Catechism for Young Children · Question 59 of 145
How can you get the help of the Holy Spirit?
A.God has told us that we must pray to him for the Holy Spirit.
What does this answer mean?
God has told us to pray to him for the Holy Spirit. Jesus taught that the heavenly Father gives the Holy Spirit to those who ask him (Luke 11:13). This answer gives a child something concrete to do: ask God.
What can we ask our children?
- How can you get the help of the Holy Spirit?
- Where did Jesus teach us to ask for the Holy Spirit?
- Shall we pray for the Holy Spirit now?
Can I print this question?
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Text: Catechism for Young Children: Being an Introduction to the Shorter Catechism, Presbyterian Board of Publication (copyright entered 1840). Public domain (1840).
Checked against a second edition on November 15, 2026. Explanation and questions by Household Theology Press. Last updated November 15, 2026.