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Archbishop Gabriel, Metropolitan of the Diocese of Western and Central Europe The goal of the Christian life is to receive the Holy Spirit who, in accordance with Christ's saying to his disciples, 'will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all the things that I said to you'. Through the Holy Spirit we also become 'sons of God', as we invoke Him upon the Holy Mysteries and receive them. This Guide to the Holy Mysteries is a path to lead us to what our spiritual life should be, so that we truly become Christians. While we complete these Holy Mysteries, the Holy Spirit dwelling within us aids and sustains us in following Christ, so that we meet Him in all those places where He is to be found: in Baptism, at our partaking of the Holy Gifts, in Marriage, in prayer services, and (in general) in accomplishing all the promises that we have made at our baptism. In this way we come to realize that He who rose from the dead is always near at hand, so that our eyes do not close and so prevent us from focussing on our one goal that is Christ, but rather receive his light to shine permanently in our lives and in our conduct. Our understanding of the Holy Mysteries helps us to understand the extent of the importance of our life in the Church. It reminds us that our life in the Church joins us to the living Christ who calls us through the Holy Spirit to meet Him in prayer and worship, in repentance and in confession, in the Gifts and in the Holy Scriptures, and in the call of any human brother or sister who may need our service and our love. We can all find help in this Guide to the Holy Mysteries so as to become witnesses to Christ and apostles to all people, since 'of his fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace'. We pray that God will enable us to know how to appreciate and respond to the great love which He has for us, asking Him always to send his Holy Spirit to 'dwell in us, to cleanse us from every stain and to save our souls', so that we may become worthy of his love and of his heavenly kingdom. Paris, 18 January 2001 Gabriel Archbishop and Metropolitan of Western and Central Europe |
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