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“He will teach you all things.” John 14:26b

Pentecost

Pentecost is the name used by Greek-speaking Jews for the Jewish feast of Shavuot. It is a festival of first fruits, when God is given an offering from the land’s early produce. Ancient Jewish tradition connected this feast with the giving of the Torah to Moses on Mt. Siniai. Its name, “Pentecost,” refers to its placement on the calendar - fifty days after Passover - and it is now associated with the Christian feast commemorating the coming of the Holy Spirit. After Christ’s ascension into heaven, his disciples met in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost. While they were together, the sound of a rushing wind filled the room and the Holy Spirit fell upon all, manifesting in flames of fire. The disciples began speaking in the languages of the Gentile nations and they were empowered to fulfill Jesus’ final command to “go into all of the world, baptizing in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.” Fifty days earlier, Jesus had promised that he would ask the Father to send the Helper (the Holy Spirit) who would be with them forever. Now, in the presence of all, this promise was fulfilled.

The cultural chaos following the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple in AD 70 led to conflicting traditions in how to calculate Passover. Today, Western Pentecost, Eastern Pentecost, and Jewish Shavuot all fall on different days. This reminds us to pray that through the Holy Spirit’s power, all of his people will be fully unified in his truth and love.

Almighty God, on this day, through the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, you revealed the way of eternal life to every race and nation: Pour out this gift anew, that by the preaching of the Gospel your salvation may reach to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

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05/24/2026

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“In the catholic church itself... we hold that faith which has been believed everywhere, always, by all.” - Vincent of Lérins (3??-c. 445), Monk

A classic definition of catholicity was articulated by Vincent of Lérins, a 4th/5th century French monk. While Scripture was complete and sufficient in itself, different interpretations of Scripture could exist. When faced with conflicting interpretations, the church should evaluate them according to a basic rule, now called “The Vincentian Canon”: what “has been believed always, everywhere, by all”? Vincent pointed to an example - the A***n teaching gained traction for a time among Western bishops, but it was rejected because it conflicted with Scripture and with the majority of Biblical interpretations of the early church. “All novelty in faith is a sure mark of heresy,” Vincent noted. Yet Vincent didn’t necessarily equate change with novelty. He was not opposed to progress in Christian doctrine, but progress could never be contrary to the standard set by the consensus of earlier generations. As times change and ministerial realities develop, the church must always look to Scripture and the consensus of the historic church’s interpretation of Scripture as the guardrails of orthodoxy. Vincent’s logic has been echoed through the centuries by writers like G.K. Chesterton, who reminded us to consult the “democracy of the dead” and C.S. Lewis who said to “keep the clean, sea breeze of the centuries blowing through our minds” as we evaluate modern interpretations and applications of Scripture.

O God, who by your Holy Spirit moved Vincent of Lérins to manifest to your church the way of perfection: Grant us, we pray, to be nourished by his teaching, and enkindle within us a keen and unquenchable longing for true holiness; through Jesus Christ, the joy of loving hearts, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

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