The Holy Spirit

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  Word of God  
 
The Spirit of the Lord
fills the whole world.
Wisdom 1:7
 


Desire to be filled with the presence of the Spirit;
weigh carefully what can come to you in the future,
as a result of the present.

 
St. Gregory the Great, 6th century

 
 
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When the Spirit from on high
is poured out on us,
the desert will become an orchard.
Isaiah 32:15
 


The Spirit comes to enlighten the mind,
first, of the one who receives him,
and then through him, the minds of others as well.

 
St. Cyril of Jerusalem, 4th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
He will baptize you
with the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 3:11
 


The Spirit is God, as love.

 
St. Augustine, 5th century

 
 
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The Holy Spirit
will take from what is mine
and declare it to you.
Jesus; John 16:14
 


The Holy Spirit
descends on those gathered together
because of Christ.

 
St. Thomas Aquinas, 13th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Send forth your spirit…
Psalm 104:30
 


Come, Creator Spirit, drive away our foe,
and grant us peace without end,
that with you to lead us, we may escape all harm.

 
'Veni Sancte Spiritus'

 
 
  Word of God  
 
The spirit of truth…
Jesus; John 15:26
 


The Spirit
offers his own light to every mind,
to help it in its search for truth.

 
St. Basil the Great, 4th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
I will pour out a share of my spirit
on all humankind.
Joel 2:28
 


In a plan of surpassing beauty,
the Creator of the universe decreed
the renewal of all things in Christ.

 
St. Cyril of Alexandria, 5th century

 
 
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Blessed are the pure in heart.
Jesus; Matthew 5:8
 


Those whose hearts are pure
are temples of the Holy Spirit.

 
St. Lucy, 3rd century

 

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