II. The Name, Titles, and Symbols of the Holy Spirit
699
The
hand. Jesus heals the sick and blesses little children by laying hands on
them.51 In his name the apostles will do the same.52 Even more
pointedly, it is by the Apostles’ imposition of hands that the Holy Spirit is
given.53 The Letter to the Hebrews lists the imposition of hands among
the “fundamental elements” of its teaching.54 The Church has
kept this sign of the all-powerful outpouring of the Holy Spirit in its
sacramental epicleses.
- SECTION TWO I. THE CREEDS
- CHAPTER THREE I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT
- ARTICLE 8 “I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT”
- II. The Name, Titles, and Symbols of the Holy Spirit
- ARTICLE 8 “I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT”
- CHAPTER THREE I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT
From The Catechism of the Catholic Church – rosary.team
Original Link: https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P21.HTM