Holy Spirit at Pentecost:
- The disciples are all in a room and a gust of wind enters, a flame rested on each of their heads and they began to speak in tongues. Everyone could understand their native language- some people thought they were drunk.
- The event shows Gods power and how Christians should pass on the word of God
Modern day miracles: Lourdes
- A girl claimed to have seen the Virgin Mary through visions around 150 years ago. Mary told St. Bernadette to dig into the ground and she found a spring (now seen as Holy water)
- Today sick and disabled people visit Lourdes, France a lot in the hope to be cured
- There are on average 8 million pilgrims a year that visit
The Catholic Church investigates miracles- they must be immediate and permanent otherwise they are not seen as a miracle
For Christians the puropse of a miracle is proof of God's existence, hope and a cure.
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