THE NAME, TITLES, AND
SYMBOLS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
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Catechism of the Catholic Church Lesson 115
Ave Maria series
115 Under what names and signs does the Holy
Spirit appear?
The Holy Spirit descends upon Jesus in the form of a
dove. The first Christians experience
the Holy Spirit as a healing ointment, living water, a raging storm, or a
flaming fire. Jesus Christ himself
speaks about the Counselor, Comforter, Teacher, and Spirit of Truth. In the sacraments of the Church, the Holy
Spirit is bestowed through the imposition of hands and anointing with oil. [691-693]
The Holy Trinity showing the three persons with the same
appearance….. From left to right: God the Son, God the Father, and God the Holy
Spirit. ....115
The peace that God established in his covenant with mankind
after the flood was indicated to Noah through the appearance of a dove. Pagan antiquity, too, considered the dove to
be a symbol of love. And so the early
Christians understood immediately why the Holy Spirit, the love of God in
person, came down in the form of a dove when Jesus allowed himself to be
baptized in the Jordan. Today the dove
is recognized worldwide as the sign of peace and as one of the great symbols
for the reconciliation of man with God (compare Genesis 8:10-11).
[691-693]
THE NAME, TITLES, AND SYMBOLS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
691 "Holy
Spirit" is the proper name of the one whom we adore and glorify with the
Father and the Son. The Church has received this name from the Lord and
professes it in the Baptism of her new children. (compare Matthew 28:19)16
The term "Spirit" translates the Hebrew word ruah, which, in its primary sense, means breath, air, wind. Jesus
indeed uses the sensory image of the wind to suggest to Nicodemus the
transcendent newness of him who is personally God's breath, the divine Spirit. (John 3:5-8)17 On the other hand, "Spirit" and "Holy" are
divine attributes common to the three divine persons. By joining the two terms,
Scripture, liturgy, and theological language designate the inexpressible person
of the Holy Spirit, without any possible equivocation with other uses of the
terms "spirit" and "holy." —Catechism of the Catholic Church, Second Edition
692 When he proclaims and promises the coming of the Holy
Spirit, Jesus calls him the "Paraclete," literally, "he who is
called to one's side," ad-vocatus.
(John 14:16,26,; Jn 15:26; Jn 16:7)18 "Paraclete"
is commonly translated by "consoler," and Jesus is the first
consoler. (compare 1 John 2:1)19 The Lord also called the Holy Spirit "the Spirit of
truth." (John 16:13)20 –CCC
693 Besides the proper name of "Holy Spirit,"
which is most frequently used in the Acts of the Apostles and in the Epistles, we also find
in St. Paul the titles: the Spirit of the promise, (compare Galatians 3:14; Ephesians 1:13)21 the Spirit of adoption, (Romans 8:15; Galatians 4:6)22 the Spirit of Christ, ( Romans 8:9)23 the Spirit of the Lord, ( 2 Corinthians 3:17)24 and the Spirit of God (Romans 8:9, 14; Rom 15:19; 1 Corinthians 6:11; 1 Cor 7:40)25 - and, in St. Peter, the Spirit of glory. (1 Peter 4:14)26 –CCC
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