Holy Spirit Baltimore

“Share with everyone in the Church the grace of baptism in the Holy Spirit.” — Pope Francis

Pentecost novena

May 10-18

This Pentecost Novena is intended to be used by parishes and prayer groups in order more fully to unite the Archdiocese of Baltimore, and all christians in the Mid-Atlantic, by the transforming power of the Holy Spirit. It is shared with the hope that during this year of Eucharistic Revival, we might grow in our desire for the gifts experienced by the early Church, opening our hearts and minds to live radically empowered by the Lord. We recognize the gift of the transformation of bread and wine into the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Christ, and we beg for the Holy Spirit to transform us and give us the graces we need to live radical Christian lives today.

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Personal Pentecost

7-minute excerpt of Archbishop Lori's Pentecost Homily

Actively Seeking More of Holy Spirit

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Archbishop Lori describes how, for many, the teaching of the Church regarding the Holy Spirit is a “Dead Letter”. He goes on to encourage the seeking of “Extraordinary Manifestations” of the Spirit that some consider “too wild and wooly”. He quotes Pope St. John Paul II encouraging seeking of “Charismatic Dimension” and states that this is needed in our Church today, to make it alive. He insists that we will not be able to evangelize our current society with just logic, but we need to be transformed from teachers into witnesses. He concludes by saying, “Only in the Holy Spirit will we renew the face of the earth. Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful. Amen. Alleluia”