Titles and Symbols of the Holy Spirit Our Sunday Visitor engages, catechizes, and e name used today for the ird Person of the Blessed inspires millions of Catholics with relevant and Trinity is “the Holy Spirit.” It replaced the older English easy-to-read pamphlets like this one. e wide e Holy Spirit translation, “Ghost.” e Hebrew word for “spirit” is range of topics available includes: ruah, meaning breath, air, wind (see Jn 3:5-8). Jesus • Church teachings called the Holy Spirit the “Paraclete” or “Consoler.” He • e sacraments also referred to him as “the Spirit of truth” (see Jn 16:13). • Current events Saint Paul sometimes calls the Holy Spirit “the promise • Seasonal themes of the Spirit” (Gal 3:14), “a spirit of adoption” (Rom • Stewardship 8:15), “the Spirit of Christ” (Rom 8:9), and more. • Papal teachings e Church uses many symbols for the Holy Spirit. To view our current off erings and see sample ese include:

Shutterstock PDFs online, visit osv.com/pamphlets. Water — the Holy Spirit’s presence in baptism. Praying to the Holy Spirit Anointing — the anointing of Jesus by e Church’s public prayers (Mass, sacraments, and the Holy Spirit at his baptism Divine Offi ce) begin and end with, “In the name of the and our anointing in the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.” Refl ecting sacraments of initiation. on the words of the liturgy, quietly and prayerfully, is a Fire — the transformative good way to appreciate the presence of the Holy Spirit energy of the Holy Spirit’s in the Christian life. presence and actions. Praying to the Holy Spirit before making signifi cant To order additional quantities of this or any other pamphlet contact: Cloud and Light — decisions and remembering his presence in troubled 1-800-348-2440 • Fax: 1-800-498-6709 • www.osv.com the revelations of God times enable us to see the bigger picture, one centered on the love of God and one another, as directed toward in the Old and New By Rev. Robert J. Hater, PhD Testaments, including our eternal salvation. Copyright © by Our Sunday Visitor, Inc. the Annunciation, No part of this pamphlet may be reprinted or reproduced in any form. Transfi guration, and more. A Final Word Inventory No. P1905 Nihil Obstat: Msgr. Michael Heintz, Ph.D. As children, we learned the signifi cance of the Holy Censor Librorum Seal — the anointing of Imprimatur: ✠ Kevin C. Rhoades For Review Only. Christ and all believers in Spirit as a guide and comforter in troubled times. As Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend adults, we realize that the Holy Spirit is central to God’s the sacraments of initiation e Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur are offi cial declarations that a book or and the permanent eff ect of action of creating and sustaining the universe, revealing pamphlet is free of doctrinal or moral error. No implication is contained therein these anointings. God’s will in the Old and New Testaments, in Jesus’ and that those who have granted the Nihil Obstat or Imprimatur agree with the the Church’s life, in keeping her free from error, in the contents, opinions, or statements expressed. Hand — the reception of sacraments, and in the prayers of the Church and of e English translation of the Nicene Creed from e Roman Missal © 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. Copyright Our Sunday Visitor, Inc. the Holy Spirit through individual Christians. All rights reserved. the sacramental laying on To accomplish God’s mission of salvation, we need the Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic of hands. Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the Holy Spirit and the Holy Spirit needs us to continue United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Finger — an image of his work on earth. We are the hands and voices of the Excerpts from the English translation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church Holy Spirit as the fi nger of the Father when we refl ect the way of life that Jesus taught for use in the United States of America copyright © 1994, United States Catholic Father’s right hand. us and carry out the directives of the Holy Spirit. ese Conference, Inc.—Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Used with permission. “I believe in the Holy Spirit, help us fulfi ll our mission on earth and prepare us for Dove — the Holy Spirit who came upon Jesus in eternity. the Lord, the giver of life.” the form of a dove a er John baptized him and the — N C Holy Spirit who comes upon us at our baptism/ ForLet usReview be true to ourselves Only. and faithful to Copyrightthe prompting Our Sunday Visitor, Inc. confi rmation. of the Holy Spirit! Shutterstock.com Shutterstock.com 07/17 Shutterstock

P1905.indd 1 7/20/17 3:11 PM the Trinity, these three Persons are inseparable — equal the Church celebrates Christ’s redemptive death and in one divine nature, yet diff erent as distinct persons. glorious resurrection at Mass, the sacraments, and other e Nicene Creed says the Holy Spirit “proceeds from liturgical actions. e Holy Spirit is also at the center of the Father and the Son.” e Catechism of the Catholic the Catholic community’s prayer life. Church states that the Holy Spirit is “consubstantial [meaning ‘with the same nature or substance’] with the We come to better appreciate the work of the Holy Spirit Father and the Son” (689). from Scriptures, sacred Tradition, the pope, magisterial teaching, liturgy, prayer, the charisms and ministries of e Western (Roman) Catholic tradition says that in the the Church, the signs of missionary life, and the witness inner life of the Trinity the Holy Spirit proceeds from of the saints (see CCC 688). the Father and the Son. e Eastern Catholic tradition says that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father by e Work of the Holy Spirit indicating that he “comes from the Father through the e Holy Spirit is active with the Father and the Son in Son (cf. Ad Gentes, 2)” (CCC 248). In both traditions, creating the world. Creation, God’s “gi of love for the God’s Trinitarian nature is a mystery and would have

world” (CCC 689), is the work of all three Persons of the Shutterstock forever remained unknown to us were it not divinely Trinity. Divine love brings about our salvation. revealed by God. Blessings of the Holy Spirit Jesus teaches us the workings of the Holy Spirit. e e Holy Spirit and Scripture Letter to the Galatians says, “God sent the spirit of his e Holy Spirit exercises a powerful infl uence on Shutterstock Son into our hearts, crying out, ‘Abba! Father!’” (4:6). believers. ose open to his promptings receive the e Old Testament clearly reveals God as the Father, “gi s of the Holy Spirit.” ey are rooted in Isaiah 11:1-3 discloses God the Son in a veiled way, and gives us a He lets us know that God the Father is a loving, caring, and compassionate God. e Holy Spirit’s guidance and include wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, n second grade, at St. William’s glimpse of God the Holy Spirit. e enables us to appreciate our loving Father. rough this knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord. School, Sister Mary taught me Holy Spirit is the last Divine Person I knowledge of faith he kindles in us the fi re of love. is about the Holy Spirit. She taught revealed and is revealed by Jesus. He As we strive to live by these gi s, the Holy Spirit gives begins in our baptism and continues throughout life. that Holy Spirit comforts and clarifi es the developing revelation us the fi rst glimpse of eternal blessedness in the form guides us to do what is right. She of the Trinity that occurred through Our faith reassures us that through the Holy Spirit the of special fruits. Traditionally, these “fruits of the Holy helped me learn to call on the salvation history. Church will continue to teach, sanctify, and govern the Spirit” are identifi ed as: charity, joy, peace, patience, Holy Spirit when I need help — kindness, goodness, generosity, gentleness, faithfulness, In the course of salvation history, faithful to the end of time. God will never leave us if we preparing for confession, getting modesty, self-control, and chastity (see Gal 5:22-23). Just the Holy Spirit kept the sacred profess faith in Jesus as our Lord. ready to take a test, or troubled and as fruit grows on a tree, well-nourished by the sun and authors free from error. He also unsure of what to do. is same Holy Spirit makes Christ known to us (see water, so theseFor fruits Review grow in Only. guided the Hebrew people along the CCC 687). He does not directly reveal himself, but does the souls of those who As a child, believing that the path of salvation. At the appointed so through Jesus’ teachings and his inner promptings in are nourished by the Holy Spirit would help me was time, he set the stage for Jesus’ our soul, mind, and heart. Such movements of the Holy gi s of the Holy foundational. Even today, Sister coming and the redemption of Spirit guide us in the way of truth in business dealings, Spirit. humankind. Mary’s advice remains embedded home life, and personal decisions. in my soul. I still rely on the Holy e Holy Spirit descended upon Copyright Our Sunday Visitor, Inc. Spirit’s guidance when searching Jesus at his baptism when the for the right path to take. Father made his Son known. First manifested at the Annunciation As we mature, we are called to / Shutterstock.com Sedmakova Renata learn from Scripture and Church and confi rmed at Jesus’ baptism, the teaching more about the Holy Spirit’s workings and the Holy Spirit was active throughout Jesus’ life. rich help that he provides to the Church. Before returning to the Father, Jesus promised to send the Holy Spirit to the Church. is happened Who Is the Holy Spirit? at Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit came upon the As it was even prior to creation, God exists eternally as Forcommunity Review of believers. HeOnly. remains with Copyright the Church, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc.

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