Pentecost Sunday is one of the most ancient feasts of the Church,
celebrated early enough to be mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles (20:
16) and St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians (16:8). It is the 50th day
after Easter.
Pentecost Sunday, the birthday of the church. It is also the day that we
focus on the third person of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit
as the prime mover, the One that transforms the timid disciples into
fearless apostles, a community huddled in a room is sent out by the
power of the Spirit into the world.
The faithful don’t receive permission from Bishops or priests to
participate in the Mass. They are members of a priestly people, which
means they have the right to participate in offering the sacrifice of the
Mass. Denying us Communion because of our visible participation in the
Sacred Liturgy is not of the Holy Spirit, nor is it in the spirit of authentic
Catholicism. We are also children of God.
Diversity is the church's greatest strength and its greatest weakness. All
in the Church should be treated fairly, and justly. Unfortunately, GLBT
people are not, and we are not alone in this. We wear the Rainbow Sash
to stand opposed to superficial and unfair judgments about our integrity
and dignity. We are the foe of complacency around this issue within our
community of faith.
We appeal explicitly to the weight of our own experience and the
experience thousands of others have witnessed to, which tells us that to
claim our own sexual orientation is in fact to accept the way in which God
has created us. To hide that fact in the name of false unity of the Church
is hypocrisy at its summit. We adapt Galatians 3:28 and state that “in
Christ there is neither gay nor straight”
Rainbow Sash Movement
celebrated early enough to be mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles (20:
16) and St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians (16:8). It is the 50th day
after Easter.
Pentecost Sunday, the birthday of the church. It is also the day that we
focus on the third person of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit
as the prime mover, the One that transforms the timid disciples into
fearless apostles, a community huddled in a room is sent out by the
power of the Spirit into the world.
The faithful don’t receive permission from Bishops or priests to
participate in the Mass. They are members of a priestly people, which
means they have the right to participate in offering the sacrifice of the
Mass. Denying us Communion because of our visible participation in the
Sacred Liturgy is not of the Holy Spirit, nor is it in the spirit of authentic
Catholicism. We are also children of God.
Diversity is the church's greatest strength and its greatest weakness. All
in the Church should be treated fairly, and justly. Unfortunately, GLBT
people are not, and we are not alone in this. We wear the Rainbow Sash
to stand opposed to superficial and unfair judgments about our integrity
and dignity. We are the foe of complacency around this issue within our
community of faith.
We appeal explicitly to the weight of our own experience and the
experience thousands of others have witnessed to, which tells us that to
claim our own sexual orientation is in fact to accept the way in which God
has created us. To hide that fact in the name of false unity of the Church
is hypocrisy at its summit. We adapt Galatians 3:28 and state that “in
Christ there is neither gay nor straight”
Rainbow Sash Movement
Pentecost Sunday, May 11, 2008
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Please join us on Pentecost Sunday, May 11, 2008 by
wearing the Rainbow Sash in a Cathedral or parish in your
area. If you wish to join us please fill out the Contact Form.
wearing the Rainbow Sash in a Cathedral or parish in your
area. If you wish to join us please fill out the Contact Form.