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The Baltimore Catechism No. 1
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    • Creed
      • Lesson 1: On The End of Man
      • Lesson 2: On God & His Perfections
      • Lesson 3: On The Unity & Trinity of God
      • Lesson 4: On The Angels & Our First Parents
      • Lesson 5: On Sin & Its Kind
      • Lesson 6: On The Incarnation & Redemption
      • Lesson 7: On Our Lord's Passion, Death, Resurrection, & Ascension
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        Lesson 8: On The Holy Ghost & His Decent Upon The Apostles
      • Lesson 9: On The Effects Of The Redemption
      • Lesson 10: On The Church
    • Sacrement
      • Lesson 11: On The Sacrements In General
      • Lesson 12: On Baptism
      • Lesson 13: On Confirmation
      • Lesson 14: On The Sacrement of Penance
      • Lesson 15: On Contrition
      • Lesson 16: On Confession
      • Lesson 17: On Indulgence
      • Lesson 18: On The Holy Eucharist
      • Lesson 19: On The Ends For Which The Holy Eucharist was Institued
      • Lesson 20: On The Sacrifice Of The Mass
      • Lesson 21: On Extreme Unction & Holy Orders
      • Lesson 22: On Matrimony
      • Lesson 23: On The Sacramentals
    • Prayer
      • Lesson 24: On Prayer
    • Moral
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Lesson 8: On The Holy Ghost & His Decent Upon The Apostles

Q. 94. Who is the Holy Ghost?


A. The Holy Ghost is the third Person of the Blessed Trinity.

Q. 97. On what day did the Holy Ghost come down upon the Apostles?


A. The Holy Ghost came down upon the Apostles ten days after the Ascension of our Lord; and the day on which He came down upon the Apostles is called Whitsunday, or Pentecost.

Q. 99. Who sent the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles?


A. Our Lord Jesus Christ sent the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles.

Q. 100. Why did Christ send the Holy Ghost?


A. Christ sent the Holy Ghost to sanctify His Church, to enlighten and strengthen the Apostles, and to enable them to preach the Gospel.
 
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