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O Holy Spirit, please
guide me as I read these passages for today. |
Reading -
Reflection - Prayer
May 19, 2013
Readings for Pentecost Sunday (lower set of readings)
The
phrase that stands out for me this year is "tongues of fire"
(first reading) ...after reading this:
While water signifies birth and the fruitfulness of life
given in the Holy Spirit, fire
symbolizes the transforming energy of the Holy Spirit's actions. The prayer of
the prophet Elijah, who "arose like fire"
and whose "word burned
like a torch," brought down fire
from heaven on the sacrifice on Mount Carmel. This event was a
"figure" of the fire
of the Holy Spirit, who transforms what he touches. John the Baptist, who goes
"before [the Lord] in the spirit and power of Elijah," proclaims
Christ as the one who "will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire."
Jesus will say of the Spirit: "I came to cast fire
upon the earth; and would that it were already kindled!" In the form of
tongues "as of fire,"
the Holy Spirit rests on the disciples on the morning of Pentecost and fills
them with himself The spiritual tradition has retained this symbolism of fire
as one of the most expressive images of the Holy Spirit's actions. "Do not quench
the Spirit." - CCC 696
As we look at today's readings, let's pause after each reading and pray something like this:
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