Instruction on Preparation for Pentecost  
Rev. Fr. Leonard Goffine

1). We should withdraw, after the example of the Blessed Virgin and the apostles, to some solitary place, as much as possible; speak but little, and apply ourselves to earnest and persevering prayer; for in solitude God speaks to man.

2). We should purify our conscience by a contrite confession, become reconciled to our neighbor, if we have lived in enmity; for the Holy Ghost, as a spirit of peace and purity, lives only in pure and peaceful souls. (Ps. IXXV. 3.)

3). We should give alms according to our means, for it is said in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts X.) of the Gentile centurion Cornelius, that by prayer and alms-deeds he made himself worthy of the gifts of the Holy Ghost.

4). We should fervently desire to receive the Holy Ghost, and should give expression to this longing by frequent aspirations to God, making use of the prayer: "Come, O Holy Ghost, etc."        

These are interesting thoughts.
In our community we pray a novena together in preparation for Pentecost.

A response to someone else's thread!

And it doesn't contain a link to a blog!

This is a first!