The ornithological metaphor is usually traced back to Luke 3:22 when, at Jesus' baptism by John in the Jordan, we are told that "the holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove." ...

This peaceful image of Jesus holding a dove symbolizes purity and the Holy Spirit. Jesus with Outstretched Hands Experience ...

A user’s guide to understanding the Holy Spirit as the Church celebrates Pentecost. Monday, June 23, 2025. A service of EWTN News. ... The Holy Spirit is like a dove.

With the help of the Holy Spirit, believers are able to revive the memory of Jesus as a living and current presence ...

Say “Holy Spirit,” and most imagine a dove or tongues of fire gently descending. But the Celts envisioned something wilder: a goose in flight—honking across the sky, untamed and impossible ...

Note that, though in the Gospels the Holy Spirit appears in the form of a dove (e.g., at the Baptism of Jesus), Acts speaks only of tongues of fire at Pentecost.

2023 Epiphany Dove Bearer carries family tradition and holy spirit BY Saundra Weathers Tampa UPDATED 9:35 AM ET Jan. 05, 2023 PUBLISHED 4:24 PM ET Jan. 04, 2023 PUBLISHED 4:24 PM EST Jan. 04, 2023 ...

“Brothers and sisters, the Holy Spirit, Who in the beginning transformed chaos into cosmos, is at work to bring about this transformation in every person,” Pope Francis said in his general ...