Tree of Life

                                                                                                    After the Descent of the Holy Spirit last Sunday on Pentecost, the Holy Trinity has been revealed in a complete way (the Holy Spirit appeared at Christ's Baptism, but wasn't received until Pentecost) and a new era begins in Salvation History. Today we give thanks to the Holy Trinity for the work of creation, salvation and sanctification as we reflect once more on the mysteries of Easter and Pentecost as proofs of the love of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.  The dogma of the Holy Trinity is ...

  Come Holy Spirit!  Today, 50 Days after Easter and  10 days after Jesus ascended into Heaven, the Holy Spirit descends on the Virgin Mary and the Apostles. Mary and the Apostles prayed for Nine Days, marking the first Novena, fulfilling Jesus’ command to prepare for the coming of the Holy Spirit. When the Holy Spirit came, He further sanctifies the Apostles and fills once more the soul  of the Virgin Mary, His Spouse . Today is the birthday of the Church and it is a great day of Christian unity where we remember the great gift of the Holy Spirit given to us after Jesus promised to do so. We rejoice in the liberating power of the Holy Spirit and as we are “enkindled with the fire of His love” we rejoice and recall the unity amidst diversity from even the earliest days of the Church. Today is a good day to pray the Third Glorious Mystery of the Rosary .Tomorrow the Catholic Church celebrates Mary, Mother of the Church , recalling Our Lady’s presence at the birth of t...

“God mounts His throne to shouts of joy, Alleluia!” To all dioceses that celebrate the Ascension today*, I wish you many blessings! We rejoice in the Risen Christ, Who Ascends to Heaven by His own power to prepare a place for us. Now to Heaven is our humanity glorified. For the scrupulous and the anxious, it is a day to recall as humanity is glorified in Christ's Ascension, we submit not to the fears of Earth below but keep our hearts and minds in Heaven. In a certain way as we recall Christ’s glorification of His Humanity united to His Divinity we recall the dignity of every human life and lament the ethnic cleansing and genocide taking place now in Gaza. Today let us pray in a special way for the people of Gaza that Christ’s triumph may be theirs as a permanent ceasefire may finally be implemented. We also remember the Souls of the Faithful Departed and pray that they might enter Heaven with Christ Who Ascended in glory! Christ's Head that once was crowned with thorns is cro...