On Pentecost Sunday, Pope Francis gave examples of how to tell if it's the Holy Spirit speaking or if it's Satan.
Shortly after that Mass, he led the midday Regina Caeli, and considered how the Holy Spirit teaches and reminds.
About that second verb, he looked at the Latin root, ri-cordare, and explained: "To remind means to restore to the heart, ri-cordare: The Spirit restores the Gospel to our heart."
For the Apostles after Pentecost and for us, with the Holy Spirit we are able to "pass from an outward knowledge, an awareness of memory, to a living relationship, a convinced, joyful relationship with the Lord."
Forgetful Christians
Without the Spirit, "faith becomes forgetful," the Pope warned. "Are we forgetful Christians? Maybe all it takes is a setback, a struggle, a crisis to forget Jesus’ love and fall into doubt and fear? Woe to us, should we become forgetful Christians!"
"The remedy," he said, "is to invoke the Holy Spirit. Let us do this often, especially in important moments - before difficult decisions and in difficult situations."
