"God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life . . ." We might not fully understand the nature of the Most Holy Trinity, but love gives us a handle that helps us grasp the mystery!

"And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim. . ." The Holy Spirit takes us as we are and empowers us to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ according to the gifts and talents that we each were given.

"See! I will bring spirit into you, that you may come to life." The Pentecost Extended Vigil calls us to wait in hope for the Holy Spirit to renew our world.

"I do not pray for the world but for the ones you have given me, because they are yours, and everything of mine is yours, and everything of yours is mine. I have been glorified in them." We belong to Jesus, and he prays to his Father on our behalf.

"You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." At his Ascension, Jesus commissioned his disciples to go out and evangelize the world.

"I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, the Spirit of truth." As baptized Christians, we share in the divine life of Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

"I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." Jesus invites us to be One with God. We invite others to this divine unity in the way we offer ourselves in service to those in need.

"He walks ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they recognize his voice." Jesus, our Good Shepherd, patiently seeks us and calls us to return to him so that we might have life abundantly.

"And it happened that while they were conversing and debating, Jesus himself drew near and walked with them." Easter joy! We recognize Jesus in each other, in the Word, and in the breaking of the bread.

"Peace be with you! When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord." The Divine Mercy of our Risen Lord brings healing and forgiveness.