The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit

Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies

Bishop Robert Barron

Spirituality, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality:christianity

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🗓️ 5 December 2004

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

In the eleventh chapter of the book of the prophet Isaiah, we find a description of the gifts of the Holy Spirit with which the Messiah will be embued. They include wisdom, understanding, knowledge, counsel, fear of the Lord, piety, and fortitude. The good news is that these gifts are given to all of the baptized, all those who participate in the Messiahship of Jesus Christ. What precisely are these gifts and what difference do they make in our lives? Listen in order to find out.

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0:00.0	Word on Fire is brought to you by Catholic cemeteries, serving the Chicago area since 1837.
0:07.0	This is Cardinal Francis George, and I invite you to join me for the next few minutes to
0:11.2	reflect with Father Robert Barron on the Word of God, which is the Word on Fire.
0:17.6	Father Barron will challenge us to open our hearts to the Word on Fire, which is God's
0:22.0	Word of Love for each of us.
0:24.3	If our hearts are open, the Lord can change and transform us, who we might speak with
0:29.3	love about the One who is love.
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0:37.5	the Word on Fire.
0:39.9	Peace be with you.
0:41.4	Friends, we continue our Advent reading of the Book of the Prophet Isaiah.
0:46.0	Last week we heard from that magnificent second chapter about the vision of all the
0:49.9	tribes going up the Holy Mountain.
0:52.5	We now shift to the 11th chapter, and one of the most famous descriptions of the Messiah,
0:58.7	Isaiah the Prophet is dreaming about the coming of the Messiah.
1:02.1	Here's what he says, on that day, a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse, and from
1:09.8	his roots a bud shall blossom.
1:13.2	Jesse of course is the father of King David, so he's saying from this Davidic root will
1:17.2	come the Messiah.
1:19.2	There's a beautiful depiction of this in the Cathedral of Shard, and one of the great
1:24.8	windows you'll see, Jesse, and he's asleep.
1:28.6	Then coming up from his loins is this great plant, and on the plant are all of his descendants,
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