Sunday, May 15, is Pentecost Sunday. Mass Readings: Acts 2: 1-11; Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34; 1 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13; John 20:19-23. Today’s readings present a number of symbols of the Holy ...

National Catholic Register, May 19, 2024 / 06:00 am. Sunday, May 19, is ... (Nos. 694–700) mentions other symbols of the Holy Spirit worth considering: The Holy Spirit is like water.

1287 This fullness of the Spirit was not to remain uniquely the Messiah's, but was to be communicated to the whole messianic people. 94 On several occasions Christ promised this outpouring of the ...

Twenty-six young Catholics received the Sacrament of Confirmation at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 7, in a solemn celebration led by Bishop Bernard Paul and concelebrated by Fr ...

The Holy Spirit is going to come upon this church in a very powerful way if we open ourselves, especially on these young people being confirmed, but on the rest of us, too, because the spirit of ...

As part of the coronation, the king’s head, hands, and breast will be anointed with chrism oil, which in the Catholic Church is most commonly associated with baptism and confirmation.

A version of this story appeared in the June 7-20, 2024 print issue under the headline: Holy Spirit respects differences, creates harmony, pope says in Verona. Advertisement Most Read Stories ...