Women toss rose petals after Rome firefighters dropped the petals from the oculus of the Pantheon at the conclusion of Pentecost Mass May 15, 2016. The rose petals symbolize the tongues of fire that came upon the apostles at Pentecost. (CNS/Paul Haring)
"The community born out of Pentecost is a community of the forgiven who are commissioned to forgive. These are people who must never forget either their origin or their destiny: They are a gathering of the frail and failing called to strengthen one another."
-Sr. Mary McGlone, a Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet, in "Forgiven forgivers," published on the National Catholic Reporter website
