May 17-24, 2026
“Like a mighty wind that overtakes us, like a crash that startles us, like a fire that illuminates us, the gift of the Holy Spirit descends upon us (cf. Acts 2:1-11).”
Pope Leo XIV, June 8, 2025
“Hope would have us recognize that there is always a way out, that we can always redirect our steps, that we can always do something to solve our problems.”
LS #61
Hallelujah!
On Sunday, May 24, 2026, we and the whole Church will celebrate the Feast of Pentecost in synodality. On the same day, the Laudato Si’ Week, which started yesterday, Sunday, May 17, Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, will also come to its end. The theme of the year “From Hope to Action” inspired our JPIC Team to create a booklet for us to pray and reflect on about the 7 gifts of the Holy Spirit in the context of the Encyclical Laudato Si’. The booklet is attached. We offer this booklet for your reflection as we move from Hope to Action in our gratitude for the gift of the Holy Spirit.