“The gifts also have a personal usefulness, because their service of the common good favors the growth of charity in those who possess them . . . In the essential work of new evangelization, it is now more than ever necessary to recognize and value the numerous charisms capable of reawakening and nourishing the life of faith of the People of God” (Iuvenescit Ecclesia).
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L | Listen (Receive the Word via audio or video.)
O | Observe (Connect the passage to your life and recent events.)
Have you acknowledged the Holy Spirit in your life and in prayer? In a posture of the heart, rather than thought, ask Him what He wants you to know about Him, now.
V | Verbalize (Pray about your thoughts and emotions.)
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E | Entrust (May it be done to me according to your word!)
Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful. Enkindle in them the fire of Your love, and there shall be a new creation, and You shall renew the face of the earth. Amen. +
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What We Discussed | Show Notes
Overview:
Minutes 00:12:00 – Pneumatology and the Third Person of the Holy Trinity, Paul’s reminder to Timothy and to us to “stir up the gift…” (2 Tim 1:6)
Minutes 12:01-24:00 – The “gift” is the Holy Spirit Himself, relationship first
Minutes 24:01-36:00 – three “categories” of grace: sanctifying grace, sacramental grace; charismatic grace of which there are three subcategories: spiritual gifts, founding gifts, hierarchical gifts
Minutes 36:01-48:00 – holiness = transparency, the call to holiness
Resources
Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity, Pope Paul VI
On the Vocation and Mission of the Lay Faithful in the Church and in the World, Christefideles Laici, Pope John Paul II
Fruitful Discipleship, Sherry Weddell
Iuvenescit Ecclesia, The Relationship Between Hierarchical and Charismatic Gifts
in the Life and the Mission of the Church, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith