Tag Archives: Gifts

______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ The package presents the seven sanctifying gifts of the Holy Spirit received primarily in the sacrament of Confirmation: Knowledge, Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel, Fortitude, Piety and Fear of the Lord.  Sanctifying Gifts apply to personal salvation while Charisms serve the … Continue reading →

______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Fear of the Lord is a sanctifying gift of the Holy Spirit, the beginning of Wisdom and the foundation of religious life. The gift effects harmony, filial fear of God, and conformance to God’s standards so that fear … Continue reading →

______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Piety is a sanctifying gift of the Holy Spirit, the instinctive affection for God to render Him worship and service, and please those specially consecrated to Him. Piety perfects the virtue of religion, and the contemplation of the Almighty … Continue reading →

______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Counsel is the sanctifying gift of supernatural prudence, right judgment, spiritual intuition, and transfer of control to the Holy Spirit for quick response in an unexpected or difficult situation. Counsel requires the state of grace to elect the … Continue reading →

______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Fortitude is the sanctifying gift that allows a Christian “to overcome difficulties or endure pain and Suffering with the strength and power infused by God.” Fortitude operates under the impulse of the Holy Spirit and gives strength to … Continue reading →

______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Faith is the theological virtue to believe in God, all He has said and revealed, and the Church proposes, while Understanding is a gift of the Holy Spirit to ensure our Faith. Wisdom makes the soul responsive to … Continue reading →

______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ “Wisdom allows us to place the world in a divine perspective, and realize our neighbor is our brother and a child of God.” Wisdom makes us responsive to the Holy Spirit in divine and material contemplation, in the … Continue reading →

______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Christians have limited and imperfect Knowledge; yet the Holy Spirit may grant them the gift of Knowledge involving information never attained naturally. The Holy Spirit has refined His Interaction with me to charismatic, for example “your suffering is … Continue reading →

______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ The Holy Spirit grants us seven gifts: Knowledge, Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel, Fortitude, Piety and Fear of the Lord, to strengthen the Mystic Body of Christ. Not every Christian has the same gift, just as not every part of … Continue reading →