Our readings for this Pentecost are here.
This is a brief excerpt from the Pentecost, Cycle B entry, based on my notes from Fr Dennis’ homily from the Mass of May 20, 2018 10AM.
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In 2018, Fr Dennis kept it real, simple, and direct.
At the time, it did not feel particularly Easter-y as the news was filled with news that could cause despair and disgust. D2 noted that having such behavior seemingly fill the news can be disheartening.
And while we are called to forgiveness, perhaps most especially when it is difficult, Fr Dennis offered that forgiveness is not a call to passivity. Peacefulness is the fight for justice; it is our foundation. Forgiveness, peacefulness, justice — all these states are dynamic, rather than static or passive conditions.
And that is a nice thought in the year 2026 when so much seems amuck (again or still).
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For our image this week, I stumbled across a Danish fresco in the Cathedral of Aarhus in Aarhus, Denmark. It is a fresco of Pentecost with the tongues of fire descending on the twelve apostles … and one title indicates Mary of Magdala but, gospel-wise, Mary the Mother of God and the Church. She is the one with light hair and no beard. 🙂
Seems to fit with the Roman Catholic Church’s observance of Mary, Mother of the Church on the Monday after Pentecost .
The image was part of a “free download,” but it did not seem the same as other free downloads. The attribution is asked to be ID 85709227 © Stig Alen’s | Dreamstime.com
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