"The great Feast of Pentecost invites us to meditate upon the relationship between the Holy Spirit and Mary, a very close, privileged, indissoluble relationship," the Pontiff affirmed.

Then, at Calvary, Mary witnessed Jesus' "last words and his last breath, in which he begins to send out the Spirit" and "the silent crying out of his Blood, poured out completely for us," the Pope affirmed. He added that Mary "knew where the blood came from: it was formed in her by the work of the Holy Spirit, and she knew that this same creative 'power' would raise Jesus up, as he promised."

The Pontiff affirmed that in "Mary's school we too learn to recognize the Holy Spirit's presence in our life, to listen to his inspirations and to follow them with docility." He expressed the hope that Catholics will "walk with Mary according to the Spirit."