Acts 1:8 (WEB)
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.”
Catechism · 7
The Sacrament of Confirmation
“On several occasions Christ promised this outpouring of the Spirit,” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Lk 12:12; Jn 3:5-8; 7:37-39; 16:7-15; Acts 1:8.
The Sacrament of Holy Orders
“To fulfil their exalted mission, "the apostles were endowed by Christ with a special outpouring of the Holy Spirit coming upon them, and by the imposition of hands they passed on to their auxiliaries the gift of the Spirit, which is transmitted down to our day through episcopal consecration."” — Catechism footnote: LG 21; Cf. Acts 1:8; 24; Jn 20:22-23; 1 Tim 4:14; 2 Tim 1:6-7.
“…ordination prepares them, not for a limited and restricted mission, "but for the fullest, in fact the universal mission of salvation 'to the end of the earth,"'” — Catechism footnote: PO 10; OT 20; cf. Acts 1:8.
"From Thence He Will Come Agaln to Judge the Living and the Dead"
“According to the Lord, the present time is the time of the Spirit and of witness, but also a time still marked by "distress" and the trial of evil which does not spare the Church” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Acts 1:8; I Cor 7:26; Eph 5:16; I Pt 4:17.
"I Believe in the Holy Spirit"
“From this hour onward, the mission of Christ and the Spirit becomes the mission of the Church: "As the Father has sent me, even so I send you."” — Catechism footnote: Jn 20:21; cf. Mt 28:19; Lk 24:47-48; Acts 1:8.
“This love (the "charity" of 1 Cor 13) is the source of the new life in Christ, made possible because we have received "power" from the Holy Spirit.” — Catechism footnote: Acts 1:8; cf. 1 Cor 13
The Church is One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic
“The Church is apostolic because she is founded on the apostles, in three ways: - she was and remains built on "the foundation of the Apostles," The witnesses chosen and sent on mission by Christ himself;” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Mt 28:16-20; Acts 1:8; 1 Cor 9:1; 15:7-8; Gal 1:1; etc.
Fathers and councils · 15
Origen
“And on one occasion, scarcely even the apostles themselves are deemed worthy to hear the words, “Ye shall receive the power of the Holy Ghost coming upon you.”” — editor's note: Acts i. 8.
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Catena Aurea on Mark
- Gregory the GreatCatena Aurea on Mark
“Augustine, Epist., CXCIX [199], 12: But how was this preaching fulfilled by the Apostles, [Acts 1:8] since there are many nations in which it has just begun, and others in which it has not yet begun to be fulfilled?” — the author cites it
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Augustine of Hippo
“…with those other transactions on the first day of the week, that is to say, on the day on which the Lord rose again; whereas, in the Acts of the Apostles, the self-same Luke tells us that the event really took place on the fortieth day after His resurrection.” — editor's note: Acts i. 2–9.
Read the whole comment“He made answer, now at the point to depart, “It is not for you to know the time which the Father hath put in His own power: but ye shall receive strength of the Holy Ghost coming upon you, and ye shall be witnesses to me.”” — editor's note: Acts i. 6–8.
Read the whole comment“…of the Holy Ghost coming upon you, and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and even unto the ends of the earth.”” — editor's note: Acts i. 7, 8.
Read the whole comment“This same that is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen Him going into heaven.”” — editor's note: Acts i. 3–11.
Read the whole comment“…from on high, the Holy Spirit coming upon you, and ye shall be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and unto the ends of the earth.”” — editor's note: Acts i. 6–8.
Read the whole comment“But ye shall receive the power of the Holy Spirit, that cometh upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”” — editor's note: Acts i. 7, 8.
Read the whole comment“…[virtue] from on high;” and on another occasion, “Ye shall receive the power [virtue] of the Holy Ghost coming upon you, and ye shall be witnesses unto me.”” — editor's note: Acts i. 8, marg.
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John Chrysostom
“Wherefore He saith, “Ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you, and ye shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa.” ( Acts i. 8.)” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“…“after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you, and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa, and unto the uttermost part of the earth;”and Paul again, “He that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, was mighty in me also toward the Gentiles.”” — editor's note: Acts i. 8.
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Basil the Great
“The Spirit is a gift of God, but a gift of life, for the law of “the Spirit of life,” it is said, “hath made” us “free;” and a gift of power, for “ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you.”” — editor's note: Acts i. 8.
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Ambrose of Milan
“The persons, then, were different, but the accomplishment of the working was in all one, because the Holy Spirit is one of Whom it is said: “Ye shall receive power, even the Holy Spirit coming upon you, and ye shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and unto the ends of the earth.”” — editor's note: Acts i. 8.
Read the whole comment“And the Lord Himself named the Holy Spirit Power, when He said: “Ye shall receive Power when the Holy Spirit cometh upon you.”” — editor's note: Acts i. 8.
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Hilary of Poitiers
“And again: But ye shall receive power when the Holy Ghost cometh upon you; and ye shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” — editor's note: Ib. 8.
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Cross-references · 43
Cited together in Catechism §857.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit I.7.
Cited together in Catechism §730.
Cited together in Catechism §735.
Cited together in Catechism §857.
Cited together in Catechism §857.
Cited together in Catechism §857.
Cited together in Catechism §735.
Cited together in Catechism §857.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit I.7.
Cited together in Catechism §1556.
Cited together in Catechism §1556.
Cited together in Catechism §1556.
Cited together in Catechism §857.
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Cited together in The City of God XVIII.50.
Cited together in Catechism §735.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit II.1.
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Cited together in On the Holy Spirit I.7.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit I.7.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit I.7.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit I.7.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit I.7.
Cited together in Catechism §857.
Cited together in Catechism §857.
Cited together in Catechism §857.
Cited together in Catechism §730 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Gregory the Great on Mark 16:19–20 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Gregory the Great on Mark 16:19–20 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit I.7.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit I.7.
Cited together in Catechism §730.
Cited together in Catechism §730 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Catechism §730.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit I.7.
Cited together in Catechism §730.
Cited together in Catechism §730.
Cited together in Catechism §730.
Cited together in Catechism §730.
Cited together in Catechism §730 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Catechism §1556.