Pentecost is just around the corner... when we celebrate the Birthday of the Church... in other words, our Spiritual Birthday... after all, we are the People of God... As a Holy Spirit Parish it is only fitting that we prepare to celebrate the Feast in the best possible way.
Beginning on the coming Friday, and for the days to the Feast, at the end of the Weekday Morning Mass we shall say the Prayers of the Novena to the Holy Spirit. In this way we can call upon the Holy Spirit to prepare us to be newly energised. The Irish Church today, more than for many years, needs a resounding commitment to responding to the promptings of the Spirit. Can anyone deny that we need a profoundly spiritual reawakening ...to face the signs of the times, and as women and men Baptised to Mission, remember Who invites us to travel with Him?
May this Pentecost be a celebration of Joy for our Parish Community. But... above all may it be a moment of rededication to our Mission to BE Good News to all we meet.