Does the Catechism of the Catholic Church teach about the Gifts of the Holy Spirit?
The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains much about the gifts. The following paragraph from the Catechism is just one of many: In Paragraph 2003 the Catechism states: Grace is first and foremost the gift of the Spirit who justifies and sanctifies us. But grace also includes the gifts that the Spirit grants us to associate us with His work, to enable us to collaborate in the salvation of others, and in the growth of the Body of Christ, the Church. There are sacramental graces, gifts proper to the different sacraments. There are furthermore special graces, called ‘charisms’ after the Greek term used by St. Paul and meaning ‘favour’, gratuitous gift’, ‘benefit’. Whatever their character – sometimes it is extraordinary, such as the gift of miracles or of tongues -charisms are oriented toward sanctifying grace and are intended for the common good of the Church. They are at the service of charity which builds up the Church (1 Cor. 12).
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