Presented at SFX-PJ RCIA 2012-2013

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2. “ ..the earth was a formless void and
“
darkness covered the face of the deep,
darkness covered the face of the deep,
while the “Ruach”offrom God swept over
while the “wind” swept sweptthe face of
while the Spirit God over over the
the face of the waters.”(Genesis 1:2)
face of waters.” (Genesis 1:2) 1:2)
the the waters.” (Genesis

3. “ ..for in Him all things in heaven and on
earth were created, things visible and
invisible…..”
(Colossians 1:16)

4. “ All things came into being through Him..”
(John 1:3)

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7. “And He said to them, “Go
into the all the world and
proclaim the good news to
the whole creation”
Mark 16:15
“And see I am sending upon
you what my Father
promised; so stay here in
the city until you have been
clothed with power from
High”. Luke 24:29
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10. “ And I will ask the Father, and He will give
you another Advocate, to be with you forever"
John 14:16
“I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to10
you" John 14:18

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12. “If we say we have noof our generation is thatand
"The greatest sin sin, we deceive ourselves, it
has lost all sense ofin us.” 1 John 1:8 XII 12
the truth is not sin." (Pope Pius )

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14. Go therefore and make
disciples of all nations,
baptising them in the name
of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit, and
teaching them to obey
everything that I have
commanded you. And
remember, I am with you
always, to the end of the
age. Matt 28:19-20
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15. MISSION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
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17. THE HOLY SPIRIT OUR ENABLER
“ … The Holy Spirit, who sanctifies the people of
God through the ministry and sacraments gives to
the faithful special gifts as well ( 1 Cor 12:7)
allotting to everyone according to His will (1 Cor
12:11). Thus may the individual, according to the
gift each has received, administered it to one
another and become good stewards of the
manifold grace of God (1Peter 4:10) and build up
thereby the whole body in charity ( Eph 4:16)
(Documents of vatican II, Decree on the Apostolate
of the Laity, Chapter 1. para 3) 17

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20. "I am with you always, till the end of age"
Matt 28:20
" The Holy Spirit dwells in you, you are the temple of the
Holy Spirit”
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John 14:17 , Romans 8:11, Eph 2:21-22, 1 Cor 3:16

21. Who is this Holy Spirit?
The Holy Spirit is the Third Person
of the Blessed Trinity.
Though really distinct, as a Person
, from the Father and the Son, He is
consubstantial with Them; being
God like Them, He possesses with
Them one and the same Divine
Essence or Nature.

22. Nicene Creed
I believe in one God, the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God, begotten not made,
consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,

23. Nicene Creed
and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the
Virgin Mary, and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius
Pilate, he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day,
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.

24. Nicene Creed
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is adored
and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic
Church.
I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of
sins and I look forward to the resurrection of
the dead and the life of the world to come.
Amen

25. Proceed from the Father and Son
"When he, the Spirit of truth comes, he
will guide you into all truth.
For he will not speak on His own; but will
speak what ever he hears, and He will
declare to you the things that are to
come.
He will glorify me; because he will take
what is mine, and declare it to you.
All that the Father has is mine. For this
reason I said that will take what is mine,
and declare it to you." John 16:13-15

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30. "Ruab" "Ruach"
In Hebrew In Greek
Both means
“breath”, “air” & “wind”
in primary usage
(CCC # 691)
"The Consoler"
"Paraclete"
"Paracletus"
in Greek
"By one side" 30

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32. Holy Spirit Holy Ghost
"Advocate" "Comforter"
Spirit of The Lord
Isaiah 61:1,Luke 4:18
Spirit of The Lord
Isaiah 61:1,Luke 4:18
Spirit of God
Gen 41:38, John 4:2
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34. THE HOLY SPIRIT IN BRIEF
(C.C.C.)
742 -"Because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his
Son into our hearts, crying, 'Abba! Father!"' (Gal 4:6).
743 -From the beginning to the end of time, whenever God
sends his Son, he always sends his Spirit: their mission is
conjoined and inseparable.
744 -In the fullness of time the Holy Spirit completes in Mary
all the preparations for Christ's coming among the People
of God. By the action of the Holy Spirit in her, the Father
gives the world Emmanuel "God-with-us" (Mt 1:23).

35. THE HOLY SPIRIT IN BRIEF
(C.C.C.)
745- The Son of God was consecrated as Christ (Messiah)
by the anointing of the Holy Spirit at his Incarnation (cf. Ps
2:6-7).
746 -By his Death and his Resurrection, Jesus is
constituted in glory as Lord and Christ (cf. Acts 2:36). From
his fullness, he poured out the Holy Spirit on the apostles
and the Church.
747- The Holy Spirit, whom Christ the head pours out on his
members, builds, animates, and sanctifies the Church. She
is the sacrament of the Holy Trinity's communion with men.

36. IT’S BREAK TIME !
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37. “ Jesus did
not call the
equipped
but equips
the call.”
Marge Martinez

38. THE HOLY SPIRIT IN BRIEF
(C.C.C.)
747- The Holy Spirit, whom Christ the
head pours out on his members,
builds, animates, and sanctifies the
Church. She is the sacrament of the
Holy Trinity's communion with men.

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40. Sanctifying Gifts
WISDOM
UNDER
FORTITUDE
STANDING
7 GIFTS
OF
THE HOLY
COUNSEL SPIRIT KNOWLEDGE
Isaiah 11:1-10
FEAR OF
PIETY
THE LORD
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41. The 7 gifts as defined by St. Thomas
Aquinas in the Summa Theologica
• Wisdom - The gift of wisdom perfects a
person's speculative reason in matters of
judgment about the truth.
• Understanding - The gift of
understanding perfects a person's
speculative reason in the apprehension of
truth. It is the gift "whereby self-evident
principles are known.”
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42. • Knowledge - The gift of knowledge
perfects a person's practical reason in
matters of judgment about the truth.
• Counsel - Also called "Right Judgment."
The gift of counsel perfects a person's
practical reason in the apprehension of
truth and allows the person to respond
prudently, "moved through the research of
reason." 42

43. • Fortitude - Also called "Courage." The
gift of fortitude allows people the "firmness
of mind [that] is required both in doing
good and in enduring evil, especially with
regard to good or evil that are difficult."
• Piety - Also called "Reverence." Piety is
the gift "whereby, at the Holy Spirit's
instigation,we pay worship and duty to
God as our Father." 43

44. • Fear of the Lord - Also called "Wonder
and Awe in God." This gift is described by
Aquinas as a fear of separating oneself
from God. He describes the gift as a "filial
fear," like a child's fear of offending his
father, rather than a "servile fear," that is, a
fear of punishment.
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45. Luke 6:47-49
Matt 7:24-27
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46. Charismatic Gifts
PROPHESY
DELIVERANCE TONGUES
CHARISMATIC
GIFTS
Romans 12:4-13,
1 Corinthians 12:7-11,
TEACHING 1 Corinthians 12:28-31
DISCERNMENT
WORD OF HEALING
KNOWLEDGE MIRACLES
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47. • Variety of Gifts - same Spirit
• Variety of services - same Lord
• Variety of activities - same God
• All these are activated by one
and the same Spirit
• 1 Cor 12: 4-7
Gifts are not exhaustive
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50. THE BIRTH OF THE
CHURCH 50

51. The apostles were in the room
and “And suddenly from
Heaven there came a sound
like the rush of a violent wind,
and it filled the entire the
house where they were sitting.
Divided tongues as of fire,
appeared among them and a
tongue rested on each one of
them. All of them were all filled
with the Holy Spirit and began
to speak in other languages, as
the Spirit gave them ability” 51
(Acts 2:2-4).

52. Morning of Pentecost
• The crowd heard the apostles
speaking in different tongues. (Acts
2:7-9).
• The crowd thought the apostles
were drunk “filled with new wine”
(Acts 2:13)
• Peter stood up before the crowd and
proclaimed the Good News in a loud
voice. (Acts 2:14).
• Three thousand people were
baptized that afternoon (Acts 2:41).
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53. BEFORE AFTER
In hiding Out in the open
Afraid Courageous
Alone Community
Divided United
Individualistic Shared everything
Doubtful Confident 53

54. Helpless Empowered
Dumb-founded Sang in tongues
Looked down In favour with people
Disillusioned Signs & wonders
Dispirited Gifts of the Spirit
Discouraged Hopeful
Empty Filled with the Holy Spirit
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57. Acts 2:42:
And they devoted themselves to
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61. HOW DO WE ENCOUNTER THE
HOLY SPIRIT IN OUR DAILY
LIVES?
•WORSHIP;
•WORD OF GOD;
•PRAYERS;
•SACRAMENTS;
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62. The point of all the sacraments is to
make us holy, to make us radiate
with God's own life, and to bring us
to heaven. That is the great mission
of the Holy Spirit.
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64. God’s ultimate plan for us – that we may:
...attain to the whole measure of the
fullness of Christ (Eph. 4:13)
"Our greatest wish and prayer is that you
will become mature Christians." 2 Cor
13:9
…press on to maturity (Heb 6:1)
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65. "If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have
not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging
cymbal.” 1 Corinthians 13:1
If I have the gift of
prophecy and can
fathom all mysteries and
all knowledge, and if I
have a faith that can
move mountains, but
mountains
have not love, I am
nothing 65
1 Corinthians 13:2

66. To share the Spirit with
others, we should pray for
the love of Christ to
motivate us (2 Cor 5:14),
"The Lord is the Spirit, and
where the Spirit of the Lord
is, there is freedom" (2 Cor
3:17). 66

67. The Charismatic
Gifts empowers
the "Doing“
to build the
Church
The Sanctifying
Gifts roots the
"Being“
to bear fruits
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69. “At the end of our lives,
we will not be judged by
how many diplomas we
have received, how much
money we have made or
how many great things we have done.
We will be judged by ‘I was hungry and
you gave me to eat. I was naked and you
clothed me. I was homeless and you took
me in.’”
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70. “FOR WE ARE WHAT HE
HAS MADE US, CREATED
IN CHRIST JESUS TO DO
GOOD WORKS,
WHICH GOD PREPARED
BEFOREHAND TO BE OUR
WAY OF LIFE”
EPHESIANS: 2:10
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71. “ Charisms are therefore
graces bestowed by the
Holy Spirit on certain
members of the faithful to
prepare them to contribute
to the common good of the
Church.”
Pope John Paul II
Address to participants in the
Second International Conference
of Ecclesial Movements, 2 March
1987, L'Osservatore Romano
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English edition, 16 March 1987,

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73. 'Twas battered and
scarred,
and the auctioneer
Thought it scarcely
worth his while
To waste much time
on the old VIOLIN,
But held it up with a
smile. 73

74. "What am I bid, good
folks?"
he cried.
"Who'll start the bidding
for me?
A dollar, a dollar –
now two, only two -
Two dollars,
and who'll make it three?"
"Three dollars once,
three dollars twice,
Going for three“
BUT NO! 74

75. From the room far back a
gray-haired man
Came forward and picked
up the bow;
Then wiping the dust
from
the old violin,
And tightening up
all the strings,
He played a melody pure
and sweet,
As sweet as an angel75
sings.

76. The music ceased,
and the auctioneer,
With a voice that was
quiet and low,
Said: "What am I bid
for the old violin?"
And he held it up with
the bow.
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77. "A thousand –
and who'll make it two?
Two thousand –
and who'll make it three?
Three thousand once and three
thousand twice -
And going and gone!" said he.
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78. The people
cheered,
but some of them
cried,
"We do not quite
understand.
What changed its
worth?"
The man replied:
THE TOUCH OF
THE MASTER'S
HAND
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80. “Here am I, the servant of the
Lord; Let it be with me
according to your word"
(Luke 1:38) 80

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