Car Chat! for Pentecost Sunday: May 24, 2026
Gospel Reading for the Week:
On the evening of that first day of the week,
when the doors were locked, where the disciples were,
for fear of the Jews,
Jesus came and stood in their midst
and said to them, "Peace be with you."
When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side.
The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you.
As the Father has sent me, so I send you."
And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them,
"Receive the Holy Spirit.
Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them,
and whose sins you retain are retained."
–John 20:19-23
Into the Deep: (Going deeper into the reading)
This Sunday is Pentecost Sunday! In today’s Gospel, we hear about the descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. It’s in this moment that the Church is born: The Apostles are sent out. Pentecost is the birthday of the Church. Jesus comes bringing peace and sends his apostles to bring peace to others through the forgiveness of sin.
As a way to go deeper into this Sunday’s Gospel, make a birthday cake for the Church and celebrate with your family and receive the sacrament of reconciliation at some point this week.
Car Ride Questions:
(Allow your child or teen to pick questions)
Park and Pray:
Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth. O, God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit, did instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant that by the same Holy Spirit we may be truly wise and ever enjoy His consolations, Through Christ Our Lord, Amen.
Gospel Reading for the Week:
On the evening of that first day of the week,
when the doors were locked, where the disciples were,
for fear of the Jews,
Jesus came and stood in their midst
and said to them, "Peace be with you."
When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side.
The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you.
As the Father has sent me, so I send you."
And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them,
"Receive the Holy Spirit.
Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them,
and whose sins you retain are retained."
–John 20:19-23
Into the Deep: (Going deeper into the reading)
This Sunday is Pentecost Sunday! In today’s Gospel, we hear about the descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. It’s in this moment that the Church is born: The Apostles are sent out. Pentecost is the birthday of the Church. Jesus comes bringing peace and sends his apostles to bring peace to others through the forgiveness of sin.
As a way to go deeper into this Sunday’s Gospel, make a birthday cake for the Church and celebrate with your family and receive the sacrament of reconciliation at some point this week.
Car Ride Questions:
(Allow your child or teen to pick questions)
- Why do you think Jesus comes to the Apostles and first says: “Peace be with you”?
- How can we ask for forgiveness this week from someone we have wronged?
- In which area of your life do you need an outpouring of the Holy Spirit?
- How can we pray for each other as a family this week?
Park and Pray:
Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth. O, God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit, did instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant that by the same Holy Spirit we may be truly wise and ever enjoy His consolations, Through Christ Our Lord, Amen.
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