STUDY MATERIALS FOR CONFIRMATION

CHAPTER: 6
THE SPIRIT OF CHRIST IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME

1. What is the importance of the Holy Spirit in the life of Mother Mary?
   
   Mary is the masterwork of the mission of the Son and the Spirit in the fullness of time. For the first time in the plan of salvation, the father found the dwelling-place in Mary, where his Son and his Spirit could dwell among men.
   
    
2. How did the Holy Spirit fulfil the mission of the Father through Mary?
   
   In Mary, the Holy Spirit fulfils the plan of the Father’s loving goodness. With and through the Holy Spirit, the Virgin conceives and gives birth to the Son of God. By the Holy Spirit’s power and her faith, her virginity became uniquely fruitful. (Cf. Lk; 1:26-38; Rom; 4:18-21; Gal; 4:26-28)
   
    
3. How does the Holy Spirit manifest Jesus through Mary?
   
   In Mary, the Holy Spirit manifests the Son of the Father as the Son of the Virgin. Filled with the Holy Spirit she makes the Word visible in the form of his flesh.
   
    
4. What does the Holy Spirit give to men through Mary?
   
   Through Mary, the Holy Spirit begins to bring men, the objects of God’s merciful love, and brings him into communion with Christ. And the humble are always the first to accept him.
   
    
5. How and when did Jesus reveal the Holy Spirit?
   
   Jesus revealed the Holy Spirit fully, only after he himself had been glorified through his Death and Resurrection. To his disciples he speaks openly of the spirit in connection with prayers (Cf. Lk; 11:13). And with the witness they will have to bear. (Cf. Mt; 10; 19-20)
   
    
6. By whom and when will the Holy Spirit be given to us?
   
   The Spirit of truth, the Paraclete, will be given by the Father in answer to Jesus’ prayer; he will be sent by the Father in Jesus’ name; and Jesus will send him from the Father’s side.
   
    
7. What are the things that the Holy Spirit will teach us when he comes?
   
   The Holy Spirit will come and we shall know him; he will be with us for ever; he will remain with us and teach us many things. The Spirit will remind us of all that Christ said to us and will help us to bear witness to him. The Holy Spirit will lead us into all truth and will glorify Christ. He will teach us about sin, righteousness and judgment.