"Become a Fire in Fire" – the Holy Spirit and His Work in Man in the Light of the Writings of the Blessed Maria Celeste Crostarosa (1696-1755) Cover Image

„Stań się ogniem w Ogniu” – Duch Święty i jego działanie w człowieku w świetle pism bł. Marii Celeste Crostarosa (1696-1755)
"Become a Fire in Fire" – the Holy Spirit and His Work in Man in the Light of the Writings of the Blessed Maria Celeste Crostarosa (1696-1755)

Author(s): Joanna Pakuza
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion
Published by: Kuria Metropolitalna Białostocka
Keywords: Maria Celeste Crostarosa; Holy Spirit; Spirit-Fire; Order of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorist sisters)

Summary/Abstract: “My Spirit, when seated in the righteous soul as on Its own throne, never is silent!” – wrote in her works the Italian nun Maria Celeste Crostarosa, founder of the Order of the Most Holy Redeemer. In her work, she presented a very active vision of the Holy Spirit’s action in the human soul, describing Its power with the help of the element of fire. The article presents the action of the Spirit in the life of the Blessed and the way in which she described it in her spiritual works, among others in her “Autobiography”, “Conversations of the soul with Jesus” and in “Steps of Prayer”.

  • Issue Year: 36/2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 157-170
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish