June 3
Prayer to the Holy Spirit
O Holy Sprit, Soul of my soul I adore Thee.
Enlighten, guide, strengthen and console me.
Tell me what I ought to do, then command me to do it.
I promise to be submissive to all that Thou asks of me,
and to accept all that Thou permittest to happen to me,
only show me what is Thy will. Amen.
-Joseph Cardinal Mercier
Today’s Reflection:
Why is being submissive to the guidance and power of the Holy Spirit so important?
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He’s the least understood member of the Blessed Trinity and yet, from the moment of our baptism, the Holy Spirit is closer to us than our own breath and knows us better than we know ourselves. If the Creator Blest is this close, why is it so hard to move forward in our spiritual life?
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While celebrating Mass in St. Peter's Square in front of over 200,000 people yesterday, the Pope reflected on how change makes us fearful, but if we let the Holy Spirit be the "soul and guide" of our lives, we will be much more open to "God's surprises" in life.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Members of the Rainbow Sash Movement, a national homosexual activist group, are planning to wear their sashes to Mass throughout the country this weekend and challenge priests and bishops to give them Communion.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
During his homily Pentecost Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI said that just as the human body is threatened by breathing polluted air, the human soul is polluted by images and ideas that glorify violence or the exploitation of others.
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