Monday of the 7th week of Eastertide
Saints Marcellinus and Peter, Martyrs
First reading Acts 19:1-8
The days between the Ascension and Pentecost are marked by a sacred expectancy—an interior waiting that is not passive but prayerful, echoing the experience of the early disciples. In Acts 19:1–8, we are reminded that repentance, while essential, is not complete without the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. The disciples in Ephesus had turned their hearts toward God, but it was only when the Holy Spirit came upon them that their faith became fully alive, bearing the fruits of bold proclamation and interior transformation. Likewise, in this in-between time, the Church is called to wait not with anxiety but with desire: to open herself anew to the gift of the Spirit who alone completes the work of conversion, fills the soul with divine life, and empowers the mission of Christ in the world. Let’s reflect: This period is a sacred time of expectant prayer in which repentance opens the heart to receive the transforming gift of the Holy Spirit.
Don Giorgio