Day 98: The Son and the Spirit

The One whom the Father has sent into our hearts, the Spirit of his Son, is truly God. Consubstantial with the Father and the Son, the Spirit is inseparable from them, in both the inner life of the Trinity and his gift of love for the world. In adoring the Holy Trinity, life-giving, consubstantial, and indivisible, the Church's faith also professes the distinction of persons. When the Father sends his Word, he always sends his Breath. In their joint mission, the Son and the Holy Spirit are distinct but inseparable. To be sure, it is Christ who is seen, the visible image of the invisible God, but it is the Spirit who reveals him. CCC 689

In today's reading, the Catechism speaks of how "when the Son and the Holy Spirit act, they act together" (p. 200). The Catechism Companion, Vol I says this in a good way:

A beautifully poetic way of describing this is that the Father is like the speaker, the Son is the Word, and the Spirit is the breath that accompanies the Word... Every time we confess Christ's lordship, it is always by the power of the Holy Spirit. (p. 200)

When we see Jesus, we also see the Holy Spirit, and vice versa. They are inseparable and work together in harmony for one purpose: the glory of God the Father and for us, the fulfillment of our hopes in salvation. As the Catechism Compendium puts this:

In the indivisible Trinity, the Son and the Spirit are distinct but inseparable. From the very beginning until the end of time, when the Father sends his Son he also sends his Spirit who unites us to Christ in faith so that as adopted sons we can call God “Father” (Romans 8:15). The Spirit is invisible but we know him through his actions, when he reveals the Word to us and when he acts in the Church. (#137)

He has many titles, the best in my view, is Paraclete or Consoler. The Holy Spirit is there for us always to motivate and guide us towards the truth, and to console us during our trials as Jesus told the Apostles in John 16:4-15.

“The Holy Spirit” is the proper name of the third Person of the Most Holy Trinity. Jesus also called him the Paraclete (Consoler or Advocate) and the Spirit of Truth. The New Testament also refers to him as the Spirit of Christ, of the Lord, of God - the Spirit of Glory and the Spirit of the Promise. (#138)