Pentecost Sunday B Jn 20,19-23

During the farewell at the Last Supper, Jesus speaks to the Holy Spirit about the Holy Spirit and says, “When he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into the full truth” (Jn 16:12).

Today Sunday says that the Holy Spirit is the soul and inner strength of Christ’s Church and its members. The Holy Spirit is not yet understood as the New Testament says. The book of Acts (cf. 2: 1-11) describes the event of the sending of the Holy Spirit as follows: “A roar came from heaven, as when a strong wind arose, and filled the whole house” – The Supper, where the disciples gathered with the Virgin at the behest of Jesus Mary and several women as they awaited the Holy Spirit announced and foretold by Jesus. The prophets foretold Jesus that Israel would come and redeem him. Jesus speaks of the Holy Spirit several times when he quotes the words of the prophet Isaiah: “For I will pour water upon that which is thirsty, and upon the dry earth, and will pour out my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thy branches.” recalls the promise God made to the chosen people that spiritual rebirth will take place through the various ways of the Holy Spirit. Jesus does not talk about how or how. Jesus says, “I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Comforter” (Jn 14:16).
The sending of the Holy Spirit took place on the fiftieth day after the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. The Jews then celebrated the Feast of Thanksgiving for the harvest. It was a happy day. It was also the last holiday of the Easter festivities when the nation commemorated Egyptian slavery and new life in the homeland. It was a kind of family holiday. At that time, many Jews from all over the world came to Jerusalem. The apostles remained with the Virgin Mary and the women who accompanied Jesus during public ministry. They did not yet know that the coming of the Holy Spirit would mark a new beginning. Jesus did not come to abolish the Law and the Prophets but to fulfill them. They did not understand Jesus’ words about the Holy Spirit: “But the Comforter, the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance” (Jn 14:26).
Semitic peoples perceive signs very carefully. And when sending the Holy Spirit in particular, it is necessary to be aware of the hum, as when the wind, the fire – the tongues of fire and the apostles’ behavior who speak foreign languages, are chasing. New life in the Holy Spirit is important to them. The storm heals what is strong. But what is weak is breaking. What has become weakened and weakened is fallen away. Fire is a symbol of purification. The gold was purified in a fire. The apostle Peter is no longer afraid. Peter says of himself, but also of the apostles on whom the Holy Spirit descended, that they are not drunk (Acts 2:15), but in an elevated voice he represents Jesus, who proved his power by his powerful works, wonders, and signs (Acts 2:22). . It is no longer Peter from Pilate’s court, where he denied Jesus fearing the maid. Peter’s courage, strength, and arguments are the consequences of the gifts he received from the Holy Spirit. Through him, the Holy Spirit realizes Jesus’ words: “But the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance” (Jn 14:26).
Every Jew in the book of Moses knows about the confusion of tongues in Babylon. They were punished for their pride in not understanding each other. When the Holy Spirit is sent, the opposite happens. All who had made a commotion where the apostles have all heard the apostles speaking in their tongues. They ask, “And how is it that we each hear them in our own language in which we were born? We, the Parti, the Medi, the Elamans, the inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the Libyan regions, around Cyrene, immigrant Romans, Jews and greedy, Cretans and Arabs: we hear them speaking in great languages By the works of God. ”All were amazed and embarrassed,“ What is this? ”(Acts 2: 8-12)

Today we confess: “I believe in one, holy, universal, apostolic Church …” The words of Jesus were fulfilled: “When the Comforter comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, which proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness of me.” (Jn 15:26) In sending the Holy Spirit, we commemorate the birth of the Church. If the Church had been founded by the most skillful, most educated, holy people, it would no longer exist today. Christ is the cornerstone. He identified Peter as the rock on which he founded his Church, and no one can overcome it (cf. Mt 16:18) because the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of truth, which proceeds from the Father, bears witness. Where are those who have persecuted the Church for centuries? Where are those who have already celebrated victory over the Church? Where are the “-isms”?
The Holy Spirit blows where he wants and how he wants. It is not the fault of the Holy Spirit that someone today sees it only as a more peculiar support for the normal Christian endeavor, without which they could not do without and which we should remember from time to time. The Holy Spirit is not a gift for improvement, but it is a necessary foundation of our faith. We are to live with the Holy Spirit. It means acting and fulfilling our daily duties, all of us who have been baptized. Our duty is to be taught by the Holy Spirit and to remember everything Jesus taught and did. Pride, the claim that you are high

I turn without God, or I will not accept him; I even reject me; it deprives me of the forces and graces necessary for the salvation of the soul. When we believe that our homeland is in heaven, it is our duty to listen to the Spirit of truth and fulfill all that He shows us.

In many churches, the decoration reminds us of this, such as the triangle and the symbols eye, cross, and dove. We accept the Church’s teaching that God the Father, who created the world, sees everything. It is right that we protect ourselves from every sin and other evil. We proclaim ourselves to the teachings of Jesus Christ, who redeemed and saved us, and we are established in his mercy. And we accept the dove as an expression of God’s love. If we persevere in it, we will gain eternal life.
The Holy Spirit, whom we call Love, enriches us with many gifts. We have a habit of putting birch in the church on Sunday. Birch has many leaves that move even in the slightest breeze. And as we look at it, we realize how the Holy Spirit enriches us with many gifts. It is right that today we are returning in our thoughts to our confirmation. We ask for gifts that we may not have appreciated. We also ask for our confirmation children.
It is right that we ask not only for the gift of wisdom and reason but also for the gift of counsel, strength, art, religion, the fear of God not only for ourselves, our loved ones but also for those who govern nations, which govern people, who decide us, about our happiness, health…

It is not difficult to talk about the Holy Spirit because when we work with him daily, we ask, we listen in our conscience, even through things, events, or people. Yes, it is right that we do not want to offend the Holy Spirit with any conscious and voluntary sin.