"And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit."
Station: St. Peter.
Jesus had frequently promised His disciples that He would send them another Advocate and Consoler. The marvelous events which accompanied His arrival were signs of the far greater effects of grace He produces in the souls of those who receive Him. We pray with the Holy Church: "Come, O Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Thy faithful, and kindle in them the fire of Thy Holy love."
Holy Mass Introit: Wis. 1, 7. "The Spirit of the Lord has filled the whole earth, alleluia; and that which contains all things has knowledge of the voice, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 67, 2. Let God arise, and His enemies be scattered; and let those who hate Him, fly from before His face."
Today the Traditional Catholic Church celebrates the Holy Mass of, Pentecost Sunday. What is Pentecost Sunday? The solemn anniversary of the day on which the Holy Ghost came down, under the appearance of fiery tongues, upon Holy Mary the Mother of Jesus, and His Holy apostles and disciples, who were assembled in prayer at Jerusalem.
Today's Mass lesson for traditional Catholics; Lesson from Holy Gospel: John 14, 23-31. At that time Jesus said to His disciples: "If any one love Me, he will keep My word, and My Father will love him, and We will come to him, and will make Our abode with him. He that loveth Me not, keepeth not My words. And the word which you have heard is not Mine: but the Father's Who sent Me. These things have I spoken to you, abiding with you. But the Paraclete, the Holy Ghost, Whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring all things to your mind, whatsoever I shall have said to you. Peace I leave with you; My peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, do I give unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid. You have heard that I said to you: 'I go away and I come to you.' If you loved Me, you would indeed be glad, because I go to the Father: for the Father is greater than I. And now I have told you before it came to pass: that when it shall come to pass, you may believe. I will not now speak many things with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and in Me he hath not anything. But that the world may know that I love the Father: and as the Father hath given Me commandment, so do I."
Why is the Holy Ghost called a spirit, and the Holy Spirit?
Because He proceeds from the Father and the Son, and is, as it were, the Spirit of the Father and the Son.
What does the Holy Ghost effect in men?
He renews their hearts, by cleansing them from sin, by imparting to them the sanctification and likeness to God gained through Christ, together with all these supernatural gifts and graces by which they can become holy and happy, and brings forth in them wonderful fruits of sanctity.
Which are these gifts of the Holy Ghost?
The seven following:
1. The gift of wisdom, which teaches us to value the heavenly more than the earthly, infuses into us a longing for the same, and points out to us the right means to salvation.
2. The gift of understanding, which enlightens us to rightly understand the mysteries and doctrines of our holy religion.
3. The gift of counsel in doubtful cases, which enables us to know what to do or omit, and what to advise others. This gift is particularly necessary for superiors, for those who are changing their state of life, and for those who are entangled in perplexing and unfortunate marriage relations.
4. The gift of fortitude, which banishes all timidity and human respect, strengthens a man to hate sin, and steadfastly to practice virtue; preferring contempt, temporal loss, persecution, and even death, to denying Christ by word or deed.
5. The gift of knowledge, by which the Holy Ghost enlightens us with an inner light, that we may know ourselves, the snares of self love, of our passions, of the devil, and of the world, and may choose the fittest means to overcome them.
6. The gift of piety and devotion, which infuses into us veneration for God and divine things, and joy in conversing with Him.
7. The gift of the fear of God, that childlike fear, which dreads no other misfortune than that of displeasing God, and which accordingly flees sin as the greatest evil.
Which are the fruits of the Holy Ghost?
They are the twelve following: 1. Charity. 2. Joy. 3.Peace. 4. Patience. 5. Benignity. 6. Goodness. 7. Long suffering. 8. Mildness. 9. Faith. 10. Modesty. 11. Contingency. 12. Chastity. These fruits should be visible in all Christian's, for thereby men shall know that the Holy Ghost dwells in him, as the tree is known by its fruits.
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