The Meaning of Paraclete (Holy Spirit) in the Bible In the Gospel of John, Jesus refers to the Holy Spirit as the Advocate (or Paraclete) that the Father will send after he is gone. The word in the original Greek text is parakletos: para = "beside" kalein = "to call" The New Testament translation of parakletos into English is often "advocate," as in a lawyer who comes in defense of us. This is because John 14:15-31 focuses so much on Jesus' new commandment to love as he loved. Other ways of tran

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Happy, happy day!! 🎶 Almost all of our Gregorian chant books from Solesmes are back in stock. Some of you (and us!) have been waiting months for this day - what a wonderful gift to end the new year. More than eighty items comprise the comprehensive chant resources available from Paraclete Press. There are resources for beginners as well as advanced students of the chant. We are the “one-stop-shop,” if you will, for all things relating to Gregorian chant. And we are thrilled to have these books