CCC 798

The Holy Spirit is "the principle of every vital and truly saving action in each part of the Body."²⁴⁷ Pius XII, encyclical, Mystici Corporis: DS 3808DS — Denzinger–Schönmetzer (Enchiridion Symbolorum). He works in many ways to build up the whole Body in charity:²⁴⁸ Cf. Eph 4:16. by God's Word "which is able to build you up";²⁴⁹ Acts 20:32. by Baptism, through which he forms Christ's Body;²⁵⁰ Cf. 1 Cor 12:13. by the sacraments, which give growth and healing to Christ's members; by "the grace of the apostles, which holds first place among his gifts";²⁵¹ LG 7 # 2. by the virtues, which make us act according to what is good; finally, by the many special graces (called "charisms"), by which he makes the faithful "fit and ready to undertake various tasks and offices for the renewal and building up of the Church."²⁵² LG 12 # 2; cf. AA 3.