Catechesis Notes for the Week — The Holy Spirit and the Resurrection of Our Lord — During this week of the celebration of the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, we also meditate upon the Third Article of the Creed. It is the Holy Spirit who brings Jesus’ victory over death to us through the sweet message of the forgiveness of sins. By this Word, sins are forgiven, faith is created, and we are raised up by the Spirit of God to walk in newness of life. Jesus gave up the Holy Spirit when He died upon the cross and in the upper room He breathed the Holy Spirit upon the disciples when He said, “Peace be with You!” The message of Jesus’ peace and forgiveness is the message of the Holy Spirit by which we are continually renewed in faith and life. This same Holy Spirit will raise us from the dead, with Jesus, on the Last Day. By the power of the Holy Spirit, through the Word and Sacraments of Christ we will forever enjoy the resurrection of the body and the life-everlasting.CP230409