Is “Baptism in the Spirit” a New Sacrament?
No. It is the RELEASE of the POWER of the Holy Spirit already within us which we received at our Baptism and Confirmation. Baptism in the Spirit helps us to develop the gifts of the Holy Spirit and live the Christian life. It helps us to experience a new ability to appreciate Jesus, the Bible, our daily prayer life, and our faith through this living experience. The United States Conference of Bishops explained it this way in their recent document (March 1997), Grace for the New Springtime: “In the Sacraments of Initiation we experience the action of the Triune God. As regards the Third Person of the Trinity, in Baptism we become temples of the Holy Spirit; in Eucharist we share in the Body and Blood of Jesus through the power of the Holy Spirit; in Confirmation we are empowered with the gifts and charisms of the Spirit to be witnesses for Jesus Christ. “In this statement, we want not only to affirm the good fruit of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal but also the grace which is at the he
No. It is the RELEASE of the POWER of the Holy Spirit already within us which we received at our Baptism and Confirmation. Baptism in the Spirit helps us to develop the gifts of the Holy Spirit and live the Christian life. It helps us to experience a new ability to appreciate Jesus, the Bible, our daily prayer life, and our faith through this living experience. The United States Conference of Bishops explained it this way in their recent document (March 1997), Grace for the New Springtime: “In the Sacraments of Initiation we experience the action of the Triune God. As regards the Third Person of the Trinity, in Baptism we become temples of the Holy Spirit; in Eucharist we share in the Body and Blood of Jesus through the power of the Holy Spirit; in Confirmation we are empowered with the gifts and charisms of the Spirit to be witnesses for Jesus Christ. “In this statement, we want not only to affirm the good fruit of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal but also the grace which is at the he
