Preaching Revival Here

For John, BLUF:  A little revival is a good thing.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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For Sunday morning a little talk of revival.  I didn't know it, but even so this last week the Archdiocese of Boston was experiencing a little revival, in this case from 25 to 27 October the 18th annual Boston Black Catholic Revival.  Eighteen years.  Impressive.  Maybe Lowell could conduct an annual revival.

At any rate, this event was reported on by Mr Christopher S Pineo and published in The Boston Pilot on Friday.  The article focused on Father Maurice J. Nutt, CSsR, who came up from New Orleans to preach.  The heart of his message seemed to be the need for a New Pentecost:

"We are desperately in need of a new infusion, a new invasion of the Holy Spirit," he said.

He said Church efforts to combat evil in the world need a revival themselves, which can only come from Jesus Christ into the people through the Holy Spirit.

"We need a new Pentecost in our Church.  That is what your popes have been trying to tell you, when they say new evangelization," Father Nutt said.

Father Nutt said, through the revival, each person there had been hooked up with a bolstering of faith to go forth and live the Gospel.

"Whatever you have got going on in your life, you have got to make sure, make up your mind, that God is all up and over your life," he said.

Well, it is always time to call for a new Pentecost in the Church, a new infilling of the Holy Spirit in the members of the body of faith.  Amen.

Regards  —  Cliff