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Please explain CCC 536 regarding Jesus and the Spirit: 'possessed in fullness' yet 'comes to rest on him'.

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The Catechism of the Catholic Church says

The Spirit whom Jesus possessed in fullness from his conception comes to "rest on him."

  1. What does it mean for the Spirit 'to rest on him'?
  2. Why wasn't He already doing so?
  3. What does it mean for Jesus to possess the Spirit?
  4. What does it mean to do so 'in fullness'? Doesn't this imply one can do so partially?
  5. Does anyone possess the Spirit only partially?
  6. Do those who haven't yet received the Sacrament of Confirmation possess the Spirit only partially?
  7. Do we, like Jesus, come to possess the Spirit 'in fullness' after the Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation?

Thank you for your time.