Maxim Monday: Faithful to the Holy Spirit's grace

Likewise, be very faithful to the grace of the Holy Spirit, listening attentively, obeying promptly and entirely, attributing to the Holy Spirit, as is indeed just, the honor resulting from the success of your good actions. Maxims of the Little Institute, 15

Yesterday was Pentecost Sunday. There’s so much to say about Maxim 15 and this feast it’s hard to know where to begin. Today The Literacy Connection, one the ministries of the Sisters of St. Joseph, had its celebration of gratitude and accomplishment. Every tutor and student who was there had her/his moment of recognition. The Spirit was clearly present in the faces as tutors and students came forward to be recognized, in the words spoken -- particularly as new speakers of English stood with microphone in hand and expressed what learning English means to them, and in the life and energy that permeated the entire gathering.

The process of companioning that goes on in The Literacy Connection requires the fidelity to the grace of the Holy Spirit and the attentive listening of which Maxim 15 speaks. And it certainly results in honor resulting from the success of the good actions of tutors and students working as one. Although most of the students and many of the tutors may never have heard of Maxim 15, they are living it. It was a perfect way to celebrate Pentecost!

As a postscript to the previous post just below this post...On Cardinal Sean's Blog there is also something about our Evening Prayer with the priests of the Boston area. The event is in the title but you will need to scroll down a bit to find the actual text and pictures about the event.

A slideshow of the event was also posted on our website today at http://www.csjboston.org/Priests/index.htm