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Day Four — Come Holy Spirit — Come Now – Come as You May

Day Four — Come Holy Spirit — Come Now – Come as You May

by Fr. Mark McCormick | May 29, 2020 | RC Vocations Blog

In addition to praying the Novena to the Holy Spirit, I would encourage you to spend some time this week praying with the Pentecost Sequence “Veni, Sancte Spiritus,” or “Come, Holy Spirit, Come!” On Pentecost we insert a hymn into the Scripture readings of the day....
Day 3 – Come Holy Spirit – Come Now – Come as You May…

Day 3 – Come Holy Spirit – Come Now – Come as You May…

by Fr. Mark McCormick | May 29, 2020 | RC Vocations Blog

Mark 9:29 “This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer and fasting.  I remember when I was in Medjugorje, I heard this saying “praying without fasting is like a one legged-soldier, always easily defeated.” Prayer and fasting go together. God Bless – Fr....
Day Four — Come Holy Spirit — Come Now – Come as You May

Day Two— Come Holy Spirit -Come Now – Come as You May

by Fr. Mark McCormick | May 29, 2020 | RC Vocations Blog

I wanted to share two quotes with as we finished Day 2 of our 9 Day Novena to the Holy Spirit through prayer and fasting.  One of my favorite Sunday scripture commentaries is from Dr. Brant Pitre, who is the Distinguished Research Professor of Scripture at The...
Day Four — Come Holy Spirit — Come Now – Come as You May

Day 1 – Come Holy Spirit – Come Now – Come as You May

by Fr. Mark McCormick | May 29, 2020 | RC Vocations Blog

Good morning, Come Holy Spirit – Come Now -Come as You May.  Let us pray for and lift one another these 9 days of prayer and fasting, as we call upon the Holy Spirit to flood our souls, our entire being with His Truth and His Life. In the Nicene Creed we...

Friday May 21, 2020 – Come Now – Come as You May

by Fr. Mark McCormick | May 29, 2020 | RC Vocations Blog

For those who are in, we start our 9-day Novena to the Holy Spirit through prayer and fasting tomorrow. I encourage you to concretely name your intention or the desire that you are seeking-asking- begging from the Holy Spirit. In Mark 10:46-52, we hear the healing...
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