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00:00Well then,
00:29We return to the last part of our class, in which we will talk about the gifts and charisms of the Holy Spirit.
00:38One topic that certainly cannot be omitted is the Catechesis of Saint Paul on the particular action of the Holy Spirit in the faithful that we call charisms.
00:48The first thing we need to know is that "gift" and "charisma" are the same thing. In both cases, it means a present.
00:56Don is in Latin and charisma is in Greek.
01:01This difference has been used to distinguish between the action that the Spirit performs in an ordinary way in people, which we will call gifts,
01:12of his extraordinary action in believers, which we will call charisms.
01:16Gifts are given to us to build our Christian life and grow in holiness.
01:25We receive them all, absolutely, we receive the seven gifts at baptism.
01:30The charisms, for their part, are given to us for the edification and growth of the community.
01:37And these, obviously, can vary in number, mode, and permanence.
01:43Just to complete this section about the gifts we receive at the time of our baptism,
01:50I would like to mention that these are found in Isaiah 11:2, in which we read,
01:56The church, based on this quote, recognizes that the Spirit itself produces these actions in the heart of man.
02:18And he has completed these gifts, leaving seven gifts that are received directly in baptism.
02:25and of which we can be witnesses.
02:29We have the list of these seven gifts: wisdom, understanding, counsel, knowledge, piety, fortitude, and fear of the Lord.
02:42It would be too lengthy to elaborate on them right now.
02:45Then there will be another opportunity in some other catechesis to revisit them.
02:51I conclude, then, by saying that we all have these gifts and that they are what make us grow in holiness.
02:58and to be able to help others, preparing ourselves for an ever more perfect and intimate encounter with God.
03:07Now, as regards charisms, Saint Paul mentions them both in the Letter to the Romans,
03:13in his chapter 12, like the Corinthians, where he will dedicate three chapters to it, practically, 12, 13 and 14.
03:21There we will find the two largest lists of these graces that God gives to man
03:27to put them at the service of others.
03:31We could say that they are supernatural gifts,
03:35granted by God to certain people at a certain time.
03:39These gifts or charisms are a gift to the Church,
03:44If we analyze the Old Testament,
03:46We will see that they all already existed and were practiced by many of the prophets,
03:51of the kings and the priests,
03:53and even by many lay people who were instruments of God's grace
03:57so that at some point in Israel's history they could, therefore,
04:02to encourage the people, to lead them, to direct them, to prophesy, etc.
04:06However, we must say that God grants them in an incomparably different way in the Church
04:15through the merits of Jesus Christ.
04:18These gifts are given to serve in the building up of the Church
04:22and therefore its effects are manifested in favor of the members of the body of the Church
04:30based on love.
04:33They are useful for the mission and, therefore, are neither private,
04:38In other words, they are not superfluous for selfish and personal use.
04:42They are all very important because they are oriented towards the mission of the Church.
04:48It is important that we keep in mind that these gifts or presents
04:52They are not requirements for personal salvation, as sanctifying grace is.
04:57that develops in us the gifts of the Spirit.
05:01Therefore, the one who has the greatest number of charisms is not necessarily the holiest.
05:06as the Corinthians thought, right?, and even the Romans.
05:10In other words, we are not holier for having the gifts of tongues, healing, and so on.
05:15However, we must say that saints are characterized
05:21for the good use of their charisms because they always put them at the service of the Church.
05:26In this way, they motivate the Church in its mission
05:30and they develop love in themselves and in others.
05:34For this reason, we can say that these gifts or presents
05:38They can be of a temporary nature, as already mentioned,
05:43since the Holy Spirit gives them and takes them away according to his good pleasure.
05:50Let me put it another way, not according to your wishes, that's certainly the case,
05:55but according to the needs of the Church.
06:00And they are not like the gifts that remain from our baptism until our death.
06:05That is why throughout the history of the Church
06:08Some have appeared and disappeared depending on their usefulness at any given time.
06:15has required our Church.
06:17Their presence today poses a problem, because, as happened in Corinth,
06:22Everyone wants to own them all, especially the most eye-catching ones.
06:28Therefore, Saint Paul invites us to ask for the gift of charity.
06:33which is fundamental if we truly want to present ourselves as Christians,
06:38And following that is preaching,
06:42which is fundamental to the expansion of the kingdom.
06:46They are really useful and effective,
06:48Therefore, it is good to ask for them out of love for the Church.
06:52to serve with them and better serve our community.
06:56We must keep in mind that these can never be acquired
07:02nor can they be foreseen with human forces.
07:07I can't, I'm going to speak in tongues.
07:09No, some people are deceived and claim to speak in tongues.
07:12He's talking complete nonsense.
07:14It's because he wants it, because he doesn't have it and feels that if he doesn't have it,
07:18Well, he's not in the community and he's not going to be saved, or I don't know what he thinks.
07:21No, let's not fool ourselves.
07:23Remember this, brothers,
07:25to deceive, to deceive oneself in the spiritual life,
07:28to pretend to have a gift when you don't,
07:30It is instead of advancing in our spiritual life,
07:33It's always going backwards.
07:37The gifts are a direct action of the Holy Spirit
07:40about a specific person at a specific time.
07:45I cannot hold onto it, nor can I possess it.
07:48When God gives it to me, He gives it to me.
07:50And when God takes it away, I can never have it again.
07:53but not until he decides again,
07:57so that it may be useful for the church,
07:59to confer it on me again.
08:01We might ask ourselves,
08:03What are the gifts that appear in the biblical texts?
08:06Are they the only ones?
08:07Of course not.
08:09The Spirit is a free being
08:11depending on the needs of the church
08:15and the spiritual perspectives that he sees as appropriate for a person
08:20It generates new charisms for personal edification
08:24and also for the building of the church.
08:27It is up to the bishops and the hierarchy.
08:33I want to clarify now that it is to the bishops and the hierarchy
08:38who is responsible for the delicate task of examining
08:42and to cultivate the charisms that are continually born within the people of God.
08:46Among its functions is also to bring to light
08:51new forms of charisms
08:53and ensure that they remain alive
08:56inserting them appropriately into the life of the church.
09:00On this matter, when one discerns,
09:03The advice of Saint Paul should be taken into account.
09:06in his letter to the Thessalonians.
09:09Let's look at this important text.
09:11because the issue of discernment is fundamental
09:14As I was just saying
09:16who deceives himself by saying or thinking he has charisma
09:21And if it doesn't have it, it will hardly make any progress.
09:23and may even regress in their spiritual life.
09:27Let's look at this text from 1 Thessalonians
09:29Let's go to chapter 5, verses 19 to 21.
09:34The text tells us
09:35Do not quench the spirit
09:37Do not despise prophecies
09:40Rather, examine everything
09:44Carefully, underline the word carefully
09:47Focus on the good.
09:51We see in this text
09:52a fundamental element of discernment
09:56Analyze everything
09:58Remove what is not convenient and good
10:02for my life or for the community
10:04and keep only the good things
10:07On the other hand, regarding the charisms received
10:12for the good of the community
10:13the apostle in his letter to Timothy
10:16in his second letter to Timothy
10:17It also provides some guidelines for discernment.
10:20Let's look at 2 Timothy 1:6
10:23Therefore, I remind you
10:26that you may fan into flame the gift of God
10:29that is in you through the laying on of my hands
10:32In other words, we must stir things up with prayer
10:37and with all available means
10:39in our spiritual life
10:41graces or charisms
10:43that God has granted us
10:44These are the things that will make it possible
10:47building a community
10:49more spiritual
10:51and grounded in the spirit that acts
10:53with great power in it
10:55And now, another important topic
10:59It is to talk about the subject of the fruits of the spirit
11:04because it is also something that will define us as Christians
11:08And this is clearly expressed.
11:11in Paul's thoughts
11:13on the subject of the spirit
11:16And so it is fundamental to our spiritual life
11:19because it will truly reveal
11:22if our life is truly Christian
11:26Let's say it's the thermometer
11:27I could say
11:28It is the thermometer of our life
11:30as well as in the tree
11:32we see the fruit coming out
11:34And one says
11:34This tree is good.
11:36and if it doesn't bear fruit
11:37Well, it's not good.
11:38So will the fruits be in us
11:41In his letter to the Galatians
11:43in chapter 5
11:44the apostle writes
11:46on the topic
11:47of the principal fruits of the spirit
11:50I would like you to join me in the reading.
11:52Let's go to Galatians 5:22
11:54the apostle tells us
11:57plus the fruit of the Spirit
11:59It is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control
12:10says the apostle
12:12There is no law against such things.
12:15when the Holy Spirit guides us in this way
12:19because the law is completely superseded
12:23these two verses
12:25They embody the transformative power of the spirit in a person
12:30a person who has been filled with the spirit
12:33will be a person full of love
12:35peaceful, patient, benign, kind
12:39will be a faithful person
12:41in which there will be gentleness and self-control
12:45In other words, a wonderful person.
12:49the new man
12:51He is a wonderful being
12:52what the spirit does and operates in man
12:55It cannot be given or received.
12:58by no means
12:59Only he can do it
13:01of course
13:03which implies that the spirit
13:05so that it feeds
13:07as we already mentioned earlier
13:10and that we don't turn it off
13:11with our way of life
13:13and with the lack of spiritual life
13:15a person
13:17who has received the spirit
13:19and that feeds it
13:20continuously
13:21avoiding making him sad
13:23you will see a life full of happiness
13:25and it will be an instrument
13:27for those who share their lives with him
13:30May they also be very happy
13:32the apostle
13:34It also tells us
13:35a little further on
13:37in that same letter
13:38which is very beautiful
13:39in the letter to the Galatians
13:41where it contrasts
13:42the terrible fruits of the flesh
13:44that only destroy
13:46man's life
13:47the fruits of the spirit
13:49They feed it
13:50and they make him a wonderful person
13:52Let's go right there.
13:54where we are
13:54Galatians 5
13:55Let's move forward a little.
13:57in your Bible
13:58Galatians 6, 7, 8
13:59please
14:00highlight this text
14:02because for me
14:03It's beautiful.
14:04and it also gives us
14:05well one
14:07a very clear idea
14:09of the need
14:11that we have
14:11to feed well
14:12to the Holy Spirit
14:14Let's see what it tells us.
14:16Don't be fooled
14:17of God
14:18Nobody makes fun of me.
14:19for everything that a man sows
14:22that will also be reaped
14:24because he who sows
14:25for his meat
14:26of the meat
14:28will harvest
14:28corruption
14:29but he who sows
14:31in the spirit
14:33and for the spirit
14:34will harvest
14:35eternal life
14:37in this appointment
14:39Saint Paul
14:39It makes us see
14:40the importance
14:41of our daily lives
14:43and in which
14:44we invest
14:45our time
14:46and our resources
14:47if we do it
14:49searching
14:49a spiritual life
14:51I would be
14:51her
14:52we will have
14:53eternal life
14:54but if instead
14:55to feed
14:56the spirit
14:57we feed
14:58our meat
14:58that is to say
14:59our passions
15:00her
15:01we will only get
15:02death and destruction
15:04therefore
15:05confirms
15:06what I had already said
15:07in his letter to the Romans
15:08in chapter 6
15:09verse 23
15:10a date I'm looking forward to
15:12that you have recorded
15:13already in your heart
15:13the wages of sin
15:15is
15:16death
15:17I'll leave it here.
15:18our reflection
15:19Well, I think that
15:20with everything that already
15:21we have said
15:22It is seen in depth
15:23which certainly
15:25the spirit
15:25has a place
15:26fundamental
15:27in San Pablo
15:29from the fact
15:31which invites us
15:32to walk
15:32in the spirit
15:33that is to say
15:34to be guided
15:35by this force
15:36loving of God
15:37and not because of our
15:38passions
15:39as we have seen
15:40they will take us
15:41irretrievably
15:43to death
15:44Let us then search
15:45to live in the spirit
15:47Let us live
15:48and let's encourage
15:50to the spirit
15:50so that we can
15:52grow
15:53spiritually
15:54and have a life
15:55full
15:56loving
15:57full of peace
15:58with joy
15:59of joy
16:00and that we can
16:02share it
16:03with those
16:04that we live
16:05we're going to leave
16:07here already
16:07our reflection
16:08I'll be waiting for you.
16:09in our
16:09next class
16:10because it will be
16:11a class
16:12extremely
16:13important
16:14we have spoken
16:14to feed
16:15to the spirit
16:16and one of the
16:17main foods
16:18It is the prayer
16:19and obviously
16:20in spirituality
16:21of Saint Paul
16:22it couldn't be missing
16:23this element
16:24so important
16:25I'll be waiting for you.
16:26in our next
16:27meeting
16:28to talk
16:29of the prayer
16:29as trust
16:31and power
16:32until then
16:33Blessings to you
16:34your family
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16:45Thanks for watching the video.