Preparing for Pentecost – May 23 – Homily – Fr Alan
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Fr Alan B. Maria Wharton gives the homily for Saturday of the Seventh Week of Easter (May 23, 2026), reflecting on the Blessed Virgin Mary as the “Spouse of the Holy Spirit” and the perfect model of receptive faith, obedience, and charity. Drawing from the teachings of St. Maximilian Kolbe, Father's message to the faithful is to imitate Mary’s fiat, embrace the Cross, and become docile to the promptings of the Holy Spirit so that Christ may bear fruit through their lives.
Index
00:00 - Introduction to Mary as Spouse of the Holy Spirit
01:15 - Mary’s Connection to the Hypostatic Union
02:28 - Mary as Mother of Grace and Model of Faith
03:52 - Docility and Receptivity to the Holy Spirit
05:38 - St. Maximilian Kolbe and Consecration to Mary
06:40 - Understanding True Docility and Obedience
07:34 - Imitating Mary’s Fiat and Embracing the Cross
09:08 - Conclusion and Preparing for Pentecost
Cathechetical resources
Catechism of the Catholic Church – Mary and Holy Spirit union – https://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/721.htm
Catechism of the Catholic Church – Model of receptive faith – https://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/722.htm
Catechism of the Catholic Church – Mediatrix of all graces – https://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/966.htm
United States Conference – Conception by the Spirit – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/1?35
Militia of the Immaculata – Kolbe consecration teaching – https://militia-immaculatae.org/en/spirituality/maximilian-kolbe-and-the-holy-spirit/
United States Conference – Mary at Pentecost prayer – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/acts/1?14
Ave Maria!
Mass: Saturday 7th Week of Easter - Wkdy
Readings: - http://usccb.org/bible/readings/052326.cfm
1st: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31 - Arrival in Rome
Resp: Psalms 11:4, 5, 7 - Unshakeable Trust in God
Gsp: John 21:20-25 - Peter and the Beloved Disciple
More on the Readings: https://airmaria.com/r?m=2212
Also on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eUi-J6UpOM
