Message from Fr. Brito:

Pentecost

     As Jesus prepared to depart, he promises not to leave us alone. He says “I will go back to my Father into the holy of holies taking with me your frail humanity which I have raised up and glorified.  From that place of survey and glory, I will send forth to you the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth. Remember what Jesus said to Pilot “The reason I came was to Testify to the Truth”. Now he will send the Spirit of Truth so that the Church can testify, through the Spirit, to the Truth.

This feast of Pentecost is considered the birthday of the Catholic Church.

Why is the Church important? The reason is simple, Jesus establishes it and it is through the teachings of the Church that we receive the Truth.

       We live in a world that continues to echo the sentiments of Pilot when he responded to Jesus: “What is Truth?” Well the Holy Spirit first of all testifies to the life, death and resurrection of Jesus the Lord. This testimony declares, the proof that we are loved by God, in a way we could never have dreamt of. We heard Jesus say a few weeks ago: ”As the Father loves me, so I love you”.  The Holy Spirit testifies to this love. Jesus tells his disciples; “I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. But when he comes, THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH, he will guide you in all things.” The Church, which is not an invention of man, but of God, has teachings that many disagree with the thinking of the world. When we fight against the authentic teaching of the Catholic Church, we fight against the Spirit of Truth.

St. Paul speaks about this conflict that can arise in us: He say: “Brothers and Sisters, live by the Spirit and you will certainly not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the flesh has desires against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; these are opposed to each other, so that you may not do what you want”, but rather do what is right, holy and true.    

Following the teachings of the Church will certainly put us in conflict with the ways of the world, but at peace with God. Amen

  Amen

Fr. Brito

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