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 KNOW WHO THE HOLY SPIRIT IS  KNOW THE ROLE OF THE SPIRIT IN THE

MISSION OF SALVATION

 UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIP

BETWEEN THE SPIRIT AND JESUS CHRIST

 UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIP

BETWEEN THE SPIRIT AND THE CHURCH

 KNOW HOW THE SPIRIT IS AND HAS

BEEN ACTIVE IN THE CHURCH

 LEARN THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT  DISCERN WHO THE SPIRIT IS ACTIVE IN

YOUR LIFE

 What personal experiences come to

mind when you think of the Holy Spirit? Think of your childhood and adolescent years, as well as your adult years.

 What images or symbols of the Holy

Spirit are important for your understanding of the Holy Spirit?

 Where do you encounter the Holy Spirit

today?

 The Role of the Spirit in

Sacred Scripture

› Lord and Giver of Life › “Ruah”: Wind and Breath

• f God

› Reveals God’s Plan of

Salvation through the Prophets and events of Salvation History

 The Third Person of the

Blessed Trinity

› Consubstantial with the

Father and the Son

› Eternally proceeding from

the Father and the Son

› The Life of the Holy Trinity,

the Spirit of Love between the Father and the Son

The Holy Spirit…

• Reveals Christ as the visible image of the invisible

God

• Reveals the significance of Christ to the world
• Unveils the Divine Personhood of Christ to believers

Jesus Christ…

• Christ teaches and reveals the Holy Spirit progressively though out His ministry
• Christ explains why His Passion is necessary – to send the Paraclete
• Christ promises the Gift of the Spirit who will continue to teach and lead followers into

all Truth.

The Pentecost Story

› The Spirit descends on the disciples › The Spirit empowers the disciples to proclaim the Gospel › The Spirit reveals the significance and identity of Christ to the world › The Spirit unveils the Person of Christ to believers

The Church

› The Spirit forms and animates the Church › The Spirit is the Soul of the Church › The Spirit guides the Church

Sacred Scripture Living Tradition Liturgy and Prayer Apostolic and Missionary Witness Witness of Charity Gifts of the Spirit in members of the Church

Baptism:

• Theological Virtues: Faith, Hope, and Charity
• Orientate us toward God

Confirmation:

• Sealed in the Spirit
• Receive a fresh outpouring of the Spirit with

special gifts to live out our Christian Faith.

WISDOM UNDERSTANDING KNOWLEDGE COUNSEL FORTITUDE PIETY FEAR OF THE LORD