The Fruits of the Spirit

Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies

Bishop Robert Barron

Spirituality, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 26 May 2002

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

In his letter to the Galatians, Paul enumerates the fruits of the Holy Spirit, the concrete results of living the life of the Trinity. These include love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness and self-control. Is someone living "in Christ," or "in the Holy Spirit?" Watch for these particular signs.

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0:00.0	This is Cardinal Francis George, and I invite you to join me for the next few minutes to
0:04.6	reflect with Father Robert Barron on the Word of God, which is the Word on Fire.
0:11.0	Father Barron will challenge us to open our hearts to the Word on Fire, which is God's
0:15.5	Word of Love for each of us.
0:17.8	If our hearts are open, the Lord can change and transform us, so that we might speak with
0:22.8	love about the one who is love.
0:26.1	The Archdiocese of Chicago through the generosity of Sacred Heart Parishing Winnetka now presents
0:31.1	the Word on Fire.
0:33.5	Peace be with you, and I wish you a happy Trinity Sunday, the day that we celebrate
0:39.0	our God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
0:43.4	As you know, I've been speaking to past several weeks about the Holy Spirit, and I want
0:47.2	to bring these reflections to a close today, but it's appropriate that I do so on the
0:52.2	feast of the Trinity, because the Holy Spirit, as I've often said, is the love between
0:59.0	the Father and the Son.
1:01.6	The Father looks at the Son, the Son looks back at the Father, and they sigh.
1:05.8	They breathe forth their mutual love.
1:09.2	That love is the Holy Spirit, and so when we live as Christians a spiritual life, what
1:15.7	we're living is the life shared by the Father and the Son.
1:20.2	We live in the Holy Spirit, so it's appropriate that we say just a bit more about this very
1:26.7	important theme of the Spirit.
1:29.1	A few weeks ago, we looked at Paul's letter to the Ephesians, and there we found a description
1:36.9	of the offices inspired by the Holy Spirit.
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