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The Holy Spirit
 


Wherever the Spirit of God enters he puts fear to flight; he makes us know and feel that we are in the hands of an Omnipotence of love: something happens, his infinite love does not abandon us.

 
Homily
Solemnity of Pentecost
Vatican Basilica
31 May 2009

 
 
 
The Holy Spirit
 


Jesus always lives his intercessional priesthood on behalf of the people of God and humanity and so prays for all of us, asking the Father for the gift of the Holy Spirit.

 
Homily
Solemnity of Pentecost
St Peter's Basilica
23 May 2010

 
 
 
The Holy Spirit
 


The real fire, the Holy Spirit, was brought to the earth by Christ. He did not steal it from the gods like Prometheus, according to the Greek myth, but rather made himself the mediator of the "gift of God", obtaining it for us with the greatest act of love in history: his death on the Cross.

 
Homily
Solemnity of Pentecost
Vatican Basilica
31 May 2009

 
 
 
The Holy Spirit
 


Being called to proclaim together the joy of Christ and the beauty of the Church is what binds us. This joy and this beauty, which come from the Spirit, are a gift and a sign of God's presence in our souls. In order to be witnesses and heralds of the saving message we cannot rely solely on our human forces. It is God's own fidelity that encourages and shapes fidelity to him: for this reason let us be guided by the Spirit of truth and love.

 
Address
St Lawrence Cathedral
Genoa, Italy
18 May 2008

 
 
 
The Holy Spirit
 


Sin brought harm to humanity, condemning it to obscurity and death, but the newness of life and the true end to which we are called are resplendent in Christ. In Him, reinvigorated by the Holy Spirit, we receive the strength to overcome evil and to do good.

 
Angelus Address
St Peter's Square
3 April 2011

 
 
 
The Holy Spirit
 


“O Lord, my God,” the Psalmist sings, “when you send forth your spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the earth” (Ps 104:30)… These words summon us to ever deeper faith in God’s infinite power to transform every human situation, to create life from death, and to light up even the darkest night.

 
Homily
St Patrick's Cathedral
New York
19 April 2008

 
 
 
The Holy Spirit
 


Let us lift our gaze upward! And with great humility and confidence, let us ask the Spirit to enable us each day to grow in the holiness that will make us living stones in the temple which he is even now raising up in the midst of our world.

 
Homily
St Patrick's Cathedral
New York
19 April 2008

 
 
 
The Holy Spirit
 


It is only the Holy Spirit who creates unity in love and in the reciprocal acceptance of diversity which can free humanity from the constant temptation to acquire earthly power that seeks to dominate and standardize all things.

 
Homily
Solemnity of Pentecost
Vatican Basilica
11 May 2008

 

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