The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit. Praise God, Praise and Glory to the
Holy Spirit! The gifts of the Holy Spirit. There are seven gifts of the Spirit,
six with a biblical basis, one without: “wisdom, understanding, counsel,
strength, knowledge and fear of the Lord” (Isaiah 11:2); as well as piety,
which was added to bring the list to seven. The Bible’s fruits of the Holy
Spirit. There are nine biblically-based fruits of the Holy Spirit as given by
St. Paul in his letter to the Galatians: “love, joy, peace, patience,
kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control” (Galatians
5:22-23). The traditional fruits of the Holy Spirit. There are 12 traditional
fruits of the Holy Spirit, some which overlap the biblical list: charity, joy,
peace, patience, kindness, goodness, long-suffering, humility or
gentleness, fidelity or faithfulness, modesty, continence or self-control
and chastity.
