What Does It Mean to Fear the Lord? Bishop Espaillat Explains

| 05/27/2023

By: The Good Newsroom

Bishop Espaillat concludes this series on the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit by reflecting on the seventh gift: Fear of the Lord.

This “fear”, he says,is meant in a filial way, to honor God for fear of being separated from Him.

Listen to his full reflection here.

Born in Washington Heights, Monsignor Sullivan served nearly five decades at parishes in Manhattan and the Bronx.

“Recuerdo haber sentido ese impulso de recibir la Sagrada Comunión, ese deseo de estar en esa fila para recibir a Jesús”.

"I remember feeling that pull to receive Holy Communion, that desire to be on that line to receive Jesus,” said Kevin Serrano.