Holy Spirit Catholic God The Father
The holy spirit is a person2 tradition2 1 i.
Holy spirit catholic god the father. But the godhead of the father son and holy spirit is one their glory equal their majesty. Holy father holy son holy spirit three we name you. Most students of our catholic theology of the trinity would agree. He is a person.
He is no doubt the least spoken of among the three persons of god the father the son and the holy spirit. At mass the priest s prayers frequently mention the father the son and the spirit as well the reason for this is that catholics believe that god is not merely unity as all monotheists believe but also trinity. 266 now this is the catholic faith. For the person of the father is one the son s is another the holy spirit s another.
Glory be to the father and to the son and to the holy spirit as it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be world without end. A the holy ghost does not proceed from the father and the son by spiritual generation. The third person of the blessed trinity the holy spirit is sometimes referred to as the forgotten member of the godhead. The holy ghost proceeds from the father and the son.
A the holy ghost is also called the holy spirit the paraclete the advocate the spirit of truth the spirit of god and the spirit of love. The holy spirit is god2 2 ii. The claim goes that father and the son are clearly personal masculine terms and therefore they are revealed as persons. A personal message from the spirit of god.
Save us from the fires. O my jesus forgive us our sins. From their childhood catholics learn to pray the sign of the cross. In the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit.
From whom does the holy ghost proceed. We worship one god in the trinity and the trinity in unity without either confusing the persons or dividing the substance. One of the first reasons given for denying the divine nature of the holy spirit is often to point out that the greek word for spirit pneuma is neuter john 14 26 for example refers to the spirit as to pneuma to hagion the holy spirit. The holy spirit is god job 33 4 the spirit of god made me and the breath of the almighty.
The holy spirit is spoken of as a force or as power emanating from god. Rather than as god himself. Grant o merciful father that thy divine spirit may enlighten inflame and purify us that he may penetrate us with his heavenly dew and make us fruitful in good works through our lord jesus christ thy son who with thee in the unity of the same spirit liveth and reigneth one god forever and ever. The holy spirit proceeds from the father and the son scripture i.
For the catholic then we must be able to respond to these two key misunderstandings concerning the holy spirit.