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The Easter Season concludes today with today’s celebration of the Feast of Pentecost. On Pentecost we celebrate the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles gathered in the upper room in Jerusalem. This event marks the beginning of the Church. The story of Pentecost is found in the first reading today from the Acts of the Apostles. We ourselves were filled with the Holy Spirit at our baptism, along with the gifts of the Holy Spirit. May the Holy Spirit energize us on our Christian journey of faith.

Today, we celebrate the Feast of the Ascension. Traditionally, it was observed on the Thursday prior to the Seventh Sunday of Easter. Over twenty-five years ago, most of the dioceses of the United States, received permission from Rome to transfer the Ascension to the Seventh Sunday of Easter. This year we read from the Gospel of Saint Matthew, where Jesus gives the “Great Commission” to the Apostles and the early Church—telling them “Go out into the world and tell the Good News—know that I will be with you always until the end of the world.” Jesus is with us here today in the Word proclaimed, and in the Eucharist, His Body and His Blood. We are also commissioned to bring the Good News of Jesus into the world.

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!! A very happy and blessed Mother’s Day to our moms. May your day be filled with God’s blessings on your special day. I will remember all mothers, living and deceased, at Mass this weekend.

As we journey together on this Fifth Sunday of Easter, we give praise and thanks to God for sending us the Son, who sacrificed His life to save us, who has shown us the way to eternal life. In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells His disciples that He is preparing a place for them in His Father’s house. Jesus tells the disciples and us that He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Let us place our trust in the Lord that one day we will reach God’s dwelling place.