Join us this Thursday evening (May 24th) at Kohl's Hall at Assumption Catholic Church as we pray the Rosary and learn about discovering friendship and developing a more profound relationship with the Holy Spirit as well as delving into a deeper understanding of the fruits of the Advocate. We welcome all to pray the Rosary with us at 6:30pm before Fr. Darius Sleszynski, retired Diocesan priest and current chaplain at Naval Station Mayport, speaks with us and offers spiritual guidance on growing in the Holy Spirit as we approach the Pentecost. So grab a friend or two and bring your questions for Fr. Darius in what gears up to be another great Emmaus event. We look forward to seeing you!
Convivially in the Trinity,
The Emmaus Core Team
Galatians 5:16-25
Brothers and sisters, live by the Spirit
and you will certainly not gratify the desire 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 if you are guided by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
Now the works of the flesh are obvious:
immorality, impurity, lust, idolatry,
sorcery, hatreds, rivalry, jealousy,
outbursts of fury, acts of selfishness,
dissensions, factions, occasions of envy,
drinking bouts, orgies, and the like.
I warn you, as I warned you before,
that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
In contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
patience, kindness, generosity,
faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.
Against such there is no law.
Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified their flesh
with its passions and desires.
If we live in the Spirit, let us also follow the Spirit.
Reflection: The Holy Spirit as Power
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J.
We speak of the Holy Spirit in many different ways: as Love, as Gift, as the Paraclete, as the Advocate. All of these titles are biblical and identify some of the profound attributes of the Spirit promised by Christ before his Ascension into Heaven. But there is one that we especially need to recognize today and that is the Spirit as Power. What does this Spirit as Power really mean? Let us analyze it in the Gifts of the Holy Spirit which pertain to the will.
... Continue at: http://www.therealpresence.org/archives/Holy_Spirit/Holy_Spirit_006.htm
Further Reading for those interested in a theological and pneumatological article written by then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger: http://www.communio-icr.com/articles/PDF/ratzinger25-2.pdf
Prayer:
Come, Holy Spirit,
replace the tension within us with a holy relaxation.
Replace the turbulence within us with a sacred calm.
Replace the anxiety within us with a quiet confidence.
Replace the fear within us with a strong faith.
Replace the bitterness within us with the sweetness of grace.
Replace the darkness within us with a gentle light.
Replace the coldness within us with a loving warmth.
Replace the night within us with Your light.
Replace the winter within us with Your spring.
Straighten our crookedness.
Fill our emptiness.
Dull the edge of our pride.
Sharpen the edge of our humility.
Light the fires of our love.
Quench the flames of our lust.
Let us see ourselves as You see us,
that we may see You as You have promised,
And be fortunate according to Your word,
Blessed are the pure of heart,
for they shall see God. Amen.
(From http://www.holyspiritchurchjax.org)
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