“We have been given the Holy Spirit”

A Sermon Preached for the Worker Sisters and Brothers of the Holy Spirit Annual Retreat, May 13, 2016

Jesus returned to Nazareth, the town where he had been brought up. And on the Sabbath day, he went to the synagogue, as was his custom. On this particular day, he was appointed to read, and the passage for the day came from Isaiah — the same passage we heard, just a few minutes ago.

Jesus unrolled the scroll, and found the place where the following words were written:

The Spirit of the Lord i...