From Catholic Charities USA ... "Advent and Christmas Daily Reflections"

Second Sunday of Advent

“I have baptized you with the water; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.” [Mk 1:8]

This Christmas, many of us will receive cards adorned with a white dove, the traditional symbol of peace and the Holy Spirit. Such an image can be comforting, but comfort is not all that the Holy Spirit provides.

After all, it was the Spirit that drove Jesus into the desert where he was tempted by the devil. The same Spirit descended on the Apostles in Pentecost. But instead of a dove, there were tongues of fire ...

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