SCCR Parish Blog

  Now that the Easter Season is coming to a close, the Church's liturgical year has several solemn feast days in a row: Pentecost, Holy Trinity, Corpus Christi (Holy Body and Blood of the Lord). There is a great Chrsitian musical tradition for celebrating these feast days, and we can work only a few into the structure of the Mass. So I'm posting some video links of hymns for these feast days. Pentecost : * Come Holy Ghost! Holy Trinity: * All Hail Adored Trinity * Holy God We Praise Thy Name * Come Thou Almighty King Corpus Christi: * Jesus My Lord My God My All oming soon> 

The Church has an ancient tradition of praying for nine days (between Ascension Thursday and Pentecost Sunday) that we open our hearts and lives to the gifts of the Holy Spirit, Who does great and mighty works in our lives and brings us and others to holiness, happiness and Communion with the Blessed Trinity. Here's a good novena prayer .  You can pray a shortened form if you want (it's a devotion after all) but I recommend at least praying the prayer for the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit each day.  You can read what those gifts are and how they can help you in the guide.  You should start on Friday, May 14th, (the day after Ascension Thursday)   and end on Pentecost on Sunday, June 23rd . By the way, don't let the parish calendar confuse you.  Ascension is actually on Thursday, May 13th, but the Mass has been moved to Sunday in our diocese and some others, so more people can pray together at Sunday Mass.