If we going to evangelize our family and friends, and if the Church is going to evangelize the world, we need a new Pentecost. Every year I look for a good Pentecost novena. I’ve found one!
I really like this novena from the Catholic Church of England and Wales. It uses Pope St. John XXIII prayer for a New Pentecost. I also like the 9 intentions for the novena. I think they fit very well into what this community is about.
Here’s a link to the pdf.
And a link to the audio version.
As the above webpage notes, Blessed Elena Guerra petitioned Leo XXIII that the entire Church pray a novena to the Holy Spirit. She said:
“Pentecost is not over. In fact it is continuously going on in every time and in every place because the Holy Spirit desired to give Himself to all men and all who want Him can always receive Him, so we do not envy the apostles and the first believers; we only have to dispose ourselves like them to receive Him well, and He will come to us as He did to them.”
I know this is last minute but hopefully we can pray this together as a community.
Come, Holy Spirit!
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