OPSJEDNUĆE I EGZORCIZAM - istinsko stajalište Crkve

Prijatelji, u današnjem evanđelju, isus obećava da će poslati duha svetoga da inspirira, ojača i brani svoje sljedbenike. Govoreći sa svojim učenicima noć prije nego što umre, isus im kaže da će on i njegov otac poslati još jednu " parakletos." riječ, od " kaleo " (da se zove) i " para " (za, ili u ime) navede Nešto kao odvjetnik ili odvjetnik, netko tko bi se izjasnio u ime drugog, nudeći podršku i ohrabrenje.

Isus će otići fizički sa mjesta zločina, ali on i njegov otac će poslati duha kao prijatelja. Ovo je pristaša, odvjetnik koji će inspirirati kršćane gore i dolje stoljeća.

Kada su mučenici otišli u svoju smrt, to je bilo uz pomoć duha svetoga; kada su misionari otišli proglasiti vjeru u neprijateljske zemlje, to je bio sveti duh koji je molio u njihovo ime; kada je michelangelo naslikao strop sikstinska kapele, to je bilo to. Bio je sveti duh koji ga je podigao; i kada je thomas akvinski napisao svoja teološke remek djela, to je bilo na u odvjetnika.

Što ti je odvjetnik rekao da radiš danas?

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Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus promises to send the Holy Spirit to inspire, strengthen, and defend his followers. Speaking to his disciples the night before he dies, Jesus tells them that he and his Father will send another "Parakletos." The word, from "kaleo" (to call) and "para" (for, or on behalf of) designates something like an advocate or a lawyer, someone who would plead on behalf of another, offering support and encouragement.

Jesus will depart physically from the scene, but he and his Father will send the Spirit as a friend. This is the supporter, the Advocate who will inspire Christians up and down the ages.

When the martyrs went to their deaths, it was with the help of the Holy Spirit; when the missionaries went to proclaim the faith in hostile lands, it was the Holy Spirit who pleaded on their behalf; when Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling, it was the Holy Spirit who lifted him up; and when Thomas Aquinas wrote his theological masterpieces, it was at the prompting of the Advocate.

What is the Advocate prompting you to do today?

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