{"id":18913,"date":"2017-12-06T08:35:11","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T13:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/?p=18913"},"modified":"2017-12-06T08:35:11","modified_gmt":"2017-12-06T13:35:11","slug":"the-great-grace-of-my-life-was-to-receive-the-baptism-in-the-holy-spirit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/2017\/12\/06\/the-great-grace-of-my-life-was-to-receive-the-baptism-in-the-holy-spirit\/","title":{"rendered":"The great grace of my life was to receive the baptism in the Holy Spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/files\/2017\/09\/topo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"330\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18765\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/files\/2017\/09\/topo.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/files\/2017\/09\/topo.png 750w, https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/files\/2017\/09\/topo-300x132.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a>It happened on November 2, 1971, at the beginning of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal. <span title=\"Eu n\u00e3o era um padre muito destacado entre os meus colegas.\">I was not a very distinguished priest among my colleagues. <\/span><span title=\"Comecei a aprender a tocar viol\u00e3o na Teologia e at\u00e9 me destaquei um pouco, mas era um padre comum.&#010;\">I began to learn to play guitar in Theology and even stood out a little, but I was an ordinary priest.<br \/>\n<\/span><span title=\"T\u00ednhamos, na cidade de Lorena (SP), um bom grupo de jovens, muitos jovens, n\u00e3o s\u00f3 de Lorena, mas de outras dioceses, que tamb\u00e9m participavam desse grupo.\">We had, in the city of Lorena (SP), a good group of young people, many young people, not only from Lorena, but from other dioceses, who also participated in this group. <\/span><span title=\"Eu sentia que esse grupo n\u00e3o tinha muita a\u00e7\u00e3o, ent\u00e3o, convidei o padre Irineu para fazer uma prega\u00e7\u00e3o e colocar fogo naqueles jovens.&#010;\">I felt that this group did not have much action, so I invited Father Irineu to preach and set fire to those young people.<br \/>\n<\/span><span title=\"Eu precisava de uma a\u00e7\u00e3o diferente, que vinha de Algu\u00e9m que o padre estava nos apresentando.&#010;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span title=\"Eu n\u00e3o aguentei ficar at\u00e9 o fim da palestra.\">I could not stand to stay until the end of the talk. <\/span><span title=\"Fui \u00e0 capela e dizia ao Senhor que n\u00e3o sabia o que estava acontecendo, mas pedia a Ele: \u201cD\u00e1-me!\u201d.&#010;\">I went to the chapel and told the Lord I did not know what was going on, but I was asking Him: &#8220;Give me!&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span><span title=\"\u201cDescer\u00e1 sobre v\u00f3s o Esp\u00edrito Santo e vos dar\u00e1 for\u00e7a\u201d (At 1, 8).\">&#8220;The Holy Spirit will come upon you and give you strength&#8221; (Acts 1, 8). <\/span><span title=\"Caiu sobre mim o Esp\u00edrito Santo!\">The Holy Spirit fell upon me! <\/span><span title=\"Deus veio em meu aux\u00edlio, deu-me d\u00ednamo.\">God came to my aid, gave me dynamo. <\/span><span title=\"Eu n\u00e3o era mais o mesmo padre, eu era ativo.\">I was no longer the same priest, I was active. <\/span><span title=\"Duas coisas aconteceram: eu fui incendiado pelo Esp\u00edrito, depois \u201cincendiei\u201d os outros e eles \u201cincendiaram\u201d todo o trigal.&#010;\">Two things happened: I was set on fire by the Spirit, then I &#8220;burned&#8221; the others and they &#8220;burned down&#8221; the whole wheat field.<br \/>\n<\/span><span title=\"Vamos pedir no dia hoje mais uma vez: \u201cSenhor &nbsp;d\u00e1-me o teu Espirito Santo!\u201d&#010;\">Let us ask today again: &#8220;Lord give me your Holy Spirit!&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span><span title=\"Deus o aben\u00e7oe!&#010;\">God bless you!<br \/>\n<\/span><span title=\"Seu irm\u00e3o,&#010;\">His brother,<br \/>\n<\/span><span title=\"Monsenhor Jonas Abib&#010;\">Monsignor Jonas Abib<br \/>\n<\/span><span title=\"Fundador da Comunidade Can\u00e7\u00e3o Nova\">Founder of the Can\u00e7\u00e3o Nova Community<\/span><span class=\"trans-verified-button goog-toolbar-button\" id=\"t-served-community-button\" role=\"button\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"gt-edit\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It happened on November 2, 1971, at the beginning of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal. 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