The Holy Spirit: Part III of John Paul II's Catechesis on the Creed

Here is the series of catecheses on the Holy Spirit by Pope John Paul II. This is the third part of John Paul II's Catechesis on the Creed. This series follows John Paul II's Catechesis on Jesus and precedes his Catechesis on the Church. It began on April 26, 1989, and concluded on July 3, 1991, and it includes 82 general audiences.

These audiences were available in book form from Pauline Books & Media, however, the book is now (unfortunately) out of print. You might be able to find it on Amazon.com or other such places where used books are available.

*Note: The headings are taken from John Paul II's The Spirit: Giver of Life and Love (Boston: Pauline Books & Media, 1996). All chapter titles are taken from the Vatican website.

*Note #2: These General Audiences of John Paul II are not available in English on the regular part of Vatican website (under John Paul II's Audiences). However, they are available in a special section of the Vatican website.

*Note #3: The Audiences marked with an * do not appear in The Spirit: Giver of Life and Love, nor do they appear correctly on the special section of the Vatican website (rather, they appear there as duplicates of other audiences).


The Coming of the Spirit of Truth

1. "I Believe in the Holy Spirit" (Apr. 26, 1989)
2. The Paraclete—the Spirit of Truth (May 17, 1989)
3. The Holy Spirit as Advocate (May 24, 1989)
4. The Coming of the Holy Spirit in the Light of the Old Testament Promises (May 31, 1989)
5. Preparation for the Coming of the Holy Spirit (Jun. 21, 1989)
6. Mary's Presence in the Upper Room at Jerusalem (Jun. 28, 1989)
7. Pentecost Was Originally a Celebration of the First Fruits of the Harvest (Jul. 5, 1989)
8. Pentecost Is a Powerful Manifestation of God (Jul. 12, 1989)
9. Pentecost: an Outpouring of Divine Life (Jul. 22, 1989)
10. Pentecost: God's Gift of Divine Adoption (Jul. 26, 1989)
11. Pentecost Is the Fulfillment of the New Covenant (Aug. 2, 1989)
12. Pentecost: The Law of the Spirit (Aug. 9, 1989)
13. Pentecost: People of God, a Holy People (Aug. 16, 1989)
14. The Birth of the Church (Aug. 30, 1989)
15. Baptism in the Holy Spirit (Sep. 6, 1989)
16. The Intrinsic Link between the Eucharist and the Gift of the Holy Spirit (Sep. 13, 1989)
17. Pentecost Marks the Beginning of the Church's Mission (Sep. 20, 1989)
18. The Church's Universality and Diversity (Sep. 27, 1989)
19. Peter's Discourse after the Descent of the Holy Spirit (Oct. 25, 1989)
20. The Initial Apostolic Preaching (Nov. 8, 1989)
21. The Effect of Peter's Discourse at Pentecost (Nov. 15, 1989)
22. The Presence of Christ's Kingdom in Human History (Nov. 22, 1989)
23. The Holy Spirit in the Life of the Primitive Church (Nov. 29, 1989)
24. The Pentecost of the Gentiles (Dec. 6, 1989)
25. The Holy Spirit in the Mission to the Gentiles (Dec. 13, 1989)
26. The Fruitfulness of Pentecost (Dec. 20, 1989)
27. The Meaning of "Spirit" in the Old Testament (Jan. 3, 1990)
28. The Creative Action of the Divine Spirit (Jan. 10, 1990)
29. "Spirit Lifted Me..." (Jan. 14, 1990)
30. The Guiding Action of the Spirit of God (Jan. 17, 1990)
31. The Holy Spirit as Sanctifier (Feb. 21, 1990)
32. God's Spirit Purifies (Feb. 28, 1990)
33. The Spirit, the Word and Wisdom (Mar. 14, 1990)
34. The Divine Spirit and the Servant * (Mar. 21, 1990)

The Holy Spirit in the Mission of Jesus

1. The Spirit's Greatest Wonder Is Christ (Mar. 28, 1990)
2. Virginal Conception (Apr. 4, 1990)
3. The Spirit's Special Presence in the Blessed Virgin Mary (Apr. 18, 1990)
4. The Holy Spirit and Mary: Model of the Nuptial Union of God with Humankind * (May 2, 1990)
5. A "New Anthropology" from the Spirit (May 23, 1990)
6. Christ Is Totally Holy (Jun. 6, 1990)
7. The Spirit at Work in Mary's Visitation (Jun. 13, 1990)
8. The Presentation in the Temple (Jun. 20, 1990)
9. The Spirit and the Child Jesus (Jun. 27, 1990)
10. The Spirit Helps Mary Understand (Jul. 4, 1990)
11. The Spirit Working at Jesus' Baptism (Jul. 11, 1990)
12. The Spirit Led Jesus into the Desert (Jul. 21, 1990)
13. The Spirit of Prayer Fueled the Master's Active Life (Jul. 25, 1990)
14. The Spirit at Work on Calvary (Aug. 1, 1990)
15. The Resurrection of the Body (Aug. 8, 1990)

The Holy Spirit: A Divine Person

1. The Revelation of the Person of the Spirit (Aug. 22, 1990)
2. The New Testament Fully Reveals the Trinity (Aug. 29, 1990)
3. The Spirit: Active Agent in Jesus' Work (Sep. 19, 1990)
4. An Advocate Who Dwells in Us (Sep. 26, 1990)
5. The Spirit in St. Paul's Letters (Oct. 3, 1990)
6. The Spirit "Searches Everything" (Oct. 10, 1990)
7. Wind and Fire: Signs of the Spirit (Oct. 17, 1990)
8. Anointing: Biblical Sign of the Spirit (Oct. 24, 1990)
9. The Holy Spirit in the Creed (Oct. 31, 1990)
10. The Spirit and the Filioque Debate (Nov. 7, 1990)
11. The Spirit as "Love Proceeding" (Nov. 14, 1990)
12. The Spirit as Gift (Nov. 21, 1990)

The Spirit and the Church

1. The Soul of the Church (Nov. 28, 1990)
2. The Spirit of Unity (Dec. 5, 1990)
3. The Spirit Is the Source of Holiness (Dec. 12, 1990)
4. The Spirit: Source of Catholicity (Jan. 2, 1991)
5. The Spirit: Safeguard of the Apostolic Bond (Jan. 9, 1991)
6. The Spirit: Guardian of Sacred Tradition (Jan. 16, 1991)
7. The Spirit: Source of Sacramental Life (Jan. 30, 1991)
8. The Spirit: Source of All Ministry (Feb. 6, 1991)
9. The Spirit: Source of Spiritual Gifts (Feb. 27, 1991)
10. The Spirit: Another Comforter (Mar. 13, 1990)
11. The Spirit: Dwelling in Individuals (Mar. 20, 1991)
12. The Spirit: Source of New Life (Apr. 3, 1991)
13. The Spirit: Source of Interior Life (Apr. 10, 1991)
14. The Spirit: Source of Prayer Life (Apr. 17, 1991)
15. The Holy Spirit: Light of the Soul (Apr. 24, 1991)
16. The Holy Spirit Is the Vital Principle of Faith (May 8, 1991)
17. The Spirit: Life-Giving Source of New Love (May 22, 1991)
18. The Spirit: Principle of Peace (May 29, 1991)
19. Only the Holy Spirit Gives True Joy (Jun. 19, 1991)
20. The Spirit Gives Strength to Christians (Jun. 26, 1991)
21. The Spirit: Pledge of Eschatological Hope (Jul. 3, 1991)

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