1. Guided and Strengthened by the Holy Spirit
Confirmation Session #2
Mr. Herrera

2. Objectives
To deepen the candidates understanding of and appreciation for the activity of the Holy Spirit
To explore the connections between the work of the Spirit and the sacrament of Confirmation
To explore the images of the Holy Spirit

3. Outline Opening Prayer – 5 mins Intro to the Holy Spirit – 10 mins
Exercise: Life in the Spirit – 20 mins
Experience the images and effects of the Holy Spirit – 20 mins
Closing Prayer – 5 mins

4. Opening Prayer
Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth. O, God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit, did instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant that by the same Holy Spirit we may be truly wise and ever enjoy His consolations, Through Christ Our Lord, Amen.

5. Intro to the Holy Spirit
Each divine person of the Trinity is the one God
The Holy Spirit has been active in the world since Creation
The Spirit, whom we experience and celebrate in Baptism, the Eucharist, and Confirmation, indeed all Sacraments, is the same Sprit throughout all of salvation history
The Holy Spirit will continue to work with the Father and the Son until the plan for our salvation is complete
The Holy Spirit is united with the Father and the Son in an unbreakable bond of love
In Jesus we see a visible image of God, but
The Holy Spirit reveals the Father and the Son

6. Exercise: Life in the Spirit
Scripture:
Questions:
Luke 1:29-32, 35
Luke 4:1-2
Luke 10:21
Luke 4:14-21
Luke 24: 46, 48-49
What actions were signs of the Spirit’s presence in Jesus?
What actions or attitudes show that the Holy Spirit was with Him?
Just before Jesus left his Apostles, what did he ask them to do?

7. Exercise Follow Up
Believe in the Holy Spirit also means the Christ is present and active in our lives today
To each is given a manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.
The Holy Spirit has given each of us gifts and a corresponding challenge
The presence of the Holy Spirit is an extraordinary gift

8. Images and Effects of the Holy Spirit
Who can recall the story of Pentecost?
Sticking Events?
Physical manifestations?
Read Acts 2:1-4
What are the two images of the Holy Spirit presence and Power?
Think about what they suggest or hint about the Holy Spirit

9. Wind Exercise
Jot down as many ideas or insights about how wind symbolizes the Holy Spirit

10. Fire Exercise
Jot down as many ideas or insights about how fire symbolizes the Holy Spirit

11. Share with the Group Get volunteer to write them on board
Wind
Fire
Get volunteer to write them on board
Get volunteer to write them on board

12. Other images of the Holy Spirit
What are other images of the Holy Spirit?
Dove
Cloud and light
Hands
Oil

13. How is the Holy Spirit Present in the Sacraments?
Baptism
Blessing of the Water
The Eucharist
“Make holy, therefore this gifts, we pray, by sending down your Spirit upon them…”
Confirmation
“Send down your Holy Spirit upon them to be their Helper and Guide”

14. Closing Prayer - Hail, Holy Queen
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy! Our life, our sweetness, and our hope! To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve, to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley, of tears. Turn, then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us; and after this our exile show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb Jesus; O clement, O loving, O sweet virgin Mary. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.