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Today is the Feast of the Holy Trinity, also called Trinity Sunday, a feast in honor of the Trinity. Trinity Sunday, which falls on the first Sunday after Pentecost, is one of the few feasts in the Christian calendar that celebrate a doctrine rather than an event.

The great feast of Pentecost is observed today, Sunday, May 19th. It is often seen as the close of Eastertide. In reality Pentecost is more about an opening - the opening of every member of the Church to a new outpouring of the Holy Spirit in our midst. On The first Pentecost, the Holy Spirit gave birth to the real presence of the Risen Lord in his Word, in the Sacraments, and in the mission of every Christian.

We are aware of the presence of God in many ways and meet God in many ways, but the Sacraments are special ways in which we meet Jesus. When one receives a sacrament, although the priest (or Bishop, as is the case at our 10:30 Mass today) is saying the words, it is Christ Himself who is talking to you and giving you grace in the sacrament.

On April 29, 2024, Pope Francis has accepted the retirement of Monsignor Keith Newton from the office of Ordinary of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham in the United Kingdom. At the same time, Pope Francis has appointed Very Reverend David Waller as Bishop of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham.