the 7 gifts of the holy

spirit
The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit is a concept in
Catholicism. The gifts refer to the seven graces
bestowed upon Catholics who follow their faith
correctly. The gifts -- wisdom, piety, fear of the
Lord, understanding, counsel, knowledge and
fortitude -- are outlined in the Bible in Isaiah,
chapter 11, verses 2-3.
 Wisdom
-The ability to discern right from wrong and to seek
7 gifts of the justice. Wisdom speaks to the ability to use good

holy spirit judgment, and is grounded in life experience, reflection

and integrating life's hard lessons.

Understanding
-Understanding is the gift of discernment and insight. It
helps followers to correctly perceive situations.
 Counsel
-Counsel refers to the ability to both give and receive
good advice, to guide and be guided by others, to
7 gifts of the encourage and be encouraged. Followers of the faith
holy spirit are taught that if they remain spiritually righteous,
others will look up to them and seek their counsel.

Knowledge
-Knowledge refers to being able to educate oneself and
build up a base of information from which to operate in
the world.
 Fortitude

7 gifts of the -Fortitude is another word for strength and

refers to spiritual rather than physical strength.
holy spirit Fortitude is the ability to commit to God
despite temptations or external pressures to the
contrary. Fortitude is also the ability to endure
suffering and hardship in the name of
following God's commandments.
 Piety
-Piety is another word for devotion and is the
demonstration of commitment to faith. A pious person
7 gifts of the is one who lives a sin-free, moral life, and who
surrenders his own will to that of God.
holy spirit
Fear of the Lord
-Christians believe that a certain degree of fear of God
will help followers lead a moral life. Fear of the Lord is
apparent when followers try not to do anything that
would cause them to separate from God.
 the cardinal and
theological virtues
Virtues Virtues are gifts from God
that lead us to live in a close
relationship with him. Virtues
are like habits. They need to
be practiced; they can be lost
if they are neglected.
 Theological virtues

The three most important virtues are called theological

virtues because they come from God and lead to God.
 the 3 theological virtues

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Faith Hope Charity (Love)

We believe in God and believe all We desire the Kingdom of Heaven

that He has said and revealed to us, and eternal life as our happiness, We love God above all
and the Holy Church proposes for placing our trust in Christ's things and our neighbor
our belief , because He is the truth promises and relying not in our as we love ourselves.
itself. own strength.
 cardinal virtues
The cardinal virtues are human virtues, acquired by
education and good actions. Cardinal comes from
cardo, the Latin word for hinge, meaning “that on
which other things depend.”
the 4 cardinal virtues