What happened on Pentecost?

Fifty days after the Resurrection at Pentecost the glorified Jesus Christ poured out the Spirit in
abundance and revealed him as a divine Person so that the Holy Trinity was fully manifest.
Who is the Holy Spirit?
He is the third person of the Holy Trinity. In the Creed, we profess: “the Lord, the Giver of life,
Who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son He is worshiped and
glorified.”
Titles?
Jesus calls him the Paraclete, Consoler, the Spirit of truth.
Saint Paul calls him: Spirit of promise, Spirit of adoption, Spirit of Christ, Spirit of the Lord,
Spirit of God; and Saint Peter, the Spirit of glory
Symbols
The water, the anointing, the fire, the cloud, the light, the dove.
The Holy Spirit in the Old Testament?
When the Church reads the Old Testament, she searches there for what the Spirit, “who has
spoken through the prophets,” wants to tell us about Christ. The Holy Spirit inspired the
composition of the sacred books, both of the Old and the New Testaments. He is present in
creation, in the promises, in the theophanies (manifestations of God), in the Law, in the prophets
and in the Expectation of the Messiah.
The Holy Spirit in the New Testament?
He is present in John the Baptist, in the annunciation, in Jesus Christ and in the life of the
Church.
How do we know the Holy Spirit?
The Church, a communion living in the faith of the apostles which she transmits, is the place
where we know the Holy Spirit. We know him in the Scriptures; in the Tradition; 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 and ministries by which the Church is built up; in the signs of apostolic and
missionary life; in the witness of saints through whom he manifests his holiness and continues
the work of salvation.
Goals for this week
1. To invoke the Holy Spirit at the beginning of our activities;
2. To know a little more about the Holy Spirit;
3. To learn about discernment of spirits.

(Cfr. Catechism of Catholic Church, 687-747)

Fr Higinio Rosolen