Today we celebrate the feast of Pentecost, the birthday of the Catholic Church in particular, and Christianity in general. On this day, we read this about Pentecost in the Acts of the Apostles:
When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were. Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim (Acts 2: 1-4).
The Holy Spirit emboldened the early Church leaders to use their gifts to spread the good news of Jesus Christ to the whole world. This “missionary mandate” has been treasured for the more than 2,000 years of Catholic Christianity.
In the above photo, we see Mayor Marlon Osorto of Reitoca (left) and Dr. Aaron Mejía of Clínica Santa María in Reitoca discussing a project of the Passport 7730 Rotary Club, putting roofs on the houses of the ultra poor of the area.