REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR THE FEAST OF THE PENTECOST SUNDAY – YEAR B
HOMILY THEME: THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH WILL LEAD YOU TO THE COMPLETE TRUTH
BY: Fr Deotacious Chikontwe SMA
Acts 2:1-11, Psalm 104:1,24,29-31,34, Galatians 5:16-25, John 15:26-27,16:12-15
INTRODUCTION
Good morning my dear brothers and sisters in Christ, today we celebrate the feast of the Pentecost Sunday. Pentecost marks the end of the Easter Season. It occupies a very important position in the Church’s life and liturgical calendar. This is because, it marks the beginning of the church’s activities of proclaiming the Good News.
Pentecost day is a day we remember the begining of the Church. Happy Birthday to the Mother Catholic Church.
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First Reading – from Acts 2:1-11 :
During Pentecost, disciples filled with the Holy Spirit spoke in various languages, astounding the diverse crowd in Jerusalem, as each heard the wonders of God in their own tongue.
Responsorial Psalm – Psalm 104:
I praise the immensely great Lord, filled with awe at His varied creations. I rejoice in Him, knowing He renews the earth, giving and recalling life with His Spirit.
Second Reading – Galatians 5:16-25:
Live guided by the Spirit, not the flesh’s desires which oppose the Spirit. The flesh’s acts are clear, but the Spirit’s fruit brings virtues like love and self-control. In Christ, we overcome fleshly desires, walking in the Spirit’s harmony.
Gospel Reading – John 15:26-27; 16:12-15:
Jesus promised his disciples the Advocate, the Spirit of truth, sent from the Father, would testify about Him and guide them into all truth. The Spirit, speaking not independently but from Jesus’ teachings, will disclose future events and glorify Jesus, revealing the deep truths that belong to both Jesus and the Father.
We need to permit the Holy Spirit to direct our lives:
a) by constantly remembering and appreciating His Holy Presence within us, especially in the Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation;
b) by fortifying ourselves with the help of the Holy Spirit against all types of temptations;
c) by seeking the assistance of the Holy Spirit in our thoughts, words, and deeds, in the breaking of our evil habits and substituting for them habits of Goodness and Love;
d) by listening to the voice of the Holy Spirit speaking to us through the Bible and through the good counsel of others;
e) by fervently praying for the gifts, fruits, and charisms of the Holy Spirit;
f) by renewing our lives through the anointing of the Holy Spirit; and
g) by living our lives in the Holy Spirit as lives of commitment, of sacrifice, and of joy.
CONCLUSION
We are called to love as Jesus loved, not counting the cost. As Saint Paul exhorts us, “Walk by the Spirit, and do not gratify the desires of the flesh. If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit” (Gal 5:16, 25).
LET US PRAY
Come Holy Spirit
Make our ears to hear
Make our eyes to see
Make our mouths to speak
Make our hearts to seek
Make our hands to reach out
And touch the world with your love. AMEN.
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