![]() Wisdom as a gift of the Holy Spirit reminds me of Solomon, son of King David, and why God blessed him with immense wealth and glory. So the Holy Spirit, as we are infused with sanctifying grace, such as when we receive a Sacrament worthily, gives us Wisdom to speak to our conscience, and help us discern and decide. Sadly, I always meet Catholics who try to reason with all their might why it’s ‘not sinful’ to watch such things.Įach day in our lives, we are faced with things and actions that need be discerned if right or wrong. How about watching blockbuster movies and series, even those with great storylines, but most of the time have immoral elements, including nudity, sensuality, permissiveness, perversion and more often than not, curses against the Name of God (directors and producers think that the more curses, the cooler it is) If you have read my other posts, you must probably have remembered how I insist that those are offensive to God. But when you really think of it, so many solo or group dances (unless they are folk ones like the Filipino folk dances that usually depict courtship between respectful men and “reserved” women) have moves that are sexually suggestive, with bodies of these dance partners too close to each other, in addition to immodest dance outfits. ![]() However, a person needs to be “wise,” or a “man or woman of wisdom” to be able to have a correct discernment of everyday matters-whether a thing is right or wrong whether doing something a thing is sinful or not.įor example, where do you draw the line if dancing is sinful or not? I love dancing as a talent, to tell you the truth. ![]() Making use of a term we often say in spiritual direction, wisdom helps us “discern” what is right and what is wrong.īecause of the Ten Commandments of God and our natural instinct to preserve human life, we readily know that to commit murder is wrong. The Gift of Wisdom, the first gift of the Holy Spirit, enables us to distinguish right from wrong between good and evil. I will also make the explanations more understandable for all laity, speaking in layman’s terms. This way, our Readers will be able to focus on cultivating each particular Gift of the Holy Spirit. By using examples, I will define and distinguish every gift and give more clarity to it. I tried to really comprehend what they actually mean and recognize what makes them different from each other. These Posts will explain the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit. But while all related, the gifts of the Holy Spirit actually differ from each other. I also see ones with interchangeable meanings of Wisdom, Fortitude and Counsel. ![]() They define Wisdom in similar terms with Counsel, for example. What I have always noticed in the articles you find on the internet is that they are using overlapping definitions of these Gifts instead of distinguishing them apart, which is rather confusing. That is why more than ever, we need to be more conscious if we are truly cultivating the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit through prayers, the Sacraments, penances and sacrifices, to be able to fight off all the evils of the world, and therefore, lead good lives pleasing to God, and serve Him and our neighbors in perfect faith, hope and charity. And unless fortified in the will and in good relationship with the Lord, which enable us to battle all these, many of us Catholics repeatedly fall into sin, which affects our sanctifying grace and the power of the Holy Spirit working in our lives. Even Catholics are not safe from these effects for we often find ourselves struggling with the temptations from living in this secularized society. The Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC 1830) states that these gifts “sustain the moral life of Christians, and make man docile in following the promptings of the Holy Spirit.”īut along with the rise of modernity and inventions, so emerged the secular world and its effects, such as atheism, low moral standards, perversion, deviations and permissiveness. We received the gifts of the Holy Spirit in Baptism, and yes, they are sealed and strengthened in us in Confirmation. And it seems that only the Saints raised to the altars were able to perfectly nourish all these gifts. While many have taken care of, say, fortitude and piety, it seems that they have not fostered wisdom and counsel in themselves. I believe that these days, you will be hard-pressed to find a person who has nourished all Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit. O God, Who didst instruct the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit, grant us the same Spirit to be truly wise, and ever to rejoice in His consolation. And Thou shall renew the face of the earth. Send forth Thy Spirit, and they shall be created. Let us begin with the Prayer to the Holy Spirit:Ĭome, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Thy faithful, and kindle in them the fire of Thy love.
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