Day 99: Symbols of the Holy Spirit
The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
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The Significance of the Holy Spirit
We have fire, anointing, water. And then these last five images, we have cloud and light. They occur together in the ancient manifestations of the Holy Spirit. Remember how that cloud by day led the people of Israel through the wilderness? That cloud is luminous at night and it was a pillar of fire. So even on the Mount of Transfiguration, we have the Father speaking,. We have the Word, Jesus Christ himself, and we have the Holy Spirit in the form of a cloud. The seal, of course, same kind of thing. But also important for us to note that it is by the apostles in position of hands that the Holy Spirit is given.
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