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The Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit acts as a guide, as we make decisions and choices.

As the giver of life the Holy Spirit is associated with the breath of God which moves over the void (Genesis 2:2) and is breathed into humanity at its creation (Genesis 2:7)

The Holy Spirit is the living memory of the mighty deeds of Jesus (John 14:26)


The Holy Spirit is the source of inspiration within human beings to find thier full humanity.

Pentecost

1. What is the definition of Pentecost?

Pentecost is the great festival that marks the birth of the Christian church by the power of the Holy Spirit.

2. When was Pentecost first celebrated?

It dates back to the first century.

3. Who / what is the Holy Spirit?

The Holy Spirit is the third person in the Trinity.  He is fully God. He is eternal, omniscient, omnipresent, has a will, and can speak. He is alive. He is a person.

4. What happened at Pentecost?

Ten days after Jesus ascended into heaven, the twelve apostles, Jesus' family and many other of his disciples gathered together in Jerusalem for the Jewish harvest festival that was celebrated on the fiftieth day after Passover. 
While they were indoors praying, a sound like that of a rushing wind filled the house and tongues of fire descended and rested over each of their heads.  This was the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on human flesh promised by God through the prophet Joel. 
The disciples were suddenly empowered to proclaim the gospel of the risen Christ. They went out into the streets of Jerusalem and began preaching to the crowds gathered for the festival. Not only did the disciples preach with boldness and vigor, but by a miracle of the Holy Spirit they spoke in the native languages of the people present, many who had come from all corners of the Roman Empire. This created a sensation. 
The apostle Peter seized the moment and addressed the crowd, preaching to them about Jesus' death and resurrection for the forgiveness of sins. The result was that about three thousand converts were baptized that day. 

5. What part of the year is Pentecost celebrated?

Pentecost is celebrated fifty days after Easter.

6. What is Jesus really saying to the folks here - John's Gospel (20:19-23). It tells of a visit of the Risen Christ to the disciples huddled in fear. "Peace be with you," Jesus says. "As the Father sent me, so I am sending you." After saying this, Jesus breathed on them and added, "Receive the Holy Spirit." The breath, the life, of Jesus himself. We are God-breathed. Pentecost celebrates that reality.

It means that the Spirit breathes peace.

7. What seems to happen when people allow this divine Spirit to energize them?

When people allow this divine Spirit to energize them they are filled with love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, meekness and self-control.

What we believe about Jesus

1 Who is Jesus Christ?
Jesus Christ is God the Son, who became man for us.

2 Is Jesus Christ truly God?
Jesus Christ is truly God, the Second Person of the Trinity, the Son, the Eternal Word, who with the Father and the Holy Spirit always was, is and always will be.
'In the begimmimg was the Word' (John 1:1)



3 Is Jesus Christ truly Man?
Jesus Christ is truly man because he has the nature of man, having a body and soul.

4 Was Jesus Christ always man?
Jesus Christ was not always man but he became man in the womb of the Virgin Mary.

5 What do we call the mystery of God becoming Man?
We call this mystery 'the Incarnation' which means that God the Son, became mab, a human being like us in all things except sin. 'the Word was made Flesh and dwelt among us' (John 1:14).

6 How many natures are there in Jesus?
There are two natures in Jesus, the Divine nature of God and the Human nature of man.

7 Why did God the Son become Man?
God the Son became man to free us from sin and open to us the way to Heaven and everlasting life with God.

8 What does the name 'Jesus' mean?
The name 'Jesus' means 'Saviour.

9 What does the name 'Christ" mean?
The name 'Christ' means 'Anointed'.

10 What do these name tell us?
That Jesus was anointed by God the Father to be our Saviour.

The Trinity

Introduction to the Trinity

What is monotheism?

·         The belief in one God

·         Began with the Covenant between God and Abraham

·         Grew through Abraham, Sarah and their descendants

Catholic Christians pray “in the name of the Father, and of the Son and the Holy Spirit” This may lead some to think that Catholics worship three gods, not one.

Catholics have always affirmed the truth that God is one.

“We believe in one God,” Nicene Creed

What is the Trinity?

·         Comes from the Latin trinus meaning “threefold”

·         Refers to the central mystery of the Christian faith

·         Mystery-God exists as a communion of three distinct and interrelated Divine Persons:

FATHER

SON

HOLY SPIRIT

The Holy Trinity is a unique and defining trait of Christian faith.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that the Trinity is the Church’s “most fundamental and essential teaching” (234) and the central mystery of our faith, which only God can fully reveal to us.

Many images and analogies throughout our Churrch’s history have tried to bring clarity to this mystery of faith.

·         According to legend, Saint Patrick used the shamrock to explain the Trinity. How does the shamrock represent the Trinity?
 

Salvation

1. What resons do Christains have for being filled with hope?
They can hope because when you die there is hope for enternal life.

2. How can Christains show that he or she hopes in a lifebeyond death?
They believe in God, obey the rules and do as he wishes.

3. If you have ever attened a Catholic funeral, recall the ideas that came through the service. Certainly there would have been feeling of sadness but did any other feelings or ideas come to you?
Fortunatley the last funeral I was at was a long time ago when I was in year 2, all I can remeber ws being sad and hearing stories about the person's life.
Usually Catholic funerals are about Enternal life.

4. Catholics often use the term heaven to refer to life after death. What do you understand by this term?
I understand that heaven is God's santuary, there is no sin, it is perfect.

5. Develop an explanation of the word 'heaven' for someone who does not know what the word means.
Heaven is a place that you can't reached until you die and then only if you have believed in God and commited no sin. It is a perfect place with no sin of evil that you can live enternally.