The Holy Spirit and Fire

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It’s mention in either two or three Gospels, Christ baptizing with the Holy Spirit and with Fire. I am curious of the Catholic Church’s beliefs on the symbolism of the ‘Fire’? Is it a way of refining us from the flesh?
 
Purification comes to mind. Being refined in the fire of God’s love is an appealing thought to me, somehow.

I think this is touched on in the Catechism, actually. Look up the section dealing with the symbols of the Holy Spirit. It might have covered this. It’s late, and I can’t remember, so sorry I’m lacking a reference.
 
1 Peter 1:7
That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

I associate fire with trails. But, I think this phrase in the gospels likely refers to the tongues of fire on pentecost in acts 2.
 
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