Pentecost ... the Holy Spirit, and the Faith make the Church -----. Father Antoninus Wall, O.P. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. And it’s the Holy Spirit that enables that relationship and empowers us for mission. [14] The carnal man relates primarily to the outer world that he sees, feels, and hears. Basil de Sp. He had identified the real Peter with that same Christ in him. Their lives remind us daily that Christ is still alive and with us in this world. He brings them back to that journey to the Father and the Father's house. 39 The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.” 40 With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.” 41 Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day. We need to know who the Spirit is, what He does, and how He does it. What are some of the characteristics by which we can identify such persons? The Apostles were out on the sea fishing when they saw a solitary figure standing on the shore. Luke 11:22 V-APA-NMS GRK: ἰσχυρότερος αὐτοῦ ἐπελθὼν νικήσῃ αὐτόν NAS: someone stronger than he attacks him and overpowers KJV: than he shall come upon him, and overcome [14] St. Thomas refers in many places to the idea that carnal men must become spiritual men to approach God, e.g., in Catena Aurea, Vol. The Holy Spirit empowered and gives us bravery to declare God’s admirations and miracles before work forces merely as those work forces who had first experience the filling of the Holy Spirit during the Pentecost. A. Like the prodigal son eating the food of the animals in his charge, they remember "even the servants in their father's house live better than they do." “…will teach you everything…” I read book after book on the teachings of the Church, Scripture, theology, and Church history but the one book I pick up the least is the Bible. Take for example the prophecy of Jeremiah, in chapter 31. The Holy Spirit never permanently indwelt believers prior to the Day of Pentecost. They still had not reached the face-to-face encounter with God. Holy Spirit, in Christian belief, the third person of the Trinity. While he himself administered a baptism in water, there was One coming who would be the administrator of a baptism with the Holy Spirit 3. It was the beginning of Christ's church. Coming of the Holy Spirit “When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. The Holy Spirit, He taught them would come alongside them. We have seen that the disciples had come through Jesus' eyes to see that nature reflected the Father's presence. But he failed to recognize that the source of these sterling qualities in him came from Christ alive in him. What we see, hear, feel, taste, and smell in the world outside us are the most evident and definite. John, the beloved disciple, recognized that it was the Christ. The Coming of the Spirit. Jesus teaches so much about the Holy Spirit because apart from the Spirit of God we cannot live the Christian life God calls us to in His Word. The Holy Spirit in the Book of Acts. He could legitimately point out that during the previous three years he was the most outspoken in his defense of Jesus. When God asks us to surrender to him the life of one we love, he is not quashing in us our love for that person. The holy spirit is God’s power in action, his active force. NAS: Spirit will come upon you, and the power KJV: The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, INT: Spirit [the] Holy will come upon you. The question that arises is what does this mean and how did it affect the church. This withdrawal confirms a universal law of spiritual growth. Forty days after Jesus rose, he went back to be with God the Father. Saint Thomas points out that humans tend to live in the senses. Now, on the contrary, Peter is seeing a Jesus who has been overcome by these same enemies. [12] No, the perfection of love is only achieved when the beloved comes to full life within the lover. 1 When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. The Coming of the Holy Spirit Acts 2. This was the fulfillment of the prophecy in the Old Testament book of Joel that the Holy Spirit would be poured out on all people. The coming of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost was not an isolated event in the life of the Church. 1 * When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. Peter could not wait for the boat to land. Part of the divine plan is that our first contact with reality takes place through the senses. and instructor of truth. It is in faith that all those who believe posses the Holy Spirit tha… [12] Cf. Peter, honest person that he was, would probably have acknowledged that there were such moments. [13]. Peter is seeing a bound, beaten, helpless, impotent, ineffective Jesus. When we have the Holy Spirit in our lives, we can walk into a new feeling of freedom no matter what the situation past, present or future. They feel stirrings of hunger for the peace of soul they once knew. THE COMING OF THE SPIRIT. It becomes part of the condition of that growth. Now Jews from all over the world were in the city of Jerusalem at that time. Kevin Wall, O.P. The Holy Spirit and his involvement in the ministry of Jesus. He lived his life of constant prayer in the temple. Peter responded, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." The day of Pentecost empowered the church to be able to achieve its intended purpose. Then Peter said that David was still dead, but that Jesus was alive. Peter preached to them some more. No longer the Jesus who magisterially preached to the thousands and dominated the minds of his enemies. You too can be saved by Jesus and belong to His church. By the operation ofthe Holy Spirit, not only was the conception of Christ accomplished, but alsothe sanctification of His soul, which, in Holy Scripture, is called His"anointing" (Acts x., 38). The Holy Spirit is the third part of the Trinity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit that is the way Christians understand God. Jesus said "you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy. Like the prodigal son, they begin to live out the seductive promises of the secular world and to eat its forbidden fruit. Divine providence adapts to this human condition. Seizing the moment, the Apostle Peter stood and addressed the crowd gathered that day. Who are they who are moved primarily by Christ within? How could the presence of the human nature of Jesus existing outside them become a barrier, an obstacle to the coming of the Holy Spirit? What a gift the Holy Spirit is! With spiritual maturation, our spiritual development can survive without the external support system that brought it into being in the first place. Therefore, it was fitting that God would lead them to the discovery of Christ through external, sensible signs. The coming of the Holy Spirit was a visible, identifiable event that others besides the apostles were able to see. As a priest I am sometimes asked, when do I see the most intense love in others? This third denial takes place at the first light of dawn, as the cock crows in the distance. Learn more about the importance of the Holy Spirit in Christianity. They start life growing up in a loving Catholic family. It was only after a profound, extremely painful purification that they finally reached the third stage. Separation from Christ, experiencing life without him, often prepares one for his rebirth within. 1904 epér x omai (from 1909 /epí, "on, fitting" and 2064/er x omai, "come") – properly, come upon, i.e. 2 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. The Holy Spirit brings spiritual freedom no matter what. He found within himself the Peter whose fear and self-love had killed the most precious part of himself as effectively as the soldiers killed the Christ outside of him. “When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession” (Ephesians 1:13-14). Wall attended St. Ignatius prep in the Bay City and St. Mary's College of California. Luke 15:11-20. But he would have gone out bringing to others the illusions of Peter rather than the reality of Christ. The Holy Spirit ministered on earth before the formation of the Church and He will continue to minister on the earth after the departure of the Church at the Rapture. Type of Feast: Solemnity. Yet they are entirely different words coming from a profoundly changed Peter. On the contrary, he is bringing that love to an entirely new level of intensity and unselfishness. Surely there were times when you wavered, when you experienced doubts about Jesus' mission, when you experienced fear coming from your association with him? In each period of time, God will begin new work, and in each period, there will be a new beginning among man. In the Bible, the word “spirit” is translated from the Hebrew word ruʹach and the Greek word pneuʹma.Most often, those words refer to God’s active force, or holy spirit. [16]. It marked a turning point in the early church. [15]. Simeon located reality primarily in the world within. Matthew 11:1-5 - John the Baptist asks why the kingdom isn't coming in (cp Matthew 17:10-13, note the Lord's answer about John's role, if the people had believed). THE COMING OF THE SPIRIT. The stage has been set for their return to their true home. As he watches the cruel treatment of Jesus unfold, he still nurtures his disappointment at Jesus' lack of appreciation of him. They no longer care. Daniel L. Segraves, Teacher [1] Just before His ascension, Jesus gathered His apostles and commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me; for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now” (Acts 1:4-5). People who slavishly follow letters and doctrines are those who have been eliminated by the work of the Holy Spirit. [7], A second and third time Christ places the same question to Peter, receiving a similar response from him. They heard a noise from the sky like a strong wind blowing. Imagine if one were to pursue the issue further by challenging Peter. They live in a warm, loving Catholic community, with priests and religious and apostolic lay persons who radiate Christ's presence to them. When the people heard this, they were very, very sorry. July 28, 2019. This law is true of our relations with Christ. The resurrection of Jesus, or anastasis, is the Christian belief that God raised Jesus on the third day after his crucifixion at Calvary as first of the dead, starting his exalted life as Christ and Lord. Peter heard with amazement at the Last Supper Our Lord's words "Truly, truly I say to you, the cock will not crow, till you have denied me three times." 2, S13: "Jesus is to be understood as about to change His Disciples from being carnal or animal-minded into spiritual men. How could you have doubted me?". Father Antoninus Wall, O.P., a native of San Francisco, is the son of Irish-born parents, and the brother of the late Fr. We are not the ones necessarily that conquer sin; God the Holy Spirit is the power that dwells in us to help us do this. In many paintings of the Annunciation, the Holy Spirit is shown in the form of a dove, coming down towards Mary on beams of light, as the Archangel Gabriel announces Jesus Christ's coming to Mary. He jumped into the water and rushed to the side of Jesus. Luke 3:22 and the Holy Spirit descended upon Him in bodily form like a dove, and a voice came out of heaven, ” You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased.” Jesus being led by the Spirit. As long as we possess loved ones outside us, our love for them tends to remain imperfect. xvi. God's approach to us initially is through the senses. Acts 2:1-15 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Coming of the Holy Spirit. "Even if I must die with you, I will not deny you." You do not have to join a denomination; in fact, since God never commanded you to, you should not. The change involved a purgation of all false illusions about themselves, a death to self in order to come alive to Christ. For the first time, Peter experiences the stirrings of doubt and fear. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages, as the Holy Spirit gave them the power to speak. Fear then overwhelms the vestiges of faith and courage in Peter. He explained that the people were not drunk, but empowered by the Holy Spirit. But, when we start on page one of the Bible, before creation ever even began, we see a depiction of the spirit of God hovering over the dark, disordered waters of … Luke 4:1 The Father had given Jesus the Holy Spirit and He had poured that Spirit on His followers. Only now Peter is seeing an entirely different Jesus, a Jesus whom he had never seen before. The Holy Spirit is the means by which Jesus continues to do his work in the world. [3] Peter, once again, flatly denied the possibility. 91. The Coming of the Holy Spirit Acts 2. The coming of the Holy Spirit was also sign to show that the Messiah had not only come, but was now ruling on the throne in heaven. Kingdom was not coming in because the King and His message were mostly being rejected. The Spirit is the active person that came to reside within the followers of Jesus Christ after Jesus had been crucified on the cross, and rose from the dead. That day 3,000 people became Christians. We find in the person of Saint Peter the clearest example of the dynamics of the transition from the second to the third stage of the journey. Jesus said that it is only when the birthing is over and the woman sees the baby, that the travail of the birth is forgotten. Fr. The world of inner consciousness is not the primary focus of our attention. He the loyal, courageous, outspoken Peter a betrayer? Later that evening in the courtyard, where the torturing of Jesus continued, Peter is singled out by a maidservant as one of Jesus' followers. Love is in its most intense, deepest, and least selfish form at funeral Masses. They can see Christ, hear him, and touch him in their family and community. They find a world much in opposition to what He stands for. Without the external, living presence of the deceased in the coffin, the mourners experience for the first time how radically impoverished their life has become. They become aware for the first time of what that person's presence has meant to them. For him it is his inner world that has primacy. This occurs when the inner support assisting us to experience the Christ within is withdrawn, forcing us to find his presence within in deeper and more subtle ways. One of these joy-filled appearances took place along the shore of the sea of Galilee. Peter, having been emptied of his illusions about himself, is now filled with Christ and is prepared to bring Christ to others. So Peter uttered those confident words, "Though they all fall away because of you, I will never fall away." They find little of Christ in their surroundings. Rather, they were tears that flowed from a totally new vision that Peter had of himself, the real Peter, the true Peter, the Peter he was when Christ was no longer alive in him. In an extraordinary scene, they found the resurrected Jesus preparing a meal for them so that he might do what he enjoyed doing most, breaking bread in fellowship with those whom he loved. —Psalm 104:30; 139:7. We don’t have to search the Scriptures very far to see that just as Jesus was foreshadowed and prophesied in the Old Testament, so was the Holy Spirit’s coming. He spoke of One coming who would "baptize you with the Holy Spirit" - Mt 3:11; Mk 1:7-8; Lk 3:16; Jn 1:33 2. a 2 And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, * and it filled the entire house in which they were. Forty days after Jesus rose, he went back to be with God the Father. Who are the persons in our midst who have reached this third stage of the journey? This is the first of several teachings on the Holy Spirit in the Upper Room Discourse. If Christ had sent Peter out before he had reached this third stage of his journey to God, Peter would have gone out with the enthusiasm typical of his personality. It was in the context of this unusual meal that Christ turned to Peter and said to him, "Do you love me more than these?" sympathizer. No longer was it the Jesus who exercised incredible, miraculous powers to the astonishment of all. 3 Then there appeared to them 2 divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. (Micah 3:8; Luke 1: 35) God sends out his spirit by projecting his energy to any place to accomplish his will. The Coming of the Holy Spirit (Acts 1 and 2) After Jesus rose from the dead, He told the apostles to wait in Jerusalem until they received power when the Holy Spirit came on them. We know who they are – although we may not think of them in the terms I have been using. A second person makes the same accusation, with the same denial coming from Peter. He is alive to us in that outer world in which we find ourselves most at home. He was experiencing in that part of himself the living Christ within. After Jesus rose from the dead, He told the apostles to wait in Jerusalem until they received power when the Holy Spirit came on them. Jesus' withdrawal of his external presence from his followers was a prelude to his coming to full life within them at the first Pentecost. THE TRINITY. Saint Thomas argues that the shepherds and Magi were carnal men for whom reality was primarily the world of the senses. In his judgment of himself, such behavior was simply impossible for him. Many Christians view the Holy Spirit’s existence and works as just an occurrence that was left to the past and may not be present in contemporary world. His work has many facets and is definitely worthy of study. But you should meet with a local group of Christians to study the apostle's teaching, share together, eat the Lord's Supper together, and pray together. Then those who believed what he said were baptized. No! From the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Simplified « prev: next » Saying "Jesus is Lord" (683) Only through the Holy Spirit can a person be in touch with Christ (1 Cor 12:3). He will begin to deal with the sins in our life and help us overcome them. He probably looked at Our Lord with hurt in his eyes, saying, "See. Date: Fifty days after Easter Sunday; learn the date in this and future years. Peter then flees from the courtyard, weeping bitter tears. The story of the coming of the Holy Spirit in an almost visible form – a form that was perceived by the senses – is one of the most dramatic stories in the New Testament. I. Then they leave the loving family and go off to the secular world of business or the university. Their experience of his presence continued to take place by way of "reflections" of that presence. The coming of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost was not an isolated event in the life of the Church. The resurrected, fully reconstituted Christ appeared to Peter after those three days. Every person heard the apostles praising God in their own language. As mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles, outpourings of the Holy Spirit can include healing, prophecy, exorcism, and speaking in tongues. What will your answer be. The coming of the Holy Spirit takes place normally only after a period of substantial growth of Christ within, a growth that can take place only after an equally substantive purgation of the many obstacles that hinder such growth. they are interested in what they can do for the Church rather than what the Church can do for them; they are never lonely because they are never alone; they manifest a deep faith in the Church as a profound, living mystery; they participate in everyone's joy and sorrow; they are quick to acknowledge their many human weaknesses and may even laugh at them; they are forgiving and do not hold grudges; they spend substantive time in prayer; as Christ is the center of their life within, the Eucharist is the center of their outer world; they have little fear of the future and see in death the welcome embrace of God's love; they are always encouraging others to become more involved in the life of the Church; they seem to have little "ego" and show no need or desire for praise, power, honor, and other forms of recognition; they see all persons as children of God made in His image and likeness; they are free of biases of any kind, racism, pride of caste, elitism; they are acutely sensitive to the failings of members of Christ's Mystical Body, they suffer on account of these failings, but they do not criticize the Church; they are eager to proclaim the good news of Christ and strive to give witness to it whenever possible; they do not conceal their faith, but publicly rejoice in it; they show special devotion to Mary and accept her invitation to share in her son's sufferings as a privilege. This reference of being “in” the disciples clearly is a reference to the Holy Spirit’s role of dwelling inside believers as the context of John (John 14:16-26) and the rest of the New Testament (Ephesians 1:13; 4:30) indicates. A short time later, we find Jesus in the courtyard, being brutalized by the Roman soldiers. The coming of the Holy Spirit means the continuance of the presence of Christ in us as he promised. The disciples were very happy and so they waited in Jerusalem as Jesus had said, praying all the time. A dove may also be seen at the ear of Saint Gregory the Great – as recorded by his secretary – or other church father authors, dictating their works to them. The stirrings of religious hunger within take on an infinite variety of forms. Saint Thomas sees divine providence dealing gently with both kinds. They find it easy to live in harmony with the moral demands of Christ's message. Saint Thomas teaches that the perfection of love is not found in the external presence of the beloved, sweet as that may be. Persons who are truly spiritual depend less on external signs. July 28, 2019. Then they saw something that looked like flames of fire that separated and stood over each of them. … [13] For the parable of the prodigal son, cf. Spiritual authors also speak of the dark night of the soul. The Holy Spirit would bring that power (Acts 1:8) 4. Now He had gone up into heaven to sit at the right side of God. They had to experience who and what they truly were without Christ alive in them. Then God will forgive your sins and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." It was on the Jewish feast day of Pentecost. 1 * When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. Only when the beloved is no longer present to us outside can he or she come to fullness of presence within us. He was ordained in Rome in 1950. A belief in the real presence of the Holy Spirit as described in this account of the Day of Pentecost is integral to the Christian faith. Jesus teaches so much about the Holy Spirit because apart from the Spirit of God we cannot live the Christian life God calls us to in His Word. So, "the Word became flesh and dwelt among us." Their external presence excludes their intense presence in our heads, hearts, emotions, memories, and imagination. After some time, they also had begun to recognize dimly that Jesus was more than merely human. Two thousand years ago, the Lord Jesus promised us: “And, behold, I come quickly” (Revelation 22:12).Now, all manner of signs of His return have appeared, and many brothers and sisters have had premonitions that the day of the Lord is near. Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. JOHN 14: 15– 20. He is "the Spirit of adoption of sons, whereby we cry: Abba,Father." The inner life of a human being, however, is complicated. We must, therefore, pass from this world into the next to attain that loving union with God. Pentecost is a happy festival. Father Wall may be reached by phone at 510-596-1800 or by email at antwall@hotmail.com, © 1996-2019 Catholic Education Resource Center | Privacy Policy | Disclaimer | Sitemap. [9] The entrance into the third stage is a "birthing," with all the labor pains that normally accompany such an experience. They had to experience, as often happens, that the "old man" in them had killed that living presence of Christ. As we visualize this scene it is important that we pick upon the similes that are used by Luke to describe this occurrence. He finds a beautiful example in the different ways in which God led the shepherds, the wise men, and Simeon to the discovery of Christ. Learn more about the importance of the Holy Spirit in Christianity. Baptism of Jesus. The Holy Spirit coming in power shows that this too is the day the Kingdom is established 1. Wherefore, both in Holy Scripture and inthe writings of the fathers, men are styled regenerated, new creatures,partakers of the Divine Nature, children of God, god-like, and similar epithets.Now these great blessings are justly attributed as especially belonging to theHoly Ghost. “The Holy Spirit is the presence of the living Lord Jesus in spiritual power in the lives of men.” [7] Walter Thomas Conner, The Work of the Holy Spirit (Nashville: Broadman Press, 1949), p. 64. Saint Thomas distinguishes the carnal man from the spiritual man. The other disciples had abandoned Jesus in fear. Moved by the Spirit, he recognized the promised Messiah. By Xin jie. During the forty days following the resurrection, Christ appeared many times to his disciples. Celebrating Pentecost. Since the shepherds were Semites, and God traditionally spoke to Semites through angelic messengers, he chose the external apparition of angels to bring them the good news and to lead them to Christ. We'll look more at the Holy Spirit’s dealing with the disciples in future studies. Indeed, their faith seems to be strong. Imagine what would happen if one were to take Peter aside at that moment and ask him how he could be so certain of his loyalty? They now mean, "You know I love you because you, yourself, put this love back in me after I had killed it by my denial of you." The power came as did the Holy Spirit … We don’t have to search the Scriptures very far to see that just as Jesus was foreshadowed and prophesied in the Old Testament, so was the Holy Spirit’s coming. I have met charismatic Catholics who, I have no doubt, have reached the third stage in the journey to God. b 3 Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, * which parted and came to rest on each one of them. From the time of his evangelical conversion in 1738, Wesley became a tireless exponent of the evangelical message of salvation by faith alone, which emphasizes the person and work of the Holy Spirit at each stage in the process of salvation. Chapter 10 in The Journey to God (Antioch, CA: Solas Press, 1999): 87-102. There is need for every individual Christian to understand the importance of the Holy Spirit in our daily lives. The Holy Spirit is the name of the third person in the Trinity, sometimes called the Holy Ghost.Jesus promised the Apostles that he would send the Holy Spirit after his crucifixion and resurrection: "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. Today we are celebrating the fact that the coming of the Holy Spirit is a daily event in the life of the Christian and of the church. This is what King David had been talking about in the Psalms when he wrote the song to God that says: "You will not leave My soul in Hades [that is, the world of the dead]; You will not let Your Holy One's body rot.". Peter's experience illustrates the transition from consciousness of Christ as the mirror of the divine outside, to consciousness of the mature Christ reflecting God's presence within. Again, we find Peter present, loyal to the end. a 2 And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, * and it filled the entire house in which they were. So they started asking, "What is happening?" We can best learn from the first Pentecost how the Holy Spirit comes into our lives. The profound emptying of the flawed ego in us prepares for the birth of the mature Christ within. [4]. Now in a terrified state, Peter with an oath calls upon God to witness the truth of his statement that he knows nothing whatsoever about that man. The traditional view says that this is the coming of the Holy Spirit to inaugurate the Church Age. How Muhammad could be “in” the disciples stretches all credibility. He had been loyal, brave, and trustworthy. Impossible! [10] We can see this Word with our eyes, hear him with our ears, and touch him with our hands. [2], Jesus loved Peter in a special way, and was preparing him for an extraordinary role in the future mission of his Church. Wall has had a career rich in pastoral and academic experiences. Suddenly the Holy Spirit comes upon the apostles. Among their characteristics I would include the following: In a word, they are the true charismatics. Holy Spirit, in Christian belief, the third person of the Trinity. Matthew 11:1-5 - John the Baptist asks why the kingdom isn't coming in (cp Matthew 17:10-13, note the Lord's answer about John's role, if the people had believed). That same Holy Spirit has come upon you; He inspires you and teaches you. 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