PENTECOST SUNDAY! It’s the 50th day after the resurrection of Jesus on EASTER. It’s commonly known as the Church’s “birthday!” And the “birthday” GIFT of Jesus to the Church is the Holy Spirit, he said: “Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them…”
Becoming missionaries to the world today is non-negotiable. We become as what Pope Francis tells the youth, when he said, “You are the spiritual seeds of our faith today, and the spiritual investments of our hope for tomorrow.”
Our love for everyone must be the same, as God’s love; because that love is still the love 2000 years ago – the same today and the same in heaven. It’s a love with all your mind, soul, strength, and with all your heart.
We listen to radio, watch TV, read newspapers, and engaged in conversations – by phones, emails, Facebook, Instagram, or even in gossips, and COVID-19 pandemic becomes the captivating news topic. COVID-19 is now a global phenomenon. And humanity is placed into the brink of misery.
Today’s gospel’s ending, Jesus heralds his gift to humanity: “I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly.” This is total self-giving. It’s enshrined in a mother’s loving heart...