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May 19, 2002--Pentecost
The disciples were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim. Acts 2:1-11
Jesus breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit."
John 20:19-23
Love letters
Writer Nancy Shulins writes about her most precious possessions in her book Every Day I Love You More:
"If my house were on fire, here's what I'd save: our wedding album (actual proof I was once a size four), my grandmother's handwritten recipes, and a half-dozen sheets of lined paper ripped out of a notebook, covered in red ink that's starting to fade--my husband's love letters, circa 1985.
"There are three letters in all, enough to last a lifetime--a good thing, considering he hasn't written one since. In all fairness, though, that's not entirely true. It's not that husbands stop writing love letters, it's that [their letters] tend to look somewhat different from the kind that boyfriends write.
"Take one I found on the table last week: Hon: Please be very careful driving to the barn. The roads could be slippery. Me. Or how about this one, penned in green on the back of a Chinese menu left by the phone: Started the laundry and took videos back. Here's some $$$. Don't worry about dinner. I'll pick something up.
"They don't have the same ring as 'How do I love thee? Let me count the ways& ' On the other hand, when you come right down to it, aren't they saying basically the same thing?"
CONNECTION: It is the Spirit of God that transforms such simple scribblings into beautiful and meaningful expressions of love--the Spirit of selfless compassion and reconciling forgiveness that makes a household a family and a group of disparate souls a church. Today we celebrate God's gift to us of that Spirit--the love that bind the Father to the Son and now binds us to God and to one another. It is the love that transcends words to embrace the heart and soul of each one of us; it is the love that gives voice to the things we believe but find difficult to say; it is the love that gives us the courage and grace to work for the dreams that seem beyond our reach. u
ATTENTION ALL FIRST EUCHARIST PARENTS
Pictures that were taken during First Eucharist by Bruce Lee Photography will be available for pick up in St. Paul Plaza before and after all masses this weekend. PLEASE PICKUP YOUR PICTURES!!! There will be envelopes and forms available for additional orders. Bruce Lee Photography will mail any additional orders directly to your home so please make sure all information on the order forms is correct and legible. Questions? Call Teresa Neuman @ 651-633-1540 ext.1234
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