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The Gift of the Holy Spirit to the Church

 

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Pope Benedict XVI Blessing

Upon all of you I invoke an outpouring of the gifts of the Spirit, so that in our time too, we may have the experience of a renewed Pentecost.

 

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Spiritual Renewal within the Church

God is bestowing a grace for the Church in our modern times. It is the gift of an outpouring and rediscovery of the charisms of the Holy Spirit. Through this blessing our faith comes alive as we experience a personal relationship with the risen Jesus Christ.  What is this renewal?  What is Baptism in the Holy Spirit?

 

Blessings Poured Anew

Charismatic Renewal brings to life the New Testament's Acts of the Apostles. These "charism-experiencing Catholics" are firmly rooted in the sacramental life of the Church and eager to tell others of the way God has touched their lives and strengthened their faith. Their shared experience brings them together in a community of prayer, praise, worship, evangelism, and ministry called the Catholic Charismatic Renewal. More than 140 million Catholics in over 238 countries serve the Church in the Renewal. Video
 

Renewing the Grace of Pentecost

"We assure those in the charismatic renewal of the support they enjoy from bishops of the United States, and we encourage them in their efforts to renew the life of the Church . . . Thus, . . . we say again, with great thanksgiving and enthusiasm, that in the Catholic Charismatic Renewal and in the grace of baptism in the Holy Spirit we see God’s outpouring of a new Pentecost." . . . Bishops of the United States  Video