| Abbreviations |
7 |
| Introduction |
11 |
| 1. The Mediation of the Holy Spirit in the Trinity and in Salvation |
15 |
| God "Is" Trinity |
15 |
| Each Divine Person Possesses Something Personal That Distinguishes Him |
17 |
| In the Holy Spirit |
21 |
| Conclusion |
28 |
| 2. The Spirit and Creation |
30 |
| God the Father Creates through the Word in the Power of the Spirit |
31 |
| The Salvific Meaning of Creation in the Spirit |
33 |
| Creation Is "Good," Existing in the Spirit and for the Spirit |
35 |
| Conclusion |
38 |
| 3. The Spirit and Humanity |
41 |
| Humanity Is "Spiritual" by the Work of the Spirit and in the Spirit |
42 |
| The Spirit Imprints the Image of God in Humanity |
44 |
| Conclusion |
48 |
| 4. The Holy Spirit and Christ |
51 |
| Jesus Possesses the Spirit |
51 |
| The Crucified-Resurrected One Bestows the Spirit |
54 |
| Conclusion |
58 |
| 5. The Holy Spirit and the Church |
60 |
| The Church Is One in Virtue of the Spirit |
61 |
| The Church Is Holy in Virtue of the Sanctifying Spirit |
64 |
| The Church Is Catholic in the Fullness of the Spirit |
67 |
| The Church Is Apostolic through the Perpetual Sending of the Spirit |
69 |
| The Church Spreads by Evangelizing in the Spirit |
72 |
| Conclusion |
77 |
| 6. Mary and the Spirit |
80 |
| Mary, Docile Resting Place of the Spirit |
80 |
| Mary in Virtue of the Spirit Becomes Mother of God |
83 |
| In the Spirit Mary Continues to Be the Mother of the Body of Christ |
86 |
| Conclusion |
88 |
| 7. The Holy Spirit in the Liturgy |
91 |
| The Holy Spirit, Soul of the Liturgy |
92 |
| The Presence and Action of the Spirit in the Sacraments |
96 |
| Conclusion |
115 |
| 8. The Spirit in the Life of Christians |
117 |
| The Spirit Makes Us Participators in the Divine Life |
118 |
| The Spirit Prepares Us to Welcome the Divine Life with Faith |
119 |
| In the Spirit We Become Children of God in the Son |
122 |
| Conclusion |
141 |
| 9. The Bride and the Spirit Say: Come |
147 |
| The Spirit, Guarantee of the Resurrection |
148 |
| Expectation and Judgment in the Spirit |
149 |
| The Ultimate Reality Begins Now in the Spirit |
150 |
| In Watchful Expectation |
151 |
| Crossing the Threshold of Hope |
153 |