Pentecost Sunday

Alleluia! Christ is Risen!

Here are the readings for the Solemnity of Pentecost, May 23, 2010:

Act 2: 1-11

Psalm 104: 1, 24, 29-31, 34

1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13  

    or Romans 8:8-17

John 20:19-23 

    or John 14:15-16, 23b-26

The fifty days of the Easter Season conclude with the feast of Pentecost, on which we celebrate the gift of God's Holy Spirit bestowed on the Church. The power and reality of the Spirit's presence can best be recognized through what we call the "fruits of the Spirit" (Galatians 5: 22-23): love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.

• What fruits of the Spirit are most evident in your life right now? 
• Which ones seem lacking right now?
  
  The last weekly Mystagogy Session is this Sunday at 10:30AM.
  The last Catechetical Session starting at the 11:30AM Mass is this Sunday. Beginning June 6, the Catechetical Session will start at the 9:30AM Mass.
  The next Inquiry Session is Tuesday, May 25 at 7:00PM.
  (Pentecost by el Greco c.1600)