CATHOLIC FAITHWATCH: “Pentecost: The Gift of the Spirit” – Saint Augustine of Hippo/VaticanVa

May 19, 2018 Catholic News Wire - Faith Central - Steve Welsh Catholic, Catholic Faith, Headlines, Holy Spirit

File Image of Pentecost Stained Glass Window Design Drawing, adapted from image at loc.gov attributed to J. & R. Lamb Studios 1857

“… the heart of all Catholics knows … there is no doubt how much reverence is due to this day, which the Holy Spirit has Consecrated with the matchless wonder of His Gift. In fact, this is the tenth day since the day in which the Lord rose to the Heights of Heaven to take His Seat on the Right Hand of the Father and the fiftieth day since His Resurrection. … * * * How fast the discourse of wisdom is, and where God is the Teacher how quickly one learns what is taught! … the words of each nation become common in the mouth of the Church. Since that day showers of charisms and streams of Blessings have watered every desert and every wilderness (cf. Is 35:6), for in order to renew the face of the earth (cf. Ps 103:30), ‘God’s Spirit hovered over the waters’ (Gen 1:2) … to dispel the old darkness flashes of a new light appeared … from the splendor of sparking tongues sprang the ardent Word of the Lord and His Fiery Destiny (cf. Ps 18:9) … efficacy to enlighten and strength to burn … to form minds and conquer sin. …”