Lesson Eighth of the
Baltimore Catechism No. 2 ended with the
Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ. Before Christ returned to Heaven to take His place at the right hand of God the Father, He promised the Apostles that He would send His Holy Spirit, the third Person of the Trinity.
The Apostles and the Virgin Mary spent nine days in prayer (the first novena) in preparation for the coming of the Holy Ghost at Pentecost. The Holy Ghost will guide the Church until the end of time.
The questions are numbered consecutively with Lesson Eighth. For more information and links to other resources, click on each question below.
A. The Holy Ghost is the third Person of the Blessed Trinity.
A. The Holy Ghost proceeds from the Father and the Son.
A. The Holy Ghost is equal to the Father and the Son, being the same Lord and God as They are.
A. The Holy Ghost came down upon the Apostles ten days after the Ascension of our Lord; and the day on which He came down upon the Apostles is called Whitsunday, or
Pentecost.
A. The Holy Ghost came down upon the Apostles in the form of tongues of fire.
A. Our Lord Jesus Christ sent the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles.
A. Christ sent the Holy Ghost to sanctify His Church, to enlighten and strengthen the Apostles, and to enable them to preach the Gospel.
A. The Holy Ghost will abide with the Church forever, and guide it in the way of holiness and truth.
