Bishop Tobin on Our Need for the Holy Spirit in Our Lives

"Especially before and during Pentecost, but on other special occasions as well, our churches echo with the sound of the beautiful and enchanting hymn, Veni, Creator Spiritus. 'Come Holy Spirit, Creator blest, and in our souls take up thy rest; come with thy grace and heavenly aid, to fill the hearts which thou hast made,' the first verse reads.

"And the invocation is certainly timely. It's clear that the Church, badly battered and bruised by her earthly pilgrimage, needs the Holy Spirit if she is to fulfill her divine destiny; if she is to become all that the Lord created her to be; if she is to be a safe haven for her children as well as a sacrament of salvation for the world."

In a recent commentary, Bishop Thomas J. Tobin, of the Diocese of Providence (RI), reflected on the our need for the Holy Spirit in our lives, whatever our personal or spiritual needs might be.

To access Bishop Tobin's complete essay, please visit:

The Imitation of Christ: To Imitate Christ, We Need the Holy Spirit (9 MAY 19)