by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
“… The mystery of the Most Holy Trinity is the central mystery of Christian faith and life. It is the mystery of God in himself. It is therefore the source of all the other mysteries of faith, the light that enlightens them. It is the most fundamental and essential teaching in the “hierarchy of the truths of faith”.56 The whole
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“… Centuries later, what message can we gather today from the teaching and marvelous activity of this great missionary and martyr? For those who approach Boniface, an initial fact stands out: the centrality of the Word of God, lived and interpreted in the Faith of the Church, a word that he lived, preached and witnessed to until he gave the
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“Come, Holy Ghost, Creator Blest, And in our hearts take up Thy Rest; Come with Thy Grace and Heavenly Aid To fill the hearts which Thou hast made. … O Comfort Blessed, to Thee we cry, Now Heavenly Gift of God Most High; Thou Fount of Life, and Fire of Love, And Sweet Anointing from Above ….” “Come Holy Ghost,” by
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“What a wondrous and challenging feast we celebrate at Pentecost! A feast like this challenges us because it puts to the lie a lazy, sleepy, hidden, and tepid Christian life. The Lord Jesus said to Apostles, and still says to us, I have come to cast a fire on the earth (Luke 12:49). This is a feast about fire, a
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“Fifty days after Easter we celebrate the Solemnity of Pentecost, in which we recall the Manifestation of the Power of the Holy Spirit, Who as Wind and as Fire descended upon the Apostles gathered together in the Upper Room, and enabled them to Preach the Gospel to all nations with courage (cf. Acts 2: 1-13). The Mystery of Pentecost, which
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“This weekend, the Church celebrates Pentecost, one of the most important feast days of the year that concludes the Easter season and celebrates the beginning of the Church. …”
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“The giving of the Spirit to the new people of God crowns the mighty acts of the Father in salvation history. …”
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“‘Through the Holy Spirit we are restored to paradise, led back to the Kingdom of heaven, and adopted as children, given confidence to call God “Father” and to share in Christ’s grace, called children of light and given a share in eternal glory.’ – St. Basil, De Spiritu Sancto ….”
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“… when the Spirit of Truth blows where He Wills (cf. Jn 3:8) the words of each nation become common in the mouth of the Church. Since that day Showers of Charisms and Streams of Blessings have watered every desert and every wilderness (cf. Is 35:6), for in order to renew the face of the earth (cf. Ps 103:30), ‘God’s
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“We pray to the most kind Father through you, His only-begotten Son, who for us became Man, was crucified and Glorified, that He send us out of His Treasures the Spirit of Sevenfold Grace who rested upon you in all fullness: the Spirit, I say, of Wisdom … Understanding … Counsel … Fortitude … Knowledge … Piety, by which we
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