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peccato, et de justitia et de judicio (Joan. | XVI, 8). Dicitur spiritus Paraclitus, juxta illud: Nisi ergo abiero, Paraclitus non veniet ad vos (Joan. xvi, 7). De hoc spiritu suo effudit Dominus super omnem carnem; ut per omnem carnem intelligamus non singula generum, sed genera singulorum. Effudit enim super omnem carnem, idest, super utrumque sexum, viros scilicet, et mulieres, secundum quod in Actibus Apostolorum dicitur de Apostolis : « Hi omnes <<< erant perseverantes unanimiter in ora<<< tione cum mulieribus et Maria matre « Jesu » (Act. I, 14). Ita enim subditur ibi : << Et quidem super servos meos et ancillas << effundam de spiritu meo » (Act. II, 18). Effudit etiam super omnem carnem, idest, super omnem ætatem, secundum quod et ibi dicitur: «Erat autem turba hominum, sci<< licet in cœnaculo montis Sion, majorum <<< scilicet, et minorum, fere centum viginti >> (Act. I, 15). Ita enim prædictum erat: Juvenes el virgines, seniores cum junioribus laudent nomen Domini (Ps. 148, 12).

Effudit etiam super omnem carnem, idest, super utrumque populum. Nam sicut modo super Judæos, ita postea super gentiles, ut super Cornelium et famulam suam effudit Dominus de Spiritu Sancto, quando ad se Simonem accersivit, secundum quod prædictum erat: Laudate omnes gentes Dominum et magnificate eum omnes populi (Ps. 116, 1). Effudit etiam super omnem carnem, idest, super omnes hominum nationes. Unde et in Actibus Apostolorum dicitur, quod erant Jerosolymis Parthi, Medi, et Elamitæ, et qui venerant de Mesopotamia, et ex omni etiam natione quæ sub cœlo est. Ex quibus postea multi videntes miracula conversi sunt. Unde et ibi dicitur, quod una die conversi sunt tria millia, et alia quinque millia, secundum quod dictum est : « In << omnem terram exivit sonus eorum, et in << fines orbis terræ verba eorum » (Ps. 18, 5). In hoc ergo cognoscimus, quod Deus præ aliis dilexit nos, quia de spiritu suo dedit nobis.

O profluvium cœleste, cujus impetus lætificat civitatem Dei! O antidotum salutare, quo Naaman Syri lepra repellitur! O medicina suprema, qua socrus Petri, quæ magnis febribus tenebatur, erigitur! O ineffabilis virtus, qua exeunte de Jesu mulier Hemoroissa sanatur! O vita inestimabilis,

per quam quatriduanus mortuus suscitatur! O collyrium efficax, quo illuminantur oculi cæci nati! O fons aquæ vivæ salientis in vitam æternam, de qua qui biberit, non sitiet iterum. O unctio superni medici, quæ docet nos de omnibus, quum docebit nos omnem veritatem! O ros Hermon, qui descendit in montem Sion! O septiformis spiritus, quo, non dico septies, sed septuagies septies, delinquenti offensa remittitur! O oleum indeficiens, quo præ participibus suis Christus inungitur! Solet autem, fratres, oleum dari ad tria; regibus videlicet, et sacerdotibus ad dignitatem, juxta illud: « Inveni David << servum meum, oleo sancto meo unxi << eum » (Ps. 88, 21). Infirmis ad mitigationem juxta illud : « Infirmatur aliquis in vc<< bis Inducat presbyteros Ecclesiæ, qui << orabunt pro eo ungentes cum oleo et ora<< tio fidei alleviabit infirmum » (Jac. v, 15). Pugilibus vero ad robur et fortitudinem, juxta illud: Oleo exultationis.

Ad hunc modum et oleum Spiritus Sancti, quod a capite descendit in barbam, barbam Aaron, quando de plenitudine capitis Apostoli acceperunt ad hæc tria ipsis Apostolis datum est et infusum. Primo namque ante passionem, in sua electione datum est eis ad dignitatem, quando vocavit ad se quos voluit, quos et Apostolos nominavit. Secundo, post resurrectionem datum est eis ad mitigationem, cum dictum est eis: Accipite Spiritum Sanctum. Quorum remiseritis peccata, remittuntur eis, et quorum retinueritis, retenta sunt (Joan. xx, 23).

Tertio, post ascensionem datum est eis. ad robur et fortitudinem, quando sunt visa illis dispertitæ linguæ, tanquam ignis, seditque supra singulos eorum. Unde et eis dictum erat Sedete hic in civitate quoad, usque induamini virtutem ex alto (Joan. XXIV, 49). Et quidem si in ara cordis mei accensus esset ignis ille, quem Dominus venit mittere in terram, et qui semper in altari suo ardebat, ut ex hoc igne accensa esset lucerna, luceret lux mea coram hominibus, glorificarent Patrem suum qui in cœlis est.

Ergo veni, Creator Spiritus, qui in Apostolos venisti Paraclitus, mentes tuorum visita, qui roborasti Ecclesiam, reple superna gratia quæ tu creasti pectora. Qui replesti orbem terrarum et renovasti omnia, fac ut digne tuum celebrantes adventum manca

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