirit into my life. Let Him blow over my special situation and make me whole again. Amen.

May God bless you.

-Rev. Fr. Kenneth Debre 

Sunday, May 28, 2023.

Holy Rosary Parish, Hohoe.