Guided and Strengthened by the Holy Spirit Confirmation Session #2 Mr. Herrera

Objectives To deepen the candidates understanding of and appreciation for the activity of the Holy Spirit To explore the connections between the work of the Spirit and the sacrament of Confirmation To explore the images of the Holy Spirit

Outline Opening Prayer – 5 mins Intro to the Holy Spirit – 10 mins Exercise: Life in the Spirit – 20 mins Experience the images and effects of the Holy Spirit – 20 mins Closing Prayer – 5 mins

Opening Prayer Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth. O, God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit, did instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant that by the same Holy Spirit we may be truly wise and ever enjoy His consolations, Through Christ Our Lord, Amen.

Intro to the Holy Spirit Each divine person of the Trinity is the one God The Holy Spirit has been active in the world since Creation The Spirit, whom we experience and celebrate in Baptism, the Eucharist, and Confirmation, indeed all Sacraments, is the same Sprit throughout all of salvation history The Holy Spirit will continue to work with the Father and the Son until the plan for our salvation is complete The Holy Spirit is united with the Father and the Son in an unbreakable bond of love In Jesus we see a visible image of God, but The Holy Spirit reveals the Father and the Son

Exercise: Life in the Spirit Scripture: Questions: Luke 1:29-32, 35 Luke 4:1-2 Luke 10:21 Luke 4:14-21 Luke 24: 46, 48-49 What actions were signs of the Spirit’s presence in Jesus? What actions or attitudes show that the Holy Spirit was with Him? Just before Jesus left his Apostles, what did he ask them to do?

Exercise Follow Up Believe in the Holy Spirit also means the Christ is present and active in our lives today To each is given a manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. The Holy Spirit has given each of us gifts and a corresponding challenge The presence of the Holy Spirit is an extraordinary gift

Images and Effects of the Holy Spirit Who can recall the story of Pentecost? Sticking Events? Physical manifestations? Read Acts 2:1-4 What are the two images of the Holy Spirit presence and Power? Think about what they suggest or hint about the Holy Spirit

Wind Exercise Jot down as many ideas or insights about how wind symbolizes the Holy Spirit

Fire Exercise Jot down as many ideas or insights about how fire symbolizes the Holy Spirit

Share with the Group Get volunteer to write them on board Wind Fire Get volunteer to write them on board Get volunteer to write them on board

Other images of the Holy Spirit What are other images of the Holy Spirit? Dove Cloud and light Hands Oil

How is the Holy Spirit Present in the Sacraments? Baptism Blessing of the Water The Eucharist “Make holy, therefore this gifts, we pray, by sending down your Spirit upon them…” Confirmation “Send down your Holy Spirit upon them to be their Helper and Guide”

Closing Prayer - Hail, Holy Queen Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy! Our life, our sweetness, and our hope! To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve, to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley, of tears. Turn, then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us; and after this our exile show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb Jesus; O clement, O loving, O sweet virgin Mary. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.