482 CHURCH MOVED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT

YOUCAT Lesson 482

YOUCAT the catechism for Catholic youth

482   What role did prayer play among the first Christians?

The first Christians prayed intensively.  The early Church was moved by the Holy Spirit, who had come down upon the disciples and to whom they owed all their influence.  “They held steadfastly to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of the bread and to the prayers” (Acts of the Apostles 2:42).

Above are Saint Francis Solanus, Illinois members of the Secular Franciscan Order, formerly known as the Third Order of St. Francis. The organization is an official order within the Catholic Church.  The Order was established by St. Francis of Assisi early in the 13th century. There are approximately 14,000 members of the OFS in the United States. ….. 482