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The Symbols of the Holy Spirit
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Tongues of Fire
Dove
-It means truth, healing forgiveness, and understanding.
-It enables us to speak and Jesus spoke God's truth. It enables us to proclaim Christ JEsus.
-His words forgave sin, brought about cures , controlled the forces of nature, and brought dead back to life.
-The dove is a symbol of life.
-It was used as a purification offering for the poor.
-It also means descending of the Holy Spirit because a dove descends on Jesus while he is on the cross.
-It is a symbol of gentleness, virtue, and peace. These are the gifts that we receive when we are united with the Holy Spirit.
-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.
Symbols
of the Holy Spirit
Hand
Water
-Jesus healed through touch and his Apostles healed in his name.
-The Apostles passed on the Holy Spirit through the imposition of hands. It means the giving of the Holy Spirit.
-It can represent both death and life. It causes floods but it's necessary to live. God punished humanity with the flood in times of Noah and saved the Chosen People in the desert by sending them springs of water.
-The Waters of Baptism initiate us into Christ's body, the Church.
Fire
-God appeared to Moses in a burning bush. Moses led the Israelites through pillars of fire.
-It punishes the wicked.
-Represents the transforming energy of the Holy Spirit.
-Gives light. Jesus is the Light of the World.
-It's our inner light to help us see Jesus and burn with love form him and others.
Anointing with Oil
-Christ means "anointed one."
-Baptism and Confirmation both use oil to express the gift of the Holy Spirit who makes Catholics anointed ones of the Anointed One.
-Men who receive the Sacrament of the Holy Orders are anointed with holy chrism.
-The symbol of the seal is related to the symbol of anointing.