Gifts Of The Holy Spirit Flashcards
The gift of wisdom
allows someone to order all things in accordance with God’s will.
The gift of wisdom
has an element of contemplation—or a deep thought process of the divine.
St. Therese
is a Doctor of the Church
The gift of understanding
is a gift that gives deeper insight to a revealed truth
The gift of understanding
allows someone to go beyond the surface of a revealed truth and penetrate into the heart of the truth
The gift of understanding
can also help reveal the ways in which God is moving in
someone’s life
The gift of counsel
helps a person discern what acts are good and should be done and what acts are evil and should be avoided
The gift of counsel
helps preserve a good conscience and gives others counsel in matters of personal holiness
The discernment of the actions leads
a person to ask “will this lead me into holiness or away from holiness
The gift of fortitude
allows a person to overcome dificulties and endure pain and suffering with the strength infused by God
The gift of fortitude
helps someone grow stronger in hardship, stand against evil and persevere to everlasting life
Fortitude carries
a conidence in the success of suffering
The gift of knowledge
isn’t a gift that will make you smarter
The gift of knowledge
allows our intellect make the right judgment on how earthly things are related to eternal life and Christian perfection
Knowledge helps
show us that the worth and value of earthly things so that they cannot block our union with God
