Pentecost

    The Apostles with Mary receive the Holy Spirit. There's wind and tongues of fire that usher in the Holy Spirit. Our church celebrates this feast with the bright color of red. We had a Pastor once who requested that everyone wear red to Mass on this day. The whole church was ablaze with the Pentecostal fire. I still wear red every year on this day!
PictureThis is easily made by cutting out a paper dove, placing it on your white frosting cake and then sprinkling with red sprinkles.







To Eat:  This is the Birthday of the church. Serve cake with candles, not only because it is a birthday, but also because the candles represent the tongues of flames. Cherry Berries on a Cloud is also a great dessert because the clouds can represent wind and the Holy Spirit and the cherries and strawberries are red. (Read this recipe and tell me you don't want to make it.) 
Or how about Cherries Jubilee?!  Listen to this advice (doesn't it that make you want to try it?)
​https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/74422/classic-cherries-jubilee/
  • Note on flambeing. The  flames may get quite high when flambeing so pay attention to anything flammable above and around where you ignite the cherries. When the initial large flame has died down, a small blue flame will continue to burn for several seconds. Shake or stir the cherries gently to expose more alcohol to the flame, being careful that they do not burn. The goal is to have the small, blue flame burn for as long as possible, thereby reducing the raw alcohol flavor, caramelizing the sugars, and entertaining your guests!​

Download Dove Template

To Do:  make a Pentecost mobile

(and wear red!) 
​To Pray: This is also a great day for a picnic with family and friends. If the weather isn't too hot, end the evening with a bonfire and recite the 

Chaplet of the Holy Spirit


Prayer:
Sign of the Cross. Act of Contrition

FIRST MYSTERY

Jesus is conceived by the Holy Spirit of the Virgin Mary.

Meditation: The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee. There the Holy One to be born shall be called the Son of God (Luke 11:35). 
Prayers: One Our Father and Hail Mary; seven Glory be to the Father.

SECOND MYSTERY

The Spirit of the Lord rests upon Jesus.

Meditation: When Jesus was baptized, He immediately came up from the water. And behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending as a Dove and coming upon Him. (Matthew 3:16). 
Prayers: One Our Father and Hail Mary; seven Glory be to the Father.

THIRD MYSTERY

Jesus is led by the Spirit into the desert.

Meditation: Now Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit about the desert for forty days, being tempted the while by the devil (Luke 4:11). 
Prayers: One Our Father and Hail Mary; seven Glory be to the Father.

FOURTH MYSTERY

The Holy Spirit in the Church.

Meditation: Suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a violent wind blowing, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak of the wonderful works of God. (Acts 2:2, 4, 11). 
Prayers: One Our Father and Hail Mary; seven Glory be to the Father.

FIFTH MYSTERY

The Holy Spirit in the souls of the Just.

Meditation: Or, do you not know that your members are the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you? Do not extinguish the Spirit. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption (I Cor. 6-19; I Thess. 5:19; Eph. 4:30). 
Prayers: One Creed, Our Father, Hail Mary; seven Glory be to the Father.

Prayer Source: Family Liturgical Customs No. 4: Easter by Ethel Marbach, Abbey Press Publishing Division, St. Meinrad, Indiana, 1964