II. The Name, Titles, and Symbols of the Holy Spirit
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Cloud
and light. These two images occur together in the manifestations of the Holy
Spirit. In the theophanies of the Old Testament, the cloud, now obscure, now
luminous, reveals the living and saving God, while veiling the transcendence of
his glory – with Moses on Mount Sinai,43 at the tent of
meeting,44 and during the wandering in the desert,45 and with
Solomon at the dedication of the Temple.46 In the Holy Spirit, Christ
fulfills these figures. the Spirit comes upon the Virgin Mary and
“overshadows” her, so that she might conceive and give birth to
Jesus.47 On the mountain of Transfiguration, the Spirit in the
“cloud came and overshadowed” Jesus, Moses and Elijah, Peter, James
and John, and “a voice came out of the cloud, saying, ‘This is my Son, my
Chosen; listen to him!'”48 Finally, the cloud took Jesus out of
the sight of the disciples on the day of his ascension and will reveal him as
Son of man in glory on the day of his final coming.49
- 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
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