Name, Titles and Symbols of the Holy Spirit

✠ Name, Titles and Symbols of the Holy Spirit

What does His name mean? What are some of His titles and symbols? Who is the Holy Spirit

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His Proper Name is Holy Spirit

When Christians join the terms Holy and Spirit together, they are clearly following Jesus’ revelation about the Third Person of the Blessed Trinity. The Holy Spirit is of the same “substance” (nature) as the Father and the Son. The Holy Spirit is the breath (Spirit) of the Father with whom Jesus is totally filled. The Spirit is active in the Word. He is the gift given by the Father and Son to all of Jesus’ followers to do in us what he did in Jesus.

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together, they are clearly following Jesus’ revelation about the Third Person of the Blessed Trinity. The Holy Spirit is of the same ​

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(nature) as the Father and the Son. The Holy Spirit is ​

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(Spirit) of the Father with whom Jesus is totally filled. The Spirit is active in the Word. He is the gift given by the Father and Son to all of Jesus’ followers to do in us what he did in Jesus.

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What is the proper name of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity?

• Angel
• Father
• Son
• Mary
• Holy Spirit

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What is a Nature or Substance?

In philosophy, a nature is what a thing or being is. For instance, an Oak Tree possesses the nature of a tree. An elephant possesses the nature of an animal. A human being possesses the nature of a human. When you read the term nature or substance moving forward, ask yourself what the thing or being is.

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What is a nature in philosophy?

• What a thing or being is

• A philosophical concept about trees

• A scientific term for a natural phenomena

• A specific location in the wilderness
• A type of animal

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The Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit is of the same nature of the Father and the Son. In other words, the Holy Spirit shares the same Divine nature of the Father and the Son.

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What does it mean to be of the same substance with the Father and the Son?

• To be born in space and time

• To have the same spiritual appearance

• To have the same soul

• To have the same union

• To share the same divine nature

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Titles of the Holy Spirit

As we saw on our previous classes, Jesus calls the Holy Spirit a Paraclete. Paraclete is one of the many titles that the Holy Spirit receives in scriptures. A couple of other titles for the Holy Spirit are:

• The Spirit of the Promise

• The Spirit of Adoption

• The Spirit of God

• The Spirit of Christ

• The Spirit of the Lord

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What other titles does the Holy Spirit receive in scriptures?

• The Spirit of a Healer

• The Spirit of a Warrior

• The Spirit of God

• The Spirit of Christ

• The Spirit of the Lord

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What does the title Paraclete mean?

• A helper

• An advocate

• A pious person

• A warrior

• A counsellor

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Symbols of the Holy Spirit

Some of the scriptural and traditional symbols of the Holy Spirit are:

• Fire

• Tongues of Fire

• Anointing with Oil

• Water

• Hand

• Dove

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What are some of the symbols of the Holy Spirit?

• Sun, moon, stars, and metal

• Tree, flowers, grass, and rock

• Dove, fire, water, and anointing with oil

• Star, earth, air, and metal

• Sword, shield, armor, and helmet

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What are some of the symbols of the Holy Spirit?

• Sword

• Water

• Shield

• Fire

• Star

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What are some of the symbols of the Holy Spirit?

• Hand

• Sun

• Anointing with Oil

• Rock

• Tongues of Fire

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The Spirit of the Promise

The Spirit of Adoption

The Spirit of God

The Spirit of Christ

The Spirit of the Lord

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Tongues of Fire

Anointing with Oil

Water

Hand

Dove

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The Symbol of Fire

God appeared to Moses in a burning bush—a symbol of divine holiness. He led the Israelites through the desert by pillars of fire, helping to purify the people and make them holy. Fire also punishes the wicked, as in the destruction of Sodom. Fire in both cases represents the transforming energy of the Holy Spirit.

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God appeared to Moses in a burning bush—a symbol of ​

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. He led the Israelites through the desert by pillars of fire, helping to ​

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the people and make them holy. Fire also punishes the wicked. Fire in both cases represents the ​

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of the Holy Spirit.

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The Symbol of Fire

Fire also gives light. Jesus calls Himself the Light of the World. His followers are to be light as well, leading others to Him and to the Gospel’s truth. Thus, He gives the Holy Spirit to His disciples to empower them to enlighten the world. The Holy Spirit is our inner light to help us see Jesus and burn with love for him and others

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. Jesus calls Himself the ​

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. His followers are to be light as well, leading others to Him and to the Gospel’s truth. Thus, He gives the Holy Spirit to His disciples to empower them to ​

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the world. The Holy Spirit is our inner light to help us see Jesus and burn with love for him and others

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The Symbol of Tongues of Fire

The tongue enables us to speak. Jesus spoke God’s truth because He was filled with the Holy Spirit. His words forgave sin, brought about cures, controlled the forces of nature, and brought the dead back to life.

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The tongue enables us to ​

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. Jesus spoke God’s truth because He was filled with the ​

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. His words forgave sin, brought about cures, controlled the forces of nature, and brought the dead back to life.

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The Symbol of Tongues of Fire

The Spirit whom Jesus gives to His disciples enables us to reverse the prideful confusion brought to humanity at the time of the Tower of Babel (Gn 11:9). The Holy Spirit makes it possible for us to proclaim Christ Jesus, to speak the truth, and to create community in the Lord’s name in every language

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The Spirit whom Jesus gives to His disciples enables us to reverse the prideful confusion brought to humanity at the time of the Tower of Babel (Gn 11:9). The Holy Spirit makes it possible for us to proclaim Christ Jesus, to speak the truth, and to create community in the Lord’s name in every ​

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What word or two words come to mind when you read the symbol of "Tongues of Fire"

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The Symbol of Anointing with Oil

The New Testament associates anointing with oil with being anointed with the Holy Spirit. The title Christ means “anointed one.” The Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation both use oil to express the gift of the Holy Spirit who makes Catholics anointed ones of the Anointed One.

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The title "Christ" means:

• Ruler

• Anointed one

• Prophet

• Priest

• Warrior

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For Catholics, what are some of the sacraments that use the symbol of anointing with oil?

• Matrimony

• Confession

• First Holy Comunion

• Baptism

• Confirmation

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The Symbol of Anointing with Oil

Also, those baptized men who receive the Sacrament of Holy Orders are anointed with holy chrism “as a sign of the special anointing of the Holy Spirit who makes their ministry fruitful.” Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Orders bring about an unremovable character through the anointing of the Holy Spirit in these sacraments.

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What other sacrament uses the symbol of anointing with oil?

• First Holy Comunion

• Confession

• Matrimony

• Holy Orders

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The Spirit of the Promise

The Spirit of Adoption

The Spirit of God

The Spirit of Christ

The Spirit of the Lord

Fire

Tongues of Fire

Anointing with Oil

Water

Hand

Dove

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Trivia Question:

What does the term Ruah mean?

• finger or hand and oil

• fire or light and smoke

• earth or elements and ashes

• spirit or breath and energy

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The Symbol of Water

Water can represent both death and life. Too much water causes floods that lead to destruction and death, yet we need water to live. Images of both death and life appear in the Bible in connection with water. For example, God punished humanity in the time of Noah by sending the Flood. But God also created the world out of the watery chaos and sent springs of water to the Chosen People in the desert.

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Water can represent both ​

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. Too much water causes floods that lead to destruction and death, yet we need water to live. Images of both death and life appear in the Bible in connection with water. For example, God punished humanity in the time of ​

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by sending the Flood. But God also created the world out of the watery chaos and sent springs of water to the Chosen People in the desert.

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What can the symbol of water represent?

• Life

• Death

• Light

• Darkness

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The Symbol of Water

Jesus associated water and the Spirit when He said to Nicodemus, “Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit” (Jn 3:5). This refers to the Sacrament of Baptism, which brings about our death to our old life of sin and our rebirth to eternal life. The waters of Baptism initiate us into Christ’s body, the Church, and bestow on us the gift of the Holy Spirit.

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Jesus associated water and the Spirit when He said to Nicodemus, “Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit” (Jn 3:5). This refers to the Sacrament of ​

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, which brings about our death to our old life of sin and our rebirth to eternal life. The waters of Baptism initiate us into Christ’s body, the Church, and bestow on us the gift of the ​

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What sacrament is Jesus referring to when He tells Nicodemus about being born in the waters of the spirit?

• Confession
• Confirmation
• Baptism
• Communion

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• Moses talking to Jesus about confession

• Isaiah talking to Moses about anointing

• Jesus talking to Nicodemus about Baptism

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The Symbol of Hand

Jesus healed through touch. His Apostles healed in His name as well. And they passed on the Holy Spirit through the imposition of hands. This sign is used in the sacraments (at the laying on of hands) to signify the giving of the Holy Spirit.

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The Symbol of a Dove

In the Old Testament, a dove released by Noah returned to the ark with an olive tree branch to show that the floodwaters were receding. The dove is a symbol of life. In biblical times the dove was also used as a purification offering for the poor (for example, Lk 2:24).

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. In biblical times the dove was also used as a purification offering for the ​

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(for example, Lk 2:24).

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The Symbol of a Dove

In the Gospel stories of Jesus’ baptism, the Holy Spirit descends on Him in the form of a dove. This image of a descending dove brings to mind God’s Spirit hovering over the waters at creation. A dove also signifies gentleness, virtue, and peace—gifts that we receive when we are united to the Holy Spirit.