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You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses (Acts 1:8).
Last July, Pope Benedict XVI issued his annual Letter to Young People. This letter, setting the tone for World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia, is encouraging, challenging, and exciting. Why? Because in it, the Holy Father expressed his deep desire that young people—indeed, all of us—will experience the power and presence of the Holy Spirit in their lives.
The “Principal Agent” of Salvation History. Benedict begins his letter by looking through the Bible to see how active the Holy Spirit has always been—leading up to the great day of Pentecost, when the Spirit was poured out on all believers. And what happened on that first Pentecost? The Holy Spirit “renewed the Apostles from within, filling them with power that would give them courage to go out and boldly proclaim that ‘Christ has died and is risen!’ Freed from all…
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