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Pray for the children who celebrated First Eucharist on May 16, 2021...

Colton Blain, Margaret Griffin, Jonathon Barchard, 
Noah Courtemanche, Delaney O'Grady, 
Kaitlin Collins, Brendan Legault, 
Hayden Bates, Chad Sliwoski

 Please pray for these young men & women, who 
Fr. Roy brought  May 6, 2021 
 to celebrate the Sacrament of 
Confirmation with Bishop Robert J. McManus 
at Sacred Heart of Jesus
in Webster with
40 other young men & women
from the local area parishes: 
Jason Bleau, Tyler Kasprzycki,
Nolan Sharry, 
Anna L'Esperance,
Angelina Friend, 
Brielle Morse

Stations of the Cross Coloring Book
for Families with Children from Bayard Faith Resources  
http://online.fliphtml5.com/qghg/rqrt/?mc_cid=673ccff71e&mc_eid=%5BUNIQID%5D#p=1

How can this world be renewed?  It begins with us!  If we are not renewed in the power of the Holy Spirit, how can we ever think of renewing the face of the earth?  The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Truth and the Spirit of Love.  Only He can lead us and bring lasting unity to our world.  At Pentecost, the Spirit brought all of humanity into one big family of God and the Church was born.
People of all nations were present, hearing the message St Peter proclaimed in their own language, and three thousand were baptized that day!  The Spirit enlightened their minds, and they were docile to hear, and repent of their sins! The tongues of fire remind us of the presence of God. When Moses went up to receive the Commandments, there were also strong winds, clouds, thunder, lightning, and fire that symbolize the presence of God. The Risen Lord’s first gift to the apostles was the power of discernment and judgement.  “After saying this he breathed on them and said: ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. For those whose sins you forgive, they are forgiven; for those whose sins you retain, they are retained.”   So, the world needs the Holy Spirit to purify itself of ignorance and sin.
On the Feast of Pentecost, the Spirit pours forth new life into humanity and the world.  Just as the Father at creation breathed life into man fashioned from the earth, so too, the Risen Christ breathed on the apostles and give them the New life of the Spirit.  He granted them peace and the power to transform the world, set the world free from sin and evil.