gifts of the holy spirit examples

wisdom

To understand that true happiness comes from God alone

understanding

Christ opened the minds of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus so they could understand the Old Testament prophecies that referred to Christ

counsel

St. Thomas More discerned his vocation to marriage rather than the priesthood or religious life, even though he felt those were higher callings

fortitude

Martyrs who suffer death rather than deny Christ

knowledge

Seeing God behind the beauty and order of nature

piety

St. Teresa saw Christ in the sick and dying on the streets of Calcutta

fear of the lord

Making acts of love and saying the Act of Contrition at the end of each day