Tag: Holy Spirit
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The Church Fathers: Justification l
Infused & Intrinsic righteousness Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.Fill me with joy and gladness;let the bones which thou hast broken rejoice.Hide thy face from my sinsand blot out all my iniquities.Create in me a clean heart, O God,and put a new and right…
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The Church Fathers: Mediatrix of Grace
MARIOLOGY And the wine failing, the mother of Jesus saith to him:They have no wine. And Jesus saith to her: Woman, what isthat to me and to thee? My hour is not yet come. His mother saithto the waiters: Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye.John 2, 3-5 My Explications of the Patristic Texts…
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The Church Fathers: Mary, New Ark of the Covenant
Mariology And David was afraid of the Lord that day,saying: How shall the ark of the Lord come to me?2 Samuel 6, 9 And when the ark of the Lord was come into the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul,looking out through a window, saw king David leaping and dancing before the Lord:and…
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The Church Fathers: The Perpetual Virginity of Mary
Mariology Then the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus… But Mary asked the angel, “How can this be, since I have no relations with a man?” And the angel…
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The Church Fathers: God the Holy Spirit
Pneumatology When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly, a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.…
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The Church Fathers: The Holy Trinity
Trinitarianism In the beginning, was the Word,and the Word was with God,and the Word was God.He was in the beginning with God.All things were made through Him,and without Him, nothing was made that was made.And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us,and we beheld His glory,the glory as of the only begotten of the…
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The Church Fathers: Scripture & Tradition
The Deposit of Faith Now I praise you, brethren, that you remember me in all thingsand keep the traditions just as I delivered them to you.1 Corinthians 11, 2 Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of your love for all the saints; because of the hope which is laid up for…
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The Church Fathers: The Sacrament of Confirmation
Sacramentology When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God,they sent Peter and John to Samaria. When they arrived, they prayed for the newbelievers there that they might receive the Holy Spirit because the Holy Spirit hadnot yet come on any of them; they had simply been baptized in the…
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The Church Fathers: The Sacrament of Reconciliation
Confession And many of them that believed, came confessing and declaring their deeds.Acts 19, 18 “In church, confess your sins, and do not come to your prayer with a guiltyconscience. Such is the Way of Life…On the Lord’s own day, assemble in commonto break bread and offer thanks; but first confess your sins, so that…
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The Church Fathers: Infant Baptism
The Sacrament of Baptism Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of JesusChrist for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the HolySpirit. For the promise is made to you and to your children and to all those far off,whomever the Lord…
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