Pentecost gave the Apostles a new perception of their Divine filiation

A meditation preached by Fr. Eric Nicolai at Lyncroft Centre, Toronto, on January 2, 2026. Acts of the Apostles repeatedly describes these men as speaking with "parrhesia"—freedom, frankness, fearless speech (Acts 2:29; 4:13, 29, 31) Paul still throbs with the parrhesia, the thrill that he witnessed in the apostles. “You did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, ‘Abba! Father!’” (Rom 8:15) This can give us fearless confidence as we enter 2026. Music: Angelic Choir Library with license from Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras.