ROAD TO PENTECOST

New prayer guide from Easter to Pentecost!

We have the four weeks of Advent to prepare for Christmas and  40 days of Lent to prepare for Easter, but the post Easter period is often more of an anti-climax than a period of celebration or of waiting expectantly for the feast of Pentecost.

This year, to help us prepare better, Goodnews magazine is publishing a special prayer guide with daily prayers, scriptures and reflections from Easter to Pentecost. The reader will be led to meditate on the whole sweep of salvation history, with short daily reflections, showing how God prepared for the coming of Jesus, his plan for the redemption of mankind and  the sending of His Holy Spirit, to empower us to live the Christian life. As we reflect on what God did in the past, we realise He continues to work in the same way in the lives of his people today.  

The booklet culminates with prayers and reflections for a Pentecost novena starting on Ascension Thursday and leading up to Pentecost Sunday itself. The themes of prayer for each day, echo the intentions asked for by BlessedElena Guerra, an Italian nun who lived at the end of the 19th century, and who persuaded Pope Leo XIII to call for a novena to pray especially for Church unity, renewal of the Church and renewal of society.

We hope that this little booklet by helping people to pray and focus more on the build up to Pentecost will enable people to better receive the many graces God wants to shower on us and help equip us spiritually for the times ahead. The booklet is ideal for people who have completed the RCIA and have been received into the Church at Easter to help reinforce what they have learnt and for parish groups and those who like a short daily reflection to encourage them in their spiritual life.

Below is a sample page in the booklet.

To order please call the Catholic Charismatic Renewal National Service Committee Office at 1-800-338-2445 or email us at chariscenter@nsc-chariscenter.org.

The cost is $2.50 each plus shipping and handling. A discount is provided for orders or 10 or more.