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| Receive the Holy Spirit. |
| Acts of the Apostles 8:15 |
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As clear transparent substances become very bright
when sunlight falls on them and shine with a new radiance,
so also souls in whom the Spirit dwells
become spiritual themselves and a source of grace
for others.
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St. Basil, 4th century
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| It is the spirit that gives life. |
| Jesus; John 6:63 |
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Through the Holy Spirit we become citizens of heaven,
we enter into eternal happiness,
and abide in God.
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St. Basil, 4th century
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If by the Spirit
you put to death the deeds of the body
you will live. |
| Romans 8:13 |
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It is a great art to act only by the Spirit of Jesus.
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St. Madeleine Sophie Barat, 19th century
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The heavenly Father
will give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him. |
| cf Jesus; Luke 11:13 |
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The Spirit raises our hearts to heaven,
guides the steps of the weak,
and brings to perfection those who are making progress.
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St. Basil the Great, 4th century
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I will ask the Father,
and he will give you another Advocate
to be with you always. |
| Jesus; John 14:16 |
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Father, in the name of Jesus, give us the Spirit.
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Bl. Peter Favre, 16th century
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| Whoever is in Christ is a new creation. |
| 2 Corinthians 5:17 |
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The ‘new creation’ means the indwelling of the Holy Spirit
in a heart that is pure and blameless,
free of all malice, wickedness, shamefulness.
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St. Gregory of Nyssa, 4th century
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This is how we know
that we remain in him and he in us,
that he has given us of his Spirit.
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| 1 John 4:13 |
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The Spirit is the source of holiness, a spiritual light,
and he offers his own light to every mind
to help it in its search for truth.
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St. Basil, 4th century
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Do you not know that your body
is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you,
which you have from God?
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| 1 Corinthians 6:19 |
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Those whose hearts are pure
are the temples of the Holy Spirit.
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St. Lucy, 3rd century
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