The Holy Ghost is called also the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete ... on earth they were only preparing to become Apostles; and their minds were yet filled with many worldly thoughts and desires ...
In the second chapter of Acts, the Apostles were filled with the Holy Spirit. St. Peter stood up and addressed the crowd. After telling them that God made Jesus, whom they crucified, both Lord and ...
Why? Because we are not empowered by the Holy Spirit, but by our own worldly wisdom and understanding, and by our worldly resources and connections. Unless and until we rely more on God, and less on ...
The Apostles' Creed: He was conceived by the power of the ... (1 Cor 15:45, 47) From his conception, Christ's humanity is filled with the Holy Spirit, for God "gives him the Spirit without measure." ...
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim" ...
This has been traditionally called the "birthday" of the Church, that day when "all were filled with the Holy Spirit." (Acts 2:4) Pentecost occurs ten days after the Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ ...
After that, the living Jesus spent time with the apostles and promised to send the Holy Spirit to them, and ascended back into heaven. Pentecost is the day for Christians to remember the coming of ...
After Jesus died, rose and ascended back to heaven, the Holy Spirit was poured out on His Apostles. The Spirit then filled ...
As John the Baptist continued baptizing in the Jordan River for the forgiveness of sins, “the people were filled with ...