Przybądź, Duchu Święty!

by Dolindo Ruotolo

Ubogi kapłan z Neapolu przekonuje nas o życiu, które mamy z Ducha Świętego. Kto pozbawia się darmo dawanej Bożej łaski, nie żyje życiem nadprzyrodzonym, tym jedynym prawdziwym, otrzymywanym w sakramentach, przede wszystkim w komunii świętej, jest martwy, mimo że zajmowałby się wieloma sprawami i angażował w wiele działań.

Ksiądz Dolindo tłumaczy nam Trzecią Osobę Trójcy Świętej. Mówi o darach Ducha Świętego, owocach, błogosławieństwach i charyzmatach. W tym prostym kapłanie możemy podziwiać bogactwo Bożej łaski, mądrości, która udziela się nadobficie właśnie przede wszystkim tym, którzy niczego nie mają poza Bogiem. Pukamy do jego grobu i słyszymy: Zaufaj!.

Genres: Catholic, Prayer, Devotional

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[booklady · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the Servant of God Dolindo Ruotolo who is the author of the popular Surrender Prayer Novena. I have been helped by that novena more than I can say so was very pleased to find this book on the Holy Spirit written by him. The Holy Spirit, of course is the One who brings us to union with Jesus. We are given Him and all His Gifts in our baptism. But most of us have not known how to access/use those Gifts as intended so they remain locked up in our souls, or anyway, that is how I understand things from my readings. I am always praying to God to help me release/use the Gifts of the Holy Spirit within me as God intends so that I may live according to His Will. However, I know I still remain very ignorant of all of this, so I continue to read and pray, hoping for Understanding, Knowledge and Wisdom as well as the other Gifts trusting that God will give them to me as/when He wills.

This book is organized and written as the perfect manual for anyone who really wants to understand the Gifts/Fruits/Beatitudes/Charisms of the Holy Spirit. Its only downside is that because it is so factual, it can be dry reading. Nevertheless, if one asks for the aide of the Holy Spirit, to read it with Wisdom and Understanding, the text comes alive and can also be prayerful.

Servant of God Dolindo laments—as do every author I have yet read on the Holy Spirit—on the ignorance of most Christians on the Holy Spirit Who is yet key to the Coming of the Kingdom, which is precisely why I keep reading about the Holy Spirit. He is so important. Jesus tells us this, “But I tell you the truth, it is better for you that I go. For if I do not go, the Advocate will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.” John 16.7 And Jesus tells us much else as well about the Holy Spirit, quoted throughout this book. And He has so much to give us and help us with, if we would only remember Him and ask…

“Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of the Faithful…!”

EXCELLENT, much needed book!

[Cathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you to my spiritual director for recommending this excellent little book. I especially enjoyed the chapter on the Gifts of the Holy Spirit and will be incorporating that into our parish curriculum for confirmation and for RCIA/OCIA.