Joy in the Outpouring of the Holy Spirit
The celebration of Pentecost is considered to be the birthday of the universal
Church. When Peter spoke to the crowd, after the being filled with the Holy Spirit in the Upper Room, it was the first time the Gospel message of Jesus had been widely proclaimed. The Early Christian Church grew in number because the Apostles eagerly responded to the call of the Holy Spirit to publically proclaim Jesus to others by word and deed. St. Francis, “enlightened by the Holy Spirit through a prophetic spirit, saw the great things God was going to accomplish through him and his Order” (Through the Year with Francis of Assisi, Murray Bodo, 114, from Little Flowers of St. Francis, Chapter 2).
As Regional Minister, it is exciting to observe the Holy Spirit moving in our Queen of Peace Region. We are growing! This year there will be more professions to the Franciscan Way of Life, two Emerging Fraternities will become Canonically Established and three Newly Forming Groups will become Emerging Fraternities.
As Secular Franciscans by our lifestyle in the world, we strive to live from Gospel to Life and Life to Gospel in our day-to-day life. The power of the Holy Spirit in each one of us helps and guides us to do that. In the spirit of St. Francis, we live out the Gospel through our words, our example and our attitudes.
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Hazel Martin, OFS
05/22/2018
