Fruits Of The Holy Spirit Catholic
Love joy peace patience kindness generosity faithfulness gentleness and self control gal 5 22 23.
Fruits of the holy spirit catholic. The latin translation of the bible is known as the vulgate and it is the official biblical text that the catholic church uses. In his letter to the galatians st. Rather they are to be put to good use so they will bear much fruit.
These fruits emanate or proceed from the holy spirit and reveal what the holy spirit is like. This is why we are taught that there are 12 fruits and not nine. The tradition of the church lists 12 fruits.
This passage in matthew s gospel helps us to understand the fruits of the holy spirit which are the observable behaviors of people who have allowed the grace of the holy spirit to be effective in them. The 12 fruits are charity or love joy peace patience benignity or kindness goodness longanimity or long suffering mildness or gentleness faith modesty continency or self control and chastity. Paul lists the nine fruits of the holy spirit.