Francis also criticized the tendency to "hurl adjectives" and insults at others, stating that it is harmful not only to those insulted but also to those who insult.
Those who live by the Spirit, by contrast, "bring peace where there is discord, concord where there is conflict. Those who are spiritual repay evil with good. They respond to arrogance with meekness, to malice with goodness, to shouting with silence, to gossip with prayer, to defeatism with encouragement."
It is important to recognize, he said, that just like for the Apostles, seeing the Risen Lord is not enough, "unless we welcome him into our hearts." Quoting St. Bonaventure, the pope said the Holy Spirit "comes where he is loved, where he is invited, where he is expected."
"Holy Spirit, harmony of God, you who turn fear into trust and self-centeredness into self-gift, come to us," Pope Francis prayed. "Grant us the joy of the resurrection and perennially young hearts."
"Holy Spirit, our harmony, you who make of us one body, pour forth your peace upon the Church and our world. Make us artisans of concord, sowers of goodness, apostles of hope."
After Mass, Pope Francis led Catholics in praying the Regina Coeli, the traditional Marian prayer for Eastertime. He asked for prayers for the people of Sudan, "so that the violence ceases and the common good is sought in dialogue."
"The news coming from Sudan is giving rise to pain and concern," he said.
Protestors in Sudan have called for civil disobedience and work strikes from Sunday, after a military crackdown in Sudan's capital of Khartoum June 6 resulted in dozens of deaths.
The country has seen months of protests which led to the military's overthrowing of authoritarian President Omar al-Bashir in April. A work strike is being called for by protest leaders until a civil government takes over from the military.
Hannah Brockhaus is Catholic News Agency's senior Rome correspondent. She grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, and has a degree in English from Truman State University in Missouri.