Sunday, May 23, we celebrate the birthday of the Church – the Feast of Pentecost. The Catechism of the Catholic Church #739 states, “Because the Holy Spirit is the anointing of Christ, it is Christ who, as the head of the Body, pours out the Spirit among his members to nourish, heal, and organize them in their mutual functions, to give them life, send them to bear witness, and associate them to his self-offering to the Father and to his intercession for the whole world. Through the Church’s sacraments, Christ communicates his Holy and sanctifying Spirit to the members of his Body.” You are invited to enter into a novena of prayer (9-day prayer) to the Holy Spirit, asking Him to help you/us realize the wonderful 7 gifts that we received at our Baptism and were sealed in us at our Confirmation.