Prayer Prompt before reading Acts 2:14, 22-33 and MT 28:8-15 : Come, Holy Spirit, teach me how to pray, interpret the Scriptures for me so that I may know the Truth about who God the Father is and God the Son is so that I may know who I am.
“THEY WERE CUT TO THE HEART.” ACTS 2: 36-41
Humbly submit your will to God (Thy Will be done) and consecrate yourself to the Sacred Heart of Jesus through Mary and Joseph.
“Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”-St. Peter
Jesus breathed the same Holy Spirit on Peter and the Apostles in that upper room on Pentecost as He breathed on you and me at our baptism and confirmation. We are to do all things in the name of Jesus Christ, repent (change our lives), and allow the Holy Spirit to work in our lives.
What does that mean? Ask the Holy Spirit to guide you, study the fruits and gifts of the Spirit that you have been given at Baptism, look at what gaping holes you have in your life, and ask the Holy Spirit to help you in those areas as part of your daily prayer life.
The fruits of the Holy Spirit are what we should see in our lives if we are doing the will of God and using the gifts of the Spirit: joy, peace, love, kindness, gentleness, long-suffering, self control, modesty, chastity, generosity, patience, and faithfulness. Ask the Holy Spirit to guide you at the beginning of each day and throughout the day. The Holy Spirit is the Advocate that Jesus gave us until His return. The first installment of our salvation!
Jesus says at the Last Supper in John’s Gospel, “15 “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. j16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate* to be with you always ,k17 the Spirit of truth,* which the world cannot accept, because it neither sees nor knows it. But you know it, because it remains with you, and will be in you.l”
Are you weeping because they have taken the Lord from you? Mary Magdalene is blessed to be the first to recognize that the resurrected Jesus is no longer in the tomb. She weeps. Let us rejoice and be glad by spending time with Him each day so that one day we may not be weeping in eternal life without our Lord. The Resurrection of Jesus is not one single day on the calendar but everyday of the year! -Matt Maher
Today’s challenge: Educate yourself in the YouCat or look up in the Catechism of the Catholic Church the fruits and gifts of the Holy Spirit. Start praying for the areas you need the most help in, Jesus sends us the Holy Spirit to help us know the Truths which He revealed to be passed on to each new generation. Spend time in prayer each day with our Lord remembering what He did for us.
Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and enkindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created and you shall renew the face of the earth.
Holy Spirit, please bring forth the gifts of your Spirit within me so I may do the Father’s Will and see the fruits of your Spirit in my life so that I may glorify Him.
#Christian YODO (You Only Die Once; We will live again!)
Be a servant, be a saint today!
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