Friends, welcome to Word on Fire Catholic Ministries.

Word on Fire is an apostolate dedicated to the mission of evangelization,

using media both old and new to share the faith on every continent

and to facilitate an encounter with Christ and His Church.

The efforts of Word on Fire engage the culture and bring the transformative power of God's

word where it is most needed.

Today, we invite you to join Bishop Robert Barron as he preaches the gospel and shares the

warmth and light of Christ with each one of us.

Peace be with you.

Friends, we come to the sixth Sunday of Easter,

which means we're coming to the end of the Easter season,

which means we're coming toward the great feast of Pentecost,

which after Christmas and Easter is the most important feast of the church year,

the feast of the Holy Spirit. And that's why the church gives us now as we're approaching Pentecost, these little hints, little anticipations of the Holy Spirit.

You know, if you talk, especially to our Eastern Christian friends, they'll chide us in the West because we tend to underplay the Holy Spirit.

And there might be some truth to that, you know, and there are a lot of reasons for it.

But it certainly is not warranted in the scriptures.

The scripture is filled with insight and celebration of the Holy Spirit.

And, you know, this Easter season I've said to you before, the whole of the Acts of the

Apostles is all about the Holy Spirit.

The risen Christ, the Ascended Christ, now sends the Spirit into the Church to continue his work.

What we see now in all three readings today, this marvelous manifestation of the Spirit, the signs of the Holy Spirit. I think it's good for all of us because,

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