Mystery of Pentecost

Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM Cap, taught the history of Christian origins at the Catholic University of Milan and served on the International Theological Commission. He devotes his ministry to preaching and writing, and from 1980-2024 served as the Preacher to the Papal Household. Cantalamessa is author of Shepherds and Fishermen; Jesus Began to Preach; The Mystery of God's Word; Come, Creator Spirit; Mary: Mirror of the Church; The Eucharist: Our Sanctification; The Holy Spirit in the Life of Jesus; The Mystery of Easter; The Mystery of Pentecost; and Life in Christ; (all published by Liturgical Press).

• ContentsPREFACE   vI. “AND THEY BEGAN TO SPEAK IN DIFFERENT TONGUES”The Lukan Pentecost and the Spirit of Unity   11. “For in One Spirit We Were All Baptized into One Body”   42. The Holy Spirit, Soul of the Church   63. Pentecost and Babel   84. The Builders of Babel   13II. “YOU WILL RECEIVE POWER WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT COMES UPON YOU”The Lukan Pentecost and the Spirit of Prophecy   201. The Spirit and the Word   212. The Office of Preaching   263. To Preach the Gospel in the Holy Spirit   29III. “HE BREATHED ON THEM AND SAID, ‘RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT’”The Johannine Pentecost and the Spirit of Truth   341. The Holy Spirit in John and in the Synoptics: Novelty and Continuity   362. The Holy Spirit, Principle of the Birth and Growth of the Church   393. The Spirit of Truth   414. The “Advocate”   435. Thirst for the Holy Spirit or Fear of the Holy Spirit?   45 IV. “BUT ONE AND THE SAME SPIRIT PRODUCES ALL OF THESE”The Pauline Pentecost and the “Person” of the Holy Spirit   481. The Pauline Synthesis on the Holy Spirit   492. Charisms and Charity   503. The Spirit as “Person”   524. Flesh and Spirit: Two Ways of Being Born, of Living, and of Dying   56

It offers a multi-dimensional perspective on this central mystery of our faith and is a good resource for the preacher.The Priest