St Angela and the Holy Spirit

 

Today we start the novena to the Holy Spirit in preparation for the feast of Pentecost. This feast  celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit and the birth of the Church. It has also been said of the Company of St Ursula that it was born from the pierced side of Christ.So, as on the cross the Church became the bride of Christ ,the vocation of an Ursuline is to live this mystery of the Church as bride of Christ. Angela speaks of Jesus as our spouse and urges us to live as befits a spouse of Christ.

 

At the same time Angela instructs us:-

 

"Above all: obey the counsels and inspirations which the Holy Spirit unceasingly sends into our hearts."

 

Rule Ch 8