The Holy Spirit

The Church is Inspired by the Holy Spirit The mission of Christ and the Holy Spirit is brought to completion in the Church, which is the Body of Christ and the Temple of the Holy Spirit. This joint mission henceforth brings Christ’s faithful to share in his communion with the Father in the Holy Spirit. The Spirit prepares men and goes out to them with his grace, in order to draw them to Christ. The Spirit manifests the risen Lord to them, recalls his word to them and opens their minds to the understanding of his Death and Resurrection. He makes present the mystery of Christ, supremely in the Eucharist, in order to reconcile them, to bring them into communion with God, that they may “bear much fruit.” (CCC 737)

The Church is Inspired by the Holy Spirit While the Church is made up of human beings, making it a human institution, it is also a divine institution because of the influence of the Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit’s mission in the Church is to drawl us into communion with the Holy Trinity – the Father, Son, and Spirit All of us who have received one and the same Spirit, that is, the Holy Spirit, are in a sense blended together with one another and with God. For if Christ, together with the Father’s and his own Spirit, comes to dwell in each of us, though we are many, still the Spirit is one and undivided. He binds together the spirits of each and every one of us,... and makes all appear as one in him. For just as the power of Christ’s sacred flesh unites those in whom it dwells into one body, I think that in the same way the one and undivided Spirit of God, who dwells in all, leads all into spiritual unity. (St. Cyril of Alexandria) “But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth. He will not speak on his own, but he will speak what he hears, and will declare to you the things that are coming. He will glorify me, because he will take from what is mine and declare it to you.” (John 16:13)

The Gifts of the Holy Spirit To aid in the fulfillment of the Church’s mission, the Holy Spirit bestows gifts onto its members. There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit; there are different forms of service but the same Lord; there are different workings but the same God who produces all of them in everyone. To each individual the manifestation of the Spirit is given for some benefit. To one is given through the Spirit the expression of wisdom; to another the expression of knowledge according to the same Spirit; to another faith by the same Spirit; to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit; to another mighty deeds; to another prophecy; to another discernment of spirits; to another varieties of tongues; to another interpretation of tongues. But one and the same Spirit produces all of these, distributing them individually to each person as he wishes. (1 Corinthians 12: 4-11)

Gifts of the Holy Spirit Wisdom Understanding Counsel Fortitude Knowledge Piety Fear of the Lord

Fruits of the Spirit Charity Joy Peace Patience Kindness Goodness Generosity Gentleness Faithfulness Modesty Self-control Chastity

Charismatic Gifts of the Holy Spirit Speaking in tongues (praying in tongues) Interpreting tongues Healing Discernment of spirits Prophecy Word of Knowledge Word of Wisdom

Saints that had crazy charismatic gifts… Levitation St. Christina the Astonishing St. Joseph of Cupertino St. Padre Pio Bilocation St. Padre Pio St. Anthony of Padua St. Ambrose of Milan Stigmata St. Paul St. Francis of Assisi St. Padre Pio St. Mary Faustina Ability to “read hearts” St. Padre Pio St. Mary Faustina St. John Bosco St. Catherine of Sienna Incorruptible Bodies St. Cecilia St. Francis Xavier St. John of the Cross St. Teresa of Avila