ABSTRACT
The anointing of the Holy Spirit fell upon the disciples seven weeks before Pentecost. The Sunday night after Jesus had broken the bars of death asunder, and after the supper at Emmaus, the disciples were all gathered in a locked upper room. Suddenly Jesus appeared in their midst and said: “It is I; be not afraid.” He then breathed on them and said: “Receive ye the Holy Ghost”. They did, and their eyes were opened to the whole life, plan, and ministry of Jesus.
