- What is the Gift of Piety? - Catholic Straight Answers
Piety also makes us love and have affection for “God’s friends” — the Blessed Mother Mary, the saints and the angels; or “God’s representatives” who exercise His authority — the Holy Father, the bishop, or parents; or “God’s treasures” — the Bible, the church, or blessed religious objects
- What is the Fear of the Lord? - Catholic Straight Answers
Pope St Gregory the Great, wanting to capture the spiritual dynamism of these gifts, posited the following order: “Through the fear of the Lord, we rise to piety, from piety then to knowledge, from knowledge we derive strength, from strength counsel, with counsel we move toward understanding, and with intelligence toward wisdom and thus, by
- What is the Gift of Knowledge? - Catholic Straight Answers
Having reflected on the gifts of fear of the Lord and of piety, we move onto the gift of knowledge Remember the foundation: The gift of fear of the Lord moves a person to have a profound reverence for God; to remember his creatureliness and dependency upon God; to have a vibrant sense of adoration and reverence for God; and to have a sense of horror
- What are the gifts of the Holy Spirit? - Catholic Straight Answers
Note that while the Hebrew text of Isaiah lists only six gifts, with fear of the Lord being mentioned twice, the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate translations list seven, adding “piety” and eliminating the repetition of “fear of the Lord ” Moreover, in the Old Testament, seven is the number of perfection, plentitude and covenant
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(Note that while the Hebrew text of Isaiah lists only six gifts with fear of the Lord being mentioned twice, the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate translations list seven, adding “piety” and eliminating the repetition of “fear of the Lord ” Moreover, in the Old Testament, seven is the number of perfection, plentitude, and covenant )
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Having pondered the gifts of fear of the Lord, piety, and knowledge, we proceed to the gifts of understanding and wisdom Please remember that the quoted definitions are from Father Jordan Aumann’s Spiritual Theology Understanding is a gift “to give … Continued
- What are indulgences? - Catholic Straight Answers
Also, in the early Church, bishops allowed penances, which were oftentimes severe, to be substituted with other works (indulgences) which may have been easier to fulfill but which promoted piety and strengthened the person spiritually Eventually, Popes decreed that certain practices could replace imposed penances
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