Day 29: The Descent of the Holy Spirit – Part II
The Third Glorious Mystery of the Rosary
The Church Was Born on Pentecost:
Have you ever wondered how we received the books and epistles that make up the New Testament? Out of the hundreds of writings circulating among the apostles and early Christians, how were these specific books chosen?
Every Christian should know the basics of how the Bible came to be. So today, let’s take a brief step back into history and look at the Synod of Hippo and the Councils of Carthage, moments when the early Church, guided by the Holy Spirit, formally recognized the canon of Scripture.