Understanding the workings of the Holy Spirit-Homily for the Solemnity of Pentecost Sunday MAY 2023
HOMILY FOR SOLEMNITY OF PENTECOST SUNDAY, YEAR A Acts 2:1-11; Ps.104; 1Cor.12:3b-7.12-13; John 20:19-23 “ _They were all filled with the Holy Spirit_ ” (Acts 2:4) Understanding the workings of the Holy Spirit The first reading of today opens with: “when the day of Pentecost had come…” Truly, this is the long awaited day we have been preparing for. Many of us, in not all, have entered this day with some huge expectations, namely, that we shall experience the presence and impact of the Holy Spirit within us and it will bring about huge manifestations in/for us. Our expectations is fueled by the nine days novena preparations we undertook before this day. For some, the novena was a moment of silent prayers and meditations; for some, it was a period of vocal and spontaneous/radical prayers. Maybe there are some too who were too busy to do a novena but are not without expectations for this day. But what do we expect the Holy Spirit to do for us and with us? The readings of today make us unde...