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Today is June 8, the Solemnity of Pentecost.
In the readings at Mass for the feast of Pentecost, “Jesus said to his disciples: ‘If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always. Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him'” (Jn 14:15-21).
Today, I want to ask a simple question: What is the relationship between the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the feast of Pentecost?
The Sacred Heart is the human heart of Jesus Christ — the incarnate Word. It is a heart of real flesh, a heart that beat in his chest, that ached with compassion, that was pierced on Calvary. It is a sign of divine love expressed in a fully human way — a love we can relate to, one that we see, touch and contemplate.
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In the readings at Mass for the feast of Pentecost, “Jesus said to his disciples: ‘If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always. Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him'” (Jn 14:15-21).
Today, I want to ask a simple question: What is the relationship between the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the feast of Pentecost?
The Sacred Heart is the human heart of Jesus Christ — the incarnate Word. It is a heart of real flesh, a heart that beat in his chest, that ached with compassion, that was pierced on Calvary. It is a sign of divine love expressed in a fully human way — a love we can relate to, one that we see, touch and contemplate.
A burning love
The Holy Spirit, on the other hand, is uncreated love — the eternal bond of love between the Father and the Son. St. Thomas Aquinas tells us that the proper name of the Holy Spirit is Love. Not just “loving” or “lovable” — but Love himself. If the Son is the Word and the Father is the unoriginated Source, the Spirit is the gift of Love flowing from their union.Continued below.
How are the Sacred Heart and Pentecost connected?
The Sacred Heart reveals God’s love in flesh, and the Holy Spirit is that love poured out — divine charity made present.
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