Pentecost Sunday Year B I Homily Pentecost Sunday Year B | Homily for 19th May 2024

Was the Pentecost only a past event? How can the Pentecost be relived in our daily lives? The readings this Sunday help us to explore these aspects of our faith.
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First Reading: Acts 2: 1-11
1 And when the days of the Pentecost were accomplished, they were all together in one place:
2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a mighty wind coming, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.
3 And there appeared to them parted tongues as it were of fire, and it sat upon every one of them:
4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they began to speak with divers tongues, according as the Holy Ghost gave them to speak.
5 Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem, Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
6 And when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded in mind, because that every man heard them speak in his own tongue.
7 And they were all amazed, and wondered, saying: Behold, are not all these, that speak, Galileans?
8 And how have we heard, every man our own tongue wherein we were born?
9 Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Judea, and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
10 Phrygia, and Pamphylia, Egypt, and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome,
11 Jews also, and proselytes, Cretes, and Arabians: we have heard them speak in our own tongues the wonderful works of God.
2nd Reading -First Corinthians 12: 3b-7, 12-13
3b No man can say the Lord Jesus, but by the Holy Ghost.
4 Now there are diversities of graces, but the same Spirit;
5 And there are diversities of ministries, but the same Lord;
6 And there are diversities of operations, but the same God, who worketh all in all.
7 And the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man unto profit.
12 For as the body is one, and hath many members; and all the members of the body, whereas they are many, yet are one body, so also is Christ.
13 For in one Spirit were we all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Gentiles, whether bond or free; and in one Spirit we have all been made to drink.
Gospel - John 20: 19-23
9 Now when it was late that same day, the first of the week, and the doors were shut, where the disciples were gathered together, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them: Peace be to you.
20 And when he had said this, he shewed them his hands and his side. The disciples therefore were glad, when they saw the Lord.
21 He said therefore to them again: Peace be to you. As the Father hath sent me, I also send you.
22 When he had said this, he breathed on them; and he said to them: Receive ye the Holy Ghost.
23 Whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them; and whose sins you shall retain, they are retained.
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Video timeline
0:00 1st reading - Pentecost
4:10 2nd reading - Spiritual gifts
5:52 Gospel - Holy Spirit and Reconciliation

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Thank you👍

[@julie2325]

Very good reflection and well explained..Thank you Father and Happy Feast

[@AJesuitAdventure]

God Bless

[@grettajulianamary9123]

Thank you father well presented.

[@chandpradhan4164]

Thanks for remanding us to become God chosen people! 👍👍👍💐

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God bless

[@agathafiger9551]

Very well explained
Thanks a lot Sumit👍

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God bless

[@theresadsouza312]

Thank you Father for this beautiful message. A reminder of our mission on this earth. All of us have allowed ourselves so much, to get trapped with various attractions that we have forgotten our priorities towards our mission. May we allow ourselves to open our hearts to the prompting, of the Holy Spirit.

[@AJesuitAdventure]

Thanks for writing in...God Bless

[@srcelinep]

Father Gerry, your reflection is very inspiring. May the power of the Holy Spirit work in us every day and May we become God's CHOSEN people, not Frozen people. May God Bless you with the life-giving Words of Jesus.

[@agustiniii3470]

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[@tommyjosef7]

Great 👍.
Happy Pentecost

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Wishing you too a very happy fest fr

[@kashiininepuni1742]

grounded on the Word of God! Presented with clarity in all aspects ❤

[@AJesuitAdventure]

Glad you find it helpful..God bless

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Thank you fr
Very well you explained 🙏🙌

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My pleasure 😊