GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

This coming Sunday, June 9, the Catholic Church celebrates the Solemnity of Pentecost, or the great Feast of the Holy Spirit, the Third Person of the Blessed Trinity. We should pray often to the Holy Spirit to receive His Seven Gifts. Would you like to know what the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit are?

Would you like to know about the GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT in details? Here are the following Gifts:

1. WISDOM. We receive the gift of wisdom to help us understand the things of God, and to direct our whole life and all our actions to his honor and glory. Wisdom helps us see the world differently and from God’s point of view.

2. UNDERSTANDING: The gift of understanding enables us to know more clearly the mysteries of faith.

3. COUNSEL (also known as Right Judgment): The gift of counsel helps us to discern what is right and what is wrong. It assists us in our ability to choose the path of God.

4. KNOWLEDGE: When we receive the gift of knowledge, it enables us to discover God’s will in all things. “For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope” (Jeremiah 29:11).

5. PIETY (also known as Reverence): The gift of piety helps us to love God, our merciful Father, and to obey his precepts out of love for him. It moves our heart from serving God out of duty and obligation into a relationship of love.

6. FORTITUDE (also known as Courage): While the gifts of knowledge and wisdom help us know what we should do, the gift of fortitude strengthens our will so that we can actually accomplish what is true, good and beautiful. This gift is sometimes called the gift of courage and helps a person stand firm, even when persecuted, in doing the right thing.

7. FEAR OF THE LORD (also known as Wonder and Awe): Commonly misunderstood as the fear of a wrathful God ready to smite us, the gift of fear of the Lord is actually more positive than negative. It consists of a recognition of the grandeur of God and his primacy over all things. Fear of the Lord recognizes that God is the creator and sustainer of the universe and we are his creatures. This gift helps us to understand how we must depend on God for everything. In other words, he is God, we are not.