The andHoly Spirit
His Gifts
Wisdom
Wisdom
Love
Love
Peace
Peace
Piety
Piety
Gentleness
Gentleness
Fortitude
Fortitude
Joy
Joy
Counsel
Counsel
Understanding
Understanding
Kindness
Kindness
Fear of the Lord
Fear of the Lord
Faithfulness
Faithfulness
Self-control
Self-control
Generosity
Generosity
Patience
Patience
Goodness
Goodness
Modesty
Modesty
Chastity
Chastity
Knowledge
Knowledge
The andHoly Spirit
His Gifts
Who is the Holy Spirit?
• One of the three Persons of the
Holy Trinity
• He is fully God. All three persons
of the Trinity are fully God and
equal in glory.
Who is the Holy Spirit?
Heresies
• Macedonianism - denied the
divinity of the Holy Spirit and
declared that he does not
proceed from the Father and that
He was created by the Son.
Who is the Holy Spirit?
Heresies
• Modalism - claimed that there is
only one Person in God who
manifests Himself in modes.
Who is the Holy Spirit?
• He has always existed. He was
present throughout the salvation
history and up to present
• We receive the Holy Spirit in
Baptism and Confirmation.
Who is the Holy Spirit?
• He is the life-giving breath
of God and God’s greatest
gift to us:
the Gift of Himself dwelling
within us.
The Seven Gifts of the Holy
(cf. Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1831)
Spirit
Wisdom
• The first and the highest gift of
the Holy Spirit because it is the
perfection of the theological
virtue of faith.
• Through wisdom, we come to
value properly those things
which we believe through faith.
Understanding
• This allows us to grasp the very
essence of the truths of the
Catholic faith.
• Through understanding, we gain
a certitude about our beliefs
that moves beyond faith.
Counsel
• This is the perfection of the
cardinal virtue of prudence.
• Through this gift, we are able to
judge how best to act almost by
intuition.
Fortitude
• This gift gives us the strength to
follow through on the actions
suggested by the gift of counsel.
• It is the virtue of the martyrs
that allows them to suffer
death rather than to renounce
the faith.
Knowledge
• This gift allows us to see the
circumstances of our life the way
that God sees them.
• This is the ability to think about
and explore God’s revelation and
also to recognize that there are
mysteries of faith beyond us.
Piety
• This gift makes our worship and
service to God genuinely out of
love and not just a duty.
• This strengthens in us the
inclination to connect to God any
time, anywhere.
Fear of the Lord
• This gift of Holy Spirit gives us
the desire not to offend God, as
well as the certainty that God will
supply us the grace that we need
in order to keep from offending
Him.
• This is the feeling of amazement
before God, who is all-present,
and whose friendship we do not
want to lose.
Symbols of the Holy Spirit
Fire
• This symbolizes the transforming energy of the
Holy Spirit’s actions. It calls to attention to the
strength and force of the Holy Spirit.
Acts of the Apostles 2:3
Exodus 3:2
Exodus 13:21
Dove
• This is symbol of the Holy Spirit is described in the
book of Genesis after the great flood and during
the Baptism of Jesus
Mark 1:10
Matthew 3:16
Luke 3:22
John 1:32
Cloud and Light
• The cloud is used as a symbol of the Holy Spirit
because clouds provide life-giving water.
• In the Old Testament, God often leads his people
with a cloud or appears to them in a cloud.
Exodus 16:10
Water
• This signifies birth and life. From a faith
perspective, it represents the cleansing and life-
giving action of the Holy Spirit in Baptism
John 3:5
1 Corinthians 12:13 Matthew 3:11
What does the
Holy Spirit do?
What does the Holy Spirit do?
Safeguards the
Church from error
in matters of faith
and morals
What does the Holy Spirit do?
Strengthens and
matures the gifts
we received at
Baptism
What does the Holy Spirit do?
Acts as our
Advocate and
Defender guiding
and protecting us
What does the Holy Spirit do?
Gives us the
light to discover
the Truth
What does the Holy Spirit do?
Helps us in
prayer
What does the Holy Spirit do?
Helps us speak
God’s word
with boldness
What does the Holy Spirit do?
Comforts and
consoles us
What does the Holy Spirit do?
Empowers us
to overcome sin
What does the Holy Spirit do?
Energizes
people
What does the Holy Spirit do?
Builds up the
Body of Christ,
the Church and
makes it holy
In what areas of
my life do I need
the Holy Spirit’s
help?
