The Vindication of Waiting in Hope

The patient waiting of people of faith is always rewarded, as countless examples in Scripture testify. The Vigil of Pentecost is a time of waiting that is richly rewarded, in ways beyond expectation; for the Spirit not only came to those who waited, but to all the world. The flame of the Spirit came upon the 12, and through their preaching to all. It has come to us as well, and we have believed. The Gospel of Christ's redemption and resurrection has captured also our hearts, and by  the Spirit we receive Baptism, the Gospel, and the Blessed Sacrament. Sermon for the Vigil of Pentecost.