THE HOLY SPIRIT

Who is this Holy Spirit? Well, I can give you some explanation. If God the Father is love, and the Father and the Son are one in love, the Holy Spirit is the love that flows between the Father and the Son that does the will of the Father and the Son. You know the Apostles were not the only ones to receive the Holy Spirit. All of us who believe in Jesus Christ receive the Spirit in some way. The Holy Spirit guides the Church and is present in all seven sacraments the church gives us. At baptism, through water and the Holy Spirit, we are united to God, and we go from beloved creatures of God to beloved sons and daughters of God. At confirmation we receive another portion of the Holy Spirit and are sealed with the oil of the catechumen. At Mass there is a calling down of the Holy Spirit onto the bread and wine, in which Christ himself mystically places himself into the bread and wine, making it his own Body and Blood. In every sacrament through the laying of hands and prayer, the Holy Spirit is present and comes to us. The Spirit of God sanctifies us; it gives us strength and courage to move forward. The Spirit gives us the words to say at the right time. Through the Spirit we receive God’s graces and the wisdom and knowledge of who God is. Can you see where the Holy Spirit is working in you or through you?