Bulletins
May 5, 2013
Download the Bulletin as a PDFIt is crucial to be familiar with the details of the Crucifixion, Resurrection, Ascension and Pentecost. Consider how the Gospels conclude and the Acts of the Apostles begins:
Matthew 28
18 And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in
heaven and on earth has been given to me.
19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit,
20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded
you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the
age."
Mark 16
19 So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them,
was taken up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand
of God.
20 And they went forth and preached
everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and
confirmed the message by the signs that attended it.
Amen.
Luke 24
48 You are witnesses of these things.
49 And behold, I
send the promise of my Father upon you; but stay in the
city, until you are clothed with power from on high."
50
Then he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up
his hands he blessed them.
51 While he blessed them, he
parted from them, and was carried up into heaven.
52
And they returned to Jerusalem with great joy,
53 and
were continually in the temple blessing God.
Acts 1
8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has
come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses in
Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the end of
the earth."
By the time of Pentecost, the Apostles were believers, had been forgiven of sin, and had received the Holy Eucharist at the Last Supper. They were publicly praising God and joined in obedient prayer for nine days leading up to Pentecost, only after which did they start to preach and baptize. We need to pray to the Holy Spirit and prepare to be apostolic, making disciples of all nations and all neighborhoods... even ours.
God bless you!
Fr. Christopher J. Pollard
