He suggested the remedy might be as simple as oiling the gun ... regarded as being used in the Bible as a symbol of the Holy Spirit. The parallel can be seen in several passages of scripture.

In my mind's eye, I see the Holy Spirit hovering over the typewriter repair shop on Belmont Avenue, over the neo-Gothic Chicago Tribune skyscraper on Michigan Avenue and over my parish ...

Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. (Matthew 28:19–20 ...