IX. OF THE GIFTS WHICH CROWN AND PERFECT THE VIRTUES
No; he must also have the gifts of the Holy Ghost (LXVIII. 2).
What is understood by the gifts of the Holy Ghost?
By these are understood habitual dispositions which are given to man by the Holy Ghost, and which make man yielding and docile to all the inspirations of the Holy Spirit that help man towards the possession of God in heaven (LXVIII. 1, 2, 3).
Why are these gifts of the Holy Ghost necessary in addition to all the virtues above mentioned?
Because man called to live as a child of God, is unable to attain to the perfection of this life unless God Himself, by His own action, makes perfect what man's action could achieve only incompletely through the virtues (LXVIII. a).
How many gifts of the Holy Ghost are there?
There are seven gifts of the Holy Ghost (LXVIII. 4).
What are the seven gifts of the Holy Ghost?
They are the gifts of "wisdom," "understanding," "knowledge," "counsel," "piety," "fortitude," and "fear of the Lord" (LXVIII. 4).
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