The convincing power of the Holy Spirit ...
Denuding, stripping away all that we cling to, making us even poorer - is his gift.
A particularly important kind of denudation, through which the Holy Spirit prepares us for his 'decent,' is the process of stripping us of the false image we have of ourselves and freeing us from living a falsehood. In the Gospel, St. John relates the promise of Christ to us that the Paraclete - the Holy Spirit - will convince the world about sin when he comes. Thus one of the functions of the Holy Spirit is to convince us of our sin, therefore bestowing upon us the grace of humility. This is the fundamental grace of the Holy Spirit. - Fr. Tadeuz Dajczer
Holy Spirit, inspire me.
Love of God consume me.
Along the true road, lead me.
Mary, my good mother, look down upon me.
With Jesus, bless me.
From all evil, all illusion, all danger, preserve me.
- Bl. Mary of Jesus Crucified, OCD
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