"Do not cage the Holy Spirit!" says Pope Francis

(CNA/EWTN News).- On Sunday afternoon Pope Francis told throngs of Charismatic Catholics to not obstruct the work of the Holy Spirit in evangelizing, but make the adoration of God the “foundation of renewal.”

“Go forth into the streets and evangelize, proclaim the Gospel. Remember that the Church was born to go forth, that morning of Pentecost,” the Pope said June 1.

“Let yourselves be guided by the Holy Spirit, with that same freedom. And please, do not cage the Holy Spirit!”

He addressed 52,000 people from 55 countries who had gathered in Rome's Olympic Stadium for the national convocation of “Renewal in the Spirit.”

The good life - Tomorrow's reading reflection

The wisdom by which we direct our lives must be sincere and fully open to the breath of God’s Holy Spirit. At the base of every good life lies an intuitive, secret wisdom, the fruit of living prayerfully in God’s presence and of responding humbly and obediently to the urging of God’s spirit within us.

(Adapted from ACP)

Let Him do his thing - Tomorrow's reading reflection

We are not slogging through a narrow gate on our own.  We are not aiming for the narrow gate to claim a short-term win for self-discipline or glory. When we journey with Jesus through the narrow gate, we work with him to open the world around us to its kingdom potential.  

Not only that but he also provides an advocate to pray with us and for us. Relish in the thought that our relationship with Jesus brings powerful prayer on our behalf, constantly.  What a thought!  Recognize that if you are in a Christian community of some sort, you also have your brothers and sisters in Christ who also have this supernatural prayer assistance, and one of those individuals may very well be praying for you right now.  

We don’t have to have answers or even know the right questions to pray.  God knows we are often confused and don’t know what to pray for ourselves and for others.  So... just give him the time- and let him do his thing.

(Adapted from Sue Crawford)

Come Holy Spirit!

This has got to be one of the best pictures of our Holy Father yet.  

Come, Holy Spirit!

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