What are the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit? The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are, according to Catholic Tradition, wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of God. The standard interpretation has been the one that St. Thomas Aquinas worked out in the thirteent...
Go before Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament and pray for your priest's intentions, but also for his holiness, strength, and protection. Pray for an increase of faith, hope, and charity for him. Pray that he receive wisdom and the other gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit, poured out ...
Growing up as a cradle Catholic, I experienced prayer as a series of prescribed words and forms. My mother taught me the basic prayers of our faith – the Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be, Guardian Angel prayer, and Apostle’s Creed. In Catechism class I learned others – Hail, Holy Qu...