For the virtue of Charity; For the Gifts and Fruit of the Holy Spirit.

2 Timothy 1¹⁴ 

Keep the good thing committed to thy trust by the Holy Ghost, who dwelleth in us.

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Acts 2 (Set I)[top]

A-I

2 And when the days of the Pentecost were accomplished, they were all together in one place:

A-II

² And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a mighty wind coming, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

A-III

³ And there appeared to them parted tongues as it were of fire, and it sat upon every one of them:

A-IV

⁴ And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they began to speak with divers tongues, according as the Holy Ghost gave them to speak.

A-V

⁵ Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem, Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.

A-VI

⁶ And when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded in mind, because that every man heard them speak in his own tongue.

A-VII

⁷ And they were all amazed, and wondered, saying: Behold, are not all these, that speak, Galileans?
⁸ And how have we heard, every man our own tongue wherein we were born?

A-VIII

⁹ Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Judea, and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
¹⁰ Phrygia, and Pamphylia, Egypt, and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome,
¹¹ Jews also, and proselytes, Cretes, and Arabians: we have heard them speak in our own tongues the wonderful works of God.

A-IX

¹² And they were all astonished, and wondered, saying one to another: What meaneth this?
¹³ But others mocking, said: These men are full of new wine.

A-X

¹⁴ But Peter standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spoke to them: Ye men of Judea, and all you that dwell in Jerusalem, be this known to you, and with your ears receive my words.

¹⁵ For these are not drunk, as you suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day:

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Acts 2 (Set 2)

B-I

¹⁶ But this is that which was spoken of by the prophet Joel:
¹⁷ And it shall come to pass, in the last days, (saith the Lord,) I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.

B-II

¹⁸ And upon my servants indeed, and upon my handmaids will I pour out in those days of my spirit, and they shall prophesy.

B-III

¹⁹ And I will shew wonders in the heaven above, and signs on the earth beneath: blood and fire, and vapour of smoke.
²⁰ The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and manifest day of the Lord come.

B-IV

²¹ And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, shall be saved.

B-V

²² Ye men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you, by miracles, and wonders, and signs, which God did by him, in the midst of you, as you also know:

B-VI

²³ This same being delivered up, by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, you by the hands of wicked men have crucified and slain.

B-VII

²⁴ Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the sorrows of hell, as it was impossible that he should be holden by it.

B-VIII

²⁵ For David saith concerning him: I foresaw the Lord before my face: because he is at my right hand, that I may not be moved.
²⁶ For this my heart hath been glad, and my tongue hath rejoiced: moreover my flesh also shall rest in hope.

B-IX

²⁷ Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, nor suffer thy Holy One to see corruption.
²⁸ Thou hast made known to me the ways of life: thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.

B-X

²⁹ Ye men, brethren, let me freely speak to you of the patriarch David; that he died, and was buried; and his sepulchre is with us to this present day.

³⁰ Whereas therefore he was a prophet, and knew that God hath sworn to him with an oath, that of the fruit of his loins one should sit upon his throne.

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C-I

³¹ Foreseeing this, he spoke of the resurrection of Christ. For neither was he left in hell, neither did his flesh see corruption.
³² This Jesus hath God raised again, whereof all we are witnesses.

C-II

³³ Being exalted therefore by the right hand of God, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath poured forth this which you see and hear.

C-III

³⁴ For David ascended not into heaven; but he himself said: The Lord said to my Lord, sit thou on my right hand,
³⁵ Until I make thy enemies thy footstool.

C-IV

³⁶ Therefore let all the house of Israel know most certainly, that God hath made both Lord and Christ, this same Jesus, whom you have crucified.

C-V

³⁷ Now when they had heard these things, they had compunction in their heart, and said to Peter, and to the rest of the apostles: What shall we do, men and brethren?

C-VI

³⁸ But Peter said to them: Do penance, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of your sins: and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

C-VII

³⁹ For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all that are far off, whomsoever the Lord our God shall call.

C-VIII

⁴⁰ And with very many other words did he testify and exhort them, saying: Save yourselves from this perverse generation.

C-IX

⁴¹ They therefore that received his word, were baptized; and there were added in that day about three thousand souls.

C-X

⁴² And they were persevering in the doctrine of the apostles, and in the communication of the breaking of bread, and in prayers.

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St. Mark 16:20 [top]

²⁰ But they going forth preached everywhere: the Lord working withal, and confirming the word with signs that followed.

St. John 15

D-I

²⁶ But when the Paraclete cometh, whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceedeth from the Father, he shall give testimony of me.

D-II

²⁷ And you shall give testimony, because you are with me from the beginning.

D-III

16⁷ But I tell you the truth: it is expedient to you that I go: for if I go not, the Paraclete will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.

D-IV

⁸ And when He is come, he will convince the world of sin, and of justice, and of judgment.

D-V

⁹ Of sin: because they believed not in Me.

D-VI

¹⁰ And of justice: because I go to the Father; and you shall see me no longer.

D-VII

¹¹ And of judgment: because the prince of this world is already judged.

D-VIII

¹² I have yet many things to say to you: but you cannot bear them now.

D-IX

¹³ But when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will teach you all truth. For he shall not speak of himself; but what things soever he shall hear, he shall speak; and the things that are to come, he shall shew you.

D-X

¹⁴ He shall glorify me; because he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it to you.
¹⁵ All things whatsoever the Father hath, are mine. Therefore I said, that he shall receive of mine, and shew it to you.

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Ephesians [top]

E-I

3⁴ As you reading, may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ,
3⁵ Which in other generations was not known to the sons of men, as it is now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit:

E-II

3⁶ That the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, and of the same body, and co-partners of his promise in Christ Jesus, by the gospel:

E-III

12 Now concerning spiritual things, my brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
² You know that when you were heathens, you went to dumb idols, according as you were led.

E-IV

³ Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man, speaking by the Spirit of God, saith Anathema to Jesus. And no man can say the Lord Jesus, but by the Holy Ghost.

E-V

⁴ Now there are diversities of graces, but the same Spirit;
⁵ And there are diversities of ministries, but the same Lord;

E-VI

⁶ And there are diversities of operations, but the same God, who worketh all in all.
⁷ And the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man unto profit.

E-VII

⁸ To one indeed, by the Spirit, is given the word of wisdom: and to another, the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit;

⁹ To another, faith in the same spirit; to another, the grace of healing in one Spirit;

E-VIII

¹⁰ To another, the working of miracles; to another, prophecy; to another, the discerning of spirits; to another, diverse kinds of tongues; to another, interpretation of speeches.

E-IX

¹¹ But all these things one and the same Spirit worketh, dividing to every one according as He will.
¹² For as the body is one, and hath many members; and all the members of the body, whereas they are many, yet are one body, so also is Christ.

E-X

¹³ For in one Spirit were we all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Gentiles, whether bond or free; and in one Spirit we have all been made to drink.

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Romans 8

F-I

⁴ That the justification of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the spirit.

F-II

⁵ For they that are according to the flesh, mind the things that are of the flesh; but they that are according to the spirit, mind the things that are of the spirit.

F-III

⁶ For the wisdom of the flesh is death; but the wisdom of the spirit is life and peace.

F-IV

⁷ Because the wisdom of the flesh is an enemy to God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither can it be.
⁸ And they who are in the flesh, cannot please God.

F-V

⁹ But you are not in the flesh, but in the spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

E-VI

¹⁰ And if Christ be in you, the body indeed is dead, because of sin; but the spirit liveth, because of justification.

F-VII

¹¹ And if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead, dwell in you; he that raised up Jesus Christ from the dead, shall quicken also your mortal bodies, because of his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

F-VIII

¹² Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh.
¹³ For if you live according to the flesh, you shall die: but if by the Spirit you mortify the deeds of the flesh, you shall live.

F-IX

¹⁴ For whosoever are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

F-X

¹⁵ For you have not received the spirit of bondage again in fear; but you have received the spirit of adoption of sons, whereby we cry: Abba (Father).

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Romans 8

H-I

¹⁶ For the Spirit himself giveth testimony to our spirit, that we are the sons of God.

H-II

¹⁷ And if sons, heirs also; heirs indeed of God, and joint heirs with Christ: yet so, if we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified with him.

H-III

¹⁸ For I reckon that the sufferings of this time are not worthy to be compared with the glory to come, that shall be revealed in us.

H-IV

¹⁹ For the expectation of the creature waiteth for the revelation of the sons of God.

H-V

²⁰ For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him that made it subject, in hope:

H-VI

²¹ Because the creature also itself shall be delivered from the servitude of corruption, into the liberty of the glory of the children of God.

H-VII

²² For we know that every creature groaneth and travaileth in pain, even till now.

H-VIII

²³ And not only it, but ourselves also, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption of the sons of God, the redemption of our body.

H-IX

²⁴ For we are saved by hope. But hope that is seen, is not hope. For what a man seeth, why doth he hope for?

H-X

²⁵ But if we hope for that which we see not, we wait for it with patience.

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Romans 8

J-I

²⁶ Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmity. For we know not what we should pray for as we ought; but the Spirit himself asketh for us with unspeakable groanings.

J-II

²⁷ And he that searcheth the hearts, knoweth what the Spirit desireth; because he asketh for the saints according to God.

J-III

²⁸ And we know that to them that love God, all things work together unto good, to such as, according to his purpose, are called to be saints.

J-IV

²⁹ For whom he foreknew, he also predestinated to be made conformable to the image of his Son; that he might be the firstborn amongst many brethren.

J-V

³⁰ And whom he predestinated, them he also called. And whom he called, them he also justified. And whom he justified, them he also glorified.

J-VI

³¹ What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who is against us?
³² He that spared not even his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how hath he not also, with him, given us all things?

J-VII

³³ Who shall accuse against the elect of God? God that justifieth.
³⁴ Who is he that shall condemn? Christ Jesus that died, yea that is risen also again; who is at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

J-VIII

³⁵ Who then shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation? or distress? or famine? or nakedness? or danger? or persecution? or the sword?

J-IX

³⁶ (As it is written: For thy sake we are put to death all the day long. We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.)
³⁷ But in all these things we overcome, because of him that hath loved us.

J-X

³⁸ For I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor might,
³⁹ Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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Galatians 4 [top]

G-I

²² But the fruit of the Spirit is, charity

G-II

joy,

G-III

peace,

G-IV

patience,

G-V

benignity,

G-VI

goodness,

G-VII

longanimity,

G-VIII

²³ Mildness,

G-IX

faith,

G-X

modesty, continency, chastity. Against such there is no law.

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St. Anthony Mary Claret Meditation Points: [top]

Fruit: Charity, begging it of God, and on our part doing good works. 

1-Ten days after His Ascension, Jesus sends His Holy Spirit 

2-Mary, the Apostles and disciples have all gathered in the Cenacle in fervent prayer 

3-On Pentecost Sunday at 9:00 a.m. the Holy Spirit comes upon them 

4-All are filled with the Holy Spirit and begin to speak of God’s wonders in different languages 

5-Their minds are enlightened and they become very wise 

6-Their hearts are enkindled with the fire of holy love 

7-They who before were cowardly, now fear no one and rejoice to be able to suffer for Jesus 

8-St. Peter preaches. With his first sermon he converts three thousand and with the second, five thousand 

9-The Apostles go all over the world and preach the holy Gospel and give their lives for love of Jesus 

10-“O Holy Ghost, come upon all the Faithful and enkindle all of us with the fire of divine love.”

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THE ROSARY MEDITATED TO GAIN HUMILITY. [top]

Third Mystery. — The Descent of the Holy Ghost.
Since Mary is the most humble of creatures, she shares most abundantly in the gifts and fruits of the Holy Ghost. After her Divine Son, she can most truly say: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me.”
Yes, truly, the Spirit of light “hath had regard to the humility of His handmaid.” |

O Mary, since it was whilst in prayer with the Apostles and for the Apostles * that thou didst receive the plenitude of the Holy Ghost, invoke for me that Spirit-Creator. Obtain that He may come and fill my heart to the exclusion of every thought of pride! May He create in me a new spirit, the spirit of truth and humility of which He is the ineffable Source!

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