“IN this second Pentecost, the heavens are not overcast, nor is the roar of thunder heard; the hearts of men, are not stricken with fear, as when God spake on Sinai; repentance and gratitude are the sentiments now uppermost. A divine fire burns within their souls, and will spread throughout the whole world. Our Lord Jesus had said: ‘I am come to cast fire on the earth; and what will I, but that it be kindled?’ The hour for fulfillment of this word has come; the Spirit of love, the Holy Ghost, the eternal uncreated Flame, is about to descend from heaven, and realize the merciful design of our Redeemer.”

— Dom Prosper Guéranger, “Whit Sunday, the Day of Pentecost,” The Liturgical Year

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