\nBut how to enter into the mystery of the Holy Spirit, how to understand the secret of Love? The pages of today\u2019s Gospel take us today to the Cenacle where, once the last Supper was over, a sense of confusion saddened the Apostles. The reason was that the words of Jesus had raised worrying questions: He talked about hatred of the world for him and his followers, he talked about his mysterious departure and there were many other things yet to be said, but for the time being, the Apostles were not capable of carrying the burden (cfr Jn:16:32). To tackle them, he explains the meaning of his distance: he will leave, but he will return; in the meantime, he will not abandon them, he will not leave them orphans. He will send the Consoler, the Spirit of the Father, and it will be the Spirit who will lead them to understand that the work of Christ is a labour of love: the love of He who has sacrificed himself, the love of the Father who gave him up. <\/p>\n
This is the mystery of Pentecost: the Holy Spirit enlightens the human spirit, and, revealing the crucified and resurrected Christ, shows the way to becoming more like Him, that is, to being \u2018an expression and instrument of the love that emanates from him\u2019 (Deus Caritas Est<\/em>, 33). Gathered together with Mary, as it was at the time of its birth, the Church today prays: \u2018Veni Sancte Spiritus<\/em>! \u2013 Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love!\u2019 Amen. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Even with the watermarks, I love this photo: Wonderful. More from Catholic Press Photo Agency here. And from today’s Mass: The text of his homily is here: But how to enter into the mystery of the Holy Spirit, how to understand the secret of Love? The pages of today\u2019s Gospel take us today to the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":180,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n
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