1998 is the second year of preparation for the great event of the two thousandth anniversary of the advent of Jesus Christ. In the programme proclaimed by the Holy Father in Tertio Millennio Adveniente, the second year is devoted to a deepening of our faith and of our relationship with the Third Person of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit. It is devoted, too, to the sacrament in which the Holy Spirit grants Man spiritual gifts: the sacrament of Confirmation. Jesus Christ mediates the gift of the Holy Spirit to Mankind at the cost of his own sacrifice on the cross. Thanks...