The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

Day 103: The Power of Pentecost (2025)

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Apr 13, 2025
Explore the significance of Pentecost and its role in the birth of the Church. Discover how the Holy Spirit's outpouring fulfills Christ’s Passover and reveals the Holy Trinity. Learn about the empowerment believers receive to love as God loves through the diverse gifts of the Spirit. This discussion emphasizes the healing of our wounded nature and the transformative impact of divine grace in our lives.
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Pentecost Reveals the Trinity

  • Pentecost fulfills Christ's Passover by the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, revealing the Trinity fully.
  • Since then, believers share in God's kingdom already, but it's not yet fully consummated.
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Holy Spirit Restores Divine Likeness

  • The Holy Spirit pours God's love into our hearts, which brings forgiveness of sins.
  • It restores the divine likeness lost through sin to the baptized in the Church.
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Spirit Empowers Divine Love Witness

  • The Holy Spirit gives us the first fruits of our inheritance: the very life of the Trinity.
  • This empowers us to love as God loves and to bear witness through our lives.
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