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Pentecost in the Upper Room. Pentecost Sunday in Jerusalem, where the outpouring of the Holy Spirit took place... The Franciscans lead the evening prayer in the Cenacle, in the same place that tradition …More
Pentecost in the Upper Room.
Pentecost Sunday in Jerusalem, where the outpouring of the Holy Spirit took place...
The Franciscans lead the evening prayer in the Cenacle, in the same place that tradition says was spoken of in the Acts of the Apostles.
“It was here, in this very place, when suddenly from heaven, there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.”
There are Christians that come to Jerusalem as pilgrims, a small assembly of various origins, as if to represent the universality of the church throughout the world, which precisely here started its journey. Prayer, meditation, and just like on that day, so many different languages, each in his own praying the Our Father.
Here at the Upper Room, now as then, is not difficult to perceive the presence and power of the Spirit, still capable of leading the Church of Christ and its mission of witness in Jerusalem and throughout the world.
And from here, once again this year, new …More
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Thank Heaven for the Franciscans!