40 Days of Lent, 50 Days of Resurrection Celebration and now, Pentecost: The wind "that blows where it will" (Jn 3:8) comes in hurricane force and roars through the streets of Jerusalem. Tongues of fire descend upon the gathered followers of Jesus whose fear is transformed into fearlessness. Mary is among them as Mother of the new-born Church. The Spirit fills their hearts and now they know and will continue to experience the "Father of the Poor", the "Rest from labor", the "Sweet Coolness" in the heat, the "Melter" of the frozen, the "Warmer" of the chilled: (cf. Sequence of Pentecost). All these beautiful images attempt to describe the ineffable Power of the Spirit, promised at the Last Supper and guaranteed to be with us till the end of time. (Mt 28: 20) This is definitely a RED DAY, a day of great jubilation and hope. Again, no matter how "bad" our world seems, the Holy Spirit is among us, within us, just as on Pentecost, to bring the Paschal Mystery to its destined end. May we rejoice as at Easter, for indeed, THIS IS THE DAY THE LORD HAS MADE. ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA!
Bro. Rene
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