Pentecost Prayer

Spirit of Christ, stir me;

Spirit of Christ, move me.

Spirit of Christ , fill me;

Spirit of Christ , seal me.

Consecrate in me Your Heart and Will, O Heavenly Father.

Create in me a fountain of virtues.

Seal my soul as Your own, that Your reflection in me may be a light for all to see.

Amen

On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews.  Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this , he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.  Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me , so I send you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.

John 20:19-23

A Blessed Pentecost to All.

A Prayer in Heaven

Help them Father, for I have tried

freely on the cross I died.

Yet they still don’t follow me,

They grasp the apple from the tree

I asked of them to believe in me

only then will they find eternity.

They turn their backs, and go their way, and put me off to

another day.

For your children, I pray to you,

send your angels to see them through.

Help me Father I do pray

help your children find their way.

Let them open their hearts with care,

Only then will they find me there.

Let their eyes open wide, and see my love that’s inside.

To you father I do pray,  for is near the judgement day.

Amen

Credit for this beautiful poem is given to Angelic Kiss

Christ chose the ordination of priests and bishops be limited to men only. And the Catholic Church has no authority to ordain women to priesthood.  Altar servers are not ordained, thus girls can be altar servers. But there are reasons why altar servers should be limited to boys only :

Boys as altar servers is a good introduction to priesthood. Majority of altar servers do not end up as priests. But this trend can be changed if altar servers are limited to boys only. If girls serve along side with boys, parents and children will not look at altar serving as an introduction to priesthood.

Men and women have different roles in the Church, family and society as stated in the Traditions of the Church and the Scriptures. When boys  serve along side with girls during masses, this contradicts the teachings  of the Church that men and women have different roles in Church, family and society.

The Catholic Church should not adapt the teachings of  the secular society. The secular society teaches that men and women have equal roles in the family and society which is irreconcilable  with the teachings of the Scriptures and the Catholic Church.

The over-use of females in non-ordained roles like lectors, eucharistic ministers, church council members  results in males not seeing religion as a possible vocation, despite the fact that only men can be priests. The use of girls as altar servers furthers undermines the view that men are called by God to be leaders of the Church.