As by a new Pentecost

For the past fifty years Patti has traveled the world bearing witness to the grace of the Baptism in the Spirit. She is an international leader, author and speaker in the Catholic Charismatic Renewal. Patti and her husband, Al, are recipients of the Papal Medal, Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice. This book helps all of us to re-read the Acts of the Apostles with new eyes. Then we will see more clearly that the story of Pentecost continues and that the Renewal is indeed, in the words of Paul VI, "a chance for the Church and for the world." Léon-Joseph Cardinal Suenens One of the Four Moderators of Vatican II I cannot help but rejoice that the event of Duquesne, which started the grace of a New Pentecost in the Catholic Church, is told again by its eyewitness, Patti Mansfield, in a new and enriched edition of her book. Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa, O.F.M. Cap. Preacher to the Papal Household In the life of the ecclesial movements it is very important to remember the origins. It is at the source that the water is clear, and the same applies to the origins of a movement. That is where you best see its deeper nature and identity. Stanislaw Cardinal Rylko President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity