Without the Holy Spirit, we would not come to new life in Christ. The Holy Spirit sets us apart for holiness, protects us, teaches us, forms us in wisdom and understanding, corrects and comforts us.
“Nevertheless I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you” (John 16:7).
Today we celebrate the descent of the Holy Spirit onto the Holy Apostles on that…