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17 Cards in this Set
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Wisdom
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The ability to judge correctly, to discern what is just, not only through human reason, but also in the light of god's will. As such, true __________ is bound up in an understanding of the Divine Will as revealed in the person of Jesus Christ
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Wisdom
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This gift, made available through the sacrament of confirmation, allows us to know God an savor his presence. It helps of understand that our happiness comes from God and that true happiness is obtained by orienting our lives with god
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Understanding
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This gift allows us to penetrate more deeply into these divine mysteries and to reach the fullness of the Catholic faith.
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Understanding
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The Holy Spirit helps us ____________ the events that occur in our own lives, judging them according to the life of christ.
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Understanding
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"No one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is from God, that we might understand the gifts bestowed on us by God."
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Counsel
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"I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you."
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Counsel
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This gift helps us to know what we should or should not do in every situation that demands moral decisions.
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Fortitude
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Before Second Vatican, confirmation included a light slap on the cheek to remind recipients that he or she was now a soldier of christ and that christian service is sometimes difficult.
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Fortitude
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This gift strengthens the will and resolve, allowing a follower of christ to stand firm in his or convictions as a child of God.
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Knowledge
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Enlightened by faith and guided by the Magisterium, this gift allows a person to achieve a deeper knowledge of revealed truth.
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Knowledge
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This gift gives Christians the supernatural light to see that all creation, our good actions, and all the good that has been achieved in history comes from God and is directed toward him.
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Piety
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"You have received the spirit of sonship. When we cry. "Abba Father!" it is the Spirit himself bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God.
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Fear of the Lord
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"The fear of the Lord, is the beginning of wisdom."
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Fear of the Lord
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Christians will acknowledge the authority of god in their lives. Out of love for God, they will desire to acknowledge their sins and the detest them.
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Fear of the Lord
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However, those who act correctly out of the fear of punishment still acknowledge God's authority, the justice of his punishment, and as a result still act correctly. The Church's teaching on this gift of the Holy Spirit is summed up in the Act of Contrition.
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Piety
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The Christian understanding that we are sons and daughters of God, called divine filiation, is at the center of the gift of __________
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Piety
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Seeing the divine imprint of God in everything around us, we are able to see God in others. This really radically changes that way that we treat others
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