RT Article
T1 Reflections on the readings of Sundays and feasts: June-August 2022
JF The Australasian Catholic record
VO 99
IS 2
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OP 251
A1 Sobb, Joseph
LA English
PB Informit
YR 2022
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1811035779
AB Pentecost Sunday, like Ascension Sunday, does not celebrate a past historical event, but the 'first' and enduring emblematic outpouring of the gift of the Spirit in accord  with Jesus' promise. The first reading is a narrative to express a truth of faith, not a fact of history. Indeed, we recall that twice in John's Gospel the Spirit is given to the disciples: implicitly, 'he bowed his head and handed over the Spirit' (John 19:30), verifying the earlier comment, 'as yet there was no Spirit, because Jesus was not yet glorified' (John 7:39b); explicitly, 'he breathed and said to them,         receive the Holy Spirit' (John 20:22). In this context, the other readings of the day reflect in various ways on the gift of the Spirit that 'those who believe in Jesus would receive' (John 7:39a). It is also noteworthy that most of the prayers addressed explicitly to the Spirit use the invocation 'come', and the sequence and gospel acclamation illustrate this.
K1 Jesus Christ; (Spirit)
K1 Pentecost season; Sermons
K1 Prayers and devotions
K1 Promises of Jesus Christ
K1 Spiritual life; Christianity
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