Pentecost and the Mother<\/p>\n
When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, \u201cWoman, here is your son.\u201d Then he said to the disciple: \u201cHere is your mother\u201d (John 19:26-27)
\nDear friend, this message from Jesus, immediately before giving his Spirit, is not a domestic recommendation, but something much greater and more significant: a spiritual prelature, that is, the spiritual custody of the Church, represented here by the apostle John and the Mother. From that moment on, Mary is entrusted to the entire Church as Mother. And these very notable and significant words became a reality since Pentecost.
\nThe following texts are also very significant, and I encourage you to meditate on them to understand what Pentecost is; they are also from the Gospel of John. In them, Jesus is already announcing and preparing his disciples for the coming of Pentecost:
\nI will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you forever, that Spirit of truth whom the world can never receive since it neither sees him nor knows him; but you know him, because he is with you, he is in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come back to you. (John 14:16-18)
\nBut now I am going to the one who sent me. Not one of you has asked, \u201cWhere are you going?\u201d Yet you are sad at heart because I have told you this. Still, I must tell you the truth: it is for your own good that I am going because unless I go, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I do go, I will send him to you\u2026 (John 16:5-7)
\nI still have many things to say to you, but they would be too much for you now. But when the Spirit of Truth comes, he will lead you to the complete truth, since he will not speak on his own, but will speak whatever he hears and will tell you the things that are to come. He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and will declare it to you. (John 16:12-15)
\nAnd now, dear friend, I propose that you make a silence and a true gathering, to welcome within yourself the Holy Spirit, who will fill your entire being, and you will discover that you are not alone.
\nIn Him is the same Holy Trinity: He does not speak only on His own account, but of what He hears from the Father, and all that the Father has is also the Son’s, as the previous text has told us.
\nBe silent in a quiet and serene place. It will help you set aside worries, anxieties, thoughts, memories, and focus on deep\u2026serene\u2026 breathing that will gradually fill you with peace\u2026 Take your time until you are surrounded by the necessary peace and concentration.
\nPray slowly and with pauses after each paragraph:
\nHoly Spirit,
\nYou who fills with fire the hearts of those who seek Jesus.
\nYou who enlighten the minds of the poor who listen to the Word, seeking the Father’s will.
\nYou who gather in your love those who strive to love, following the example of Jesus. We do not know how to pray or what to ask for. But You know our desires and supply our poverty.
\nStrengthen in our hearts the certainty of the Father’s love, the assurance of being His children. Confirm us in your light and your love, breathe into us your spirit.
\nYou who ceaselessly create and make a new world blossom, renew our minds and hearts.
\nYou invite us to move forward without rest, driven by your spirit, making life and beauty spring from your love.
\nOur eyes turn to tomorrow. Just as the dawn triumphs over the night with its rising light, give us the hope that dispels fears and brings forth joy.
\nMay our hearts overflow with the Good News so that our lips resonate it to the ends of the earth.
\n(Prayer S-30 \u201cHoly Spirit\u201d)
\nAnd in this moment of stillness, imagine that you are among the disciples who followed Jesus and, together with the Mother, open your whole being to his coming, as if you were living those moments of Pentecost. And start vividly feeling what you say in these phrases:
\nYou are with us every day until the end of the world.
\nYou are with us, divine Omnipotence, with our fragility.
\nYou are with us, infinite love, who accompany us in all our steps.
\nYou are with us, sovereign protection and guarantee of success in temptations.
\nYou are with us, energy that sustains our hesitant generosity.
\nYou are with us in our struggles and failures, in our difficulties and trials.
\nYou are with us in our disappointments and anxieties to restore our courage.
\nYou are with us in our sadness, to communicate to us the enthusiasm of your joy.
\nYou are with us in loneliness as a companion who never fails.
\nYou are with us in our apostolic mission to guide and support us.
\nYou are with us to lead us to the Father through the path of wisdom and eternity.
\nAmen.
\n(Prayer S-19 \u201cYou are with us\u201d) <\/p>\n
May the Love of God the Father together with the Son, who dwells in us, through the Holy Spirit, pour out their abundant gifts upon you, dear friend.
\n(Song SB-22 \u201cFather, I adore You\u201d)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Pentecost and the Mother<\/p>\n
When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, \u201cWoman, here is your son.\u201d Then he said to the disciple: \u201cHere is your mother\u201d (John 19:26-27)
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