The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames) Day 46: Come Holy Spirit (2026)
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Feb 15, 2026 A reflection on the Descent of the Holy Spirit as a transformative prayer event. Reading of Acts 2 highlights wind, fire, and tongues. Three angles are explored: prayerful waiting, the Father’s promise, and Old Testament fulfillment. Themes include the new covenant, inner renewal, and persistent prayer with Mary as the pathway to spiritual fruitfulness.
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Pentecost As A Patient Prayer Event
- Pentecost was a sustained, communal prayer event marked by patient, even stubborn, perseverance.
- Fr. Mark-Mary stresses that this nine-day waiting was the first novena preparing for the Spirit's coming.
Spirit As Fulfillment Of Old Promises
- The Holy Spirit is called the 'promise of the Father' and fulfills Old Testament prophecies.
- Fr. Mark-Mary links Joel, Ezekiel, and Jeremiah to Pentecost's outpouring and new covenant.
New Covenant Made Present By The Spirit
- Pentecost inaugurates a new covenant: a new heart, a new spirit, and the law written within.
- Fr. Mark-Mary explains that participating in God's life now flows from the Spirit dwelling in us.
