7 1216 "This bath is called enlightenment ... and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." 26 The apostles and their collaborators offer Baptism to anyone who believed in Jesus: Jews ...

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The Hebrew Bible, which Christians call the Old Testament, offers instructions about celebrating a Jubilee every 50 years.

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Leahy, S.J., will celebrate the annual Mass of the Holy Spirit on September 10 at noon in the Upper Church ... Classes are cancelled that day from noon to 1:15 p.m. “As a Jesuit, Catholic university, ...

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