Pentecost Sunday: May 11, 2008

Acts 2:1-4
When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were. Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim.
 

Pentecost Sequence
 
O HOLY SPIRIT! Lord of light!
From your clear celestial height
Your pure and beaming radiance give.

Come, thou Father of the poor!
Come, with treasures which endure!
Come, thou light of all that live!

Thou of all Consolers best,
Visiting the troubled breast,
Dost refreshing peace bestow.

Thou in toil art Comfort sweet,
Pleasant coolness in the heat,
Solace in the midst of woe.

Light immortal! Light Divine!
Visit thou these hearts of thine,
And our inmost being fill.

If thou take your grace away,
Nothing pure in man will stay;
All his good is turned to ill.

Heal our wounds, our strength renew;
On our dryness, pour your dew;
Wash the stains of guilt away.

Bend the stubborn heart and will;
Melt the frozen, warm the chill;
Guide the steps that go astray.

Thou, on those who evermore
Thee confess and thee adore,
In your sevenfold gifts descend.

Give them comfort when they die;
Give them life with thee on high;
Give them joys which never end. Amen.

CATHOLIC COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN ANNUAL COLLECTION
MAY 17-18

The diocesan communications office asks for your help in the upcoming Catholic Communications Campaign. Although it has existed for 25 years, this may be the first time many of you have heard of this campaign, that over the years has spread the Gospel message through the internet, television, radio, and print. For most of us, our days are not complete until we’ve checked out our favorite website, read the newspaper, listened to our favorite radio station, or caught the evening news before heading to bed.

Pope Benedict XVI in his message on World Communications Day 2008, speaks of transforming communications to reflect the message of the Gospel saying, “Yet it is a task which to some degree concerns us all, because we are all consumers and operators of social communications in this era of globalization. The new media – telecommunications and internet in particular – are changing the very face of communication; perhaps this is a valuable opportunity to reshape it, to make more visible.”

The Catholic Communication Campaign takes up this goal both on a national level and right here in our diocese. Locally, the campaign paid for and supports the Diocesan and Catholic Chronicle websites, it supports the efforts of local Catholic Radio stations in the Toledo and Mansfield areas, provided funds for a documentary on the ecumenical pilgrimage to Germany and Italy by Catholics and Lutherans in Northwest Ohio, and purchased new computers and software for the Catholic Chronicle.. Nationally, the campaign helps fund Catholic radio programs and daily scripture readings available on the diocesan website. This year, the “For Your Marriage” website, a tool for married couples and those thinking about marriage was launched by this campaign.

This year’s collection date is May 17^th and 18^th. In the past several years this collection was included within the Annual Catholic Appeal. This year, the collection is separate and is supported solely through an annual parish collection that merits our continued support. Half of the money from the collection stays right here in our diocese. Your help is needed to continue many important projects from the diocesan communications office.

Please make a donation to the Catholic Communication Campaign.Your strong support will insure the continued availability of media resources that promote Gospel values and foster the pastoral teachings of the Catholic Church.

Thank You, 

The Diocesan Communications Office Staff 

To contact your local parish office, please click here to find a Catholic Church nearby.

For more information on the National program, click here to visit the Catholic Communication Campaign website.

To learn more about "For Your Marriage"click here .