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Come, Holy Spirit

6th Sunday in Easter  Cycle C https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/052525.cfm Two weeks ago, 133 Cardinals filed into the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican to select a new pope. As they took their places in a space similar in size to St. Agnes, they chanted Veni Creator Spiritus, Come, Holy Spirit. These men were from all over the world, with a diversity of languages, perspectives, and theological views. Yet they were tasked with getting a two thirds majority to select someone to lead them. Can you imagine getting 133 people to come to an agreement on a leader? It seems impossible, yet they within two days and four rounds of voting, we saw white smoke and heard the announcement: habemus papum! We have a pope. For decades, people have said, “it is impossible to elect an American pope. It will never happen.” Yet here we are. The Holy Spirit—which the cardinals invoked before they began—is the doer of impossible deeds. As we approach the feast of Pentecost, which we will celebrate in tw...