Old Testement

THE HOLY SPIRIT

The central image in this Catholic fine art print is the Holy Spirit who is the Spirit of truth. He is depicted here as a fiery dove casting the light of truth enlightening our reason (dark blue) to the fullness of truth, which it seeks but is unable, to know on its own. The sixteen flames emanating from the Holy Spirit are symbols of Divine love which as pope Benedict reminds us, in his encyclical Deus Caritas Est, is the ultimate truth of our life- to know, live and serve God on earth and to love Him for ever in eternity. On top of the central image is a fiery circle that represents the eternal God the Father. Surrounding the central image are sixteen sun/stars that represent the creation of all things visible and invisible. Surrounding the Holy Spirit is a fiery circle that represents the fire of divine love that Jesus came to cast on the earth through the Holy Spirit. Below the central image of the Holy Spirit is an image of the bright morning star that Jesus calls himself several times in the Book of Revelations. To the left and right are two circles each containing the five pointed star of the old testament and the eight pointed star of the new testament which together form the sacred scripture and of which the Holy Spirit is the primary author.

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