Catechism of the Catholic Church
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717 "There was a man sent from God, whose name was John." 89 John was "filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother's womb" 90 by Christ himself, whom the Virgin Mary had just conceived by the Holy Spirit. Mary's visitation to Elizabeth thus became a visit from God to his people. 91
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PART ONE: THE PROFESSION OF FAITH |
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SECTION TWO: THE PROFESSION OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH |
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CHAPTER THREE: I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT |
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ARTICLE 8: "I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT" |
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IV. THE SPIRIT OF CHRIST IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME |
Notes for the above paragraph:
89 Jn 1:6.90 Lk 1:15, 41.
91 Cf. Lk 1:68.
English Translation of the Cathechism of the Catholic Church for the United States of America © 1997, United States Catholic Conference, Inc.