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Litany Of The Holy Spirit (III)
God the Eternal Father, Bless me, I adore Thee. God the Eternal Son, Bless me, I adore Thee. God the Eternal Spirit, Bless me, I adore Thee. Teach me to live for the glory of the Eternal Trinity alone. Amen. Blessed Mother Mary, Virgin spouse of the Holy Ghost, intercede for me that I may obtain through thy intercession the graces I desire through this litany, which I offer to thy Divine Spouse by thy Immaculate Heart. Amen. Holy Spirit, Who created me, I thank Thee. Holy Spirit, Who redeemed me, I thank Thee. …
Novena to the Holy Spirit (I)
(Novenas are prayed once a day for nine days) Opening Prayer (Said Each Day) O Holy Spirit, Divine Consoler! I adore you as my True God. I bless You by uniting myself to the praises You receive from the angel and saints. I offer You my whole heart, and I render You heartfelt thanks for all the benefits You have bestowed and do unceasingly bestow upon the world. You are the author of all supernatural gifts and who did enrich with immense favors the soul of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, I beseech you to visit…
Catechism: The Holy Spirit reveals Jesus Christ
Catechismal References to: Holy Spirit and Christ CCC 152 One cannot believe in Jesus Christ without sharing in his Spirit. It is the Holy Spirit who reveals to men who Jesus is. For "no one can say "Jesus is Lord", except by the Holy Spirit", who "searches everything, even the depths of God. . No one comprehends the thoughts of God, except the Spirit of God." Only God knows God completely: we believe in the Holy Spirit because he is God. The Church never ceases to proclaim her faith in one only God: Father,…
What is The Holy Spirit?
What is The Holy Spirit: While many Christians understand the Father and Son, few understand the most influential member of the Trinity; the Holy Spirit. Unique to Christianity is the relationship Man is capable of having with God. However, without the Holy Spirit, such a relationship would be impossible. To fully understand the Holy Spirit, we need to answer a few questions: What is the Trinity? Where did the Holy Spirit come from? What is the purpose of the Holy Spirit? What is the effect of the Holy Spirit? What is the Trinity: Christianity is a firmly…
Catechism: The Holy Spirit is the the Spirit of truth
Catechismal References to: Titles of the Holy Spirit CCC 692 When he proclaims and promises the coming of the Holy Spirit, Jesus calls him the "Paraclete," literally, "he who is called to one’s side," ad-vocatus. "Paraclete" is commonly translated by "consoler," and Jesus is the first consoler. The Lord also called the Holy Spirit "the Spirit of truth." CCC 1848 As St. Paul affirms, "Where sin increased, grace abounded all the more." But to do its work grace must uncover sin so as to convert our hearts and bestow on us "righteousness…
Catechism: Prophetic promise of the Holy Spirit in the fullness of time
Catechismal References to: Prophetic promise of the Holy Spirit CCC 717 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. John was "filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb" by Christ himself, whom the Virgin Mary had just conceived by the Holy Spirit. Mary’s visitation to Elizabeth thus became a visit from God to his people. CCC 718 John is "Elijah [who] must come." The fire of the Spirit dwells in him and makes him the forerunner of the coming Lord. In John, the precursor, the Holy…
Catechism: Holy Spirit – Meaning of the term "Spirit,"
Catechismal References to: Holy Spirit CCC 691 Holy Spirit is the proper name of the one whom we adore and glorify with the Father and the Son. The Church has received this name from the Lord and professes it in the Baptism of her new children. The term "Spirit" translates the Hebrew word ruah, which, in its primary sense, means breath, air, wind. Jesus indeed uses the sensory image of the wind to suggest to Nicodemus the transcendent newness of him who is personally God’s breath, the divine Spirit. On the other hand, "Spirit"…
Catechism: The Holy Spirit in liturgy
Catechismal References to: Liturgy CCC 688 The Church, a communion living in the faith of the apostles which she transmits, is the place where we know the Holy Spirit: – in the Scriptures he inspired; – in the Tradition, to which the Church Fathers are always timely witnesses; – in the Church’s Magisterium, which he assists; – in the sacramental liturgy, through its words and symbols, in which the Holy Spirit puts us into communion with Christ; – in prayer, wherein he intercedes for us; – in the charisms…
Catechism: The Holy Spirit in the sacrament of Holy Orders
Catechismal References to: Holy Spirit CCC 1538 Integration into one of these bodies in the Church was accomplished by a rite called ordinatio, a religious and liturgical act which was a consecration, a blessing or a sacrament. Today the word "ordination" is reserved for the sacramental act which integrates a man into the order of bishops, presbyters, or deacons, and goes beyond a simple election, designation, delegation, or institution by the community, for it confers a gift of the Holy Spirit that permits the exercise of a "sacred power" (sacra potestas) which can come only…
Catechism: The Holy Spirit – the Spirit of the promise
705 Disfigured by sin and death, man remains “in the image of God,” in the image of the Son, but is deprived “of the glory of God,”66 of his “likeness.” the promise made to Abraham inaugurates the economy of salvation, at the culmination of which the Son himself will assume that “image”67 and restore it in the Father’s “likeness” by giving it again its Glory, the Spirit who is “the giver of life.” 706 Against all human hope, God promises descendants to Abraham, as the fruit of faith and of the power of the Holy Spirit.68 In Abraham’s progeny…