Pope Francis Faith Award

Gathering Point One

The 7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit

Pope FrancisFaith Award

“Dear young people, do not bury your talents, the gifts that God has given you! Do not be afraid to dream of great things!”

26th April 2013

Let us begin our time together

In the name of the FatherAnd of the SonAnd of the Holy Spirit

Amen

The POPE FRANCIS FAITH Award will help us to:

Each time that we come together we will

LEARN more about the gifts that help us as we travel along our faith journey

We will REFLECT and think carefully about the people, places and times that are important in helping us to mature in our faith

We will think of ideas and ACT upon them so that what we have learned and reflected upon is shared with others

Gathering Point 1:The Gifts of the

Holy SpiritWe are learning...

Gathering PointThe Gifts of the

Holy Spirit

We are learning...

Scripture Time

LearnAbout the Gifts of the Holy Spirit

The Gifts of the Holy Spirit

Listen carefully as your teacher reads the words of Scripture.A Reading from the Prophet Isaiah:

And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him,the Spirit of wisdom, and of insight,the Spirit of counsel, and of fortitude,the Spirit of knowledge, and of piety.And he shall be filled with the Spirit of the fear of the Lord.

Your teacher will read the words of Scripture again. Listen for each of the 7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit:

Did you hear all 7?And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him,the Spirit of (1) wisdom, and of (2) insight,the Spirit of (3) counsel, and of (4) fortitude,

the Spirit of (5) knowledge, and of (6) piety.And he shall be filled with the Spirit of the (7) fear of the Lord.

Sometimes the Bible translates words in a different way to the words we use today

the Spirit of:(1) wisdom (2) insight(3) counsel(4) fortitude(5)knowledge (6) piety(7) fear of the Lord

How many of these words are the same as you use for the 7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit?

Do you know what the other 5 mean?look up the meaning of the rest of the words and try to match them with the names that you use for the 7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit

the Spirit of:(1) wisdom (2) Insight(3) counsel(4) fortitude(5)knowledge (6) piety(7) fear of the Lord

Did you manage to match them?Check your answers here...

the Spirit of:(1) wisdom (2) insight(3) counsel(4) fortitude(5)knowledge (6) piety(7) fear of the Lord

The 7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit

KnowledgeUnderstandingWisdomReverenceWonder and AweRight JudgementCourage

Over the next few months we will explore each of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit and try to become more aware of them in our lives.

The 7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit

KnowledgeUnderstandingWisdomReverenceWonder and AweRight JudgementCourage

At the beginning of the reading we heard these words:

“And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him”

Listen to those words again. “And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him”

Close your eyes.

Imagine that the Spirit of the Lord is with you in your classroom. What might he look like? What can you see and hear?What do you feel when he stops and rests upon you? Listen to the Spirit. What is he asking you to do?

SHARE

SCRIPTURE IN MY LIFE

Your teacher may ask you to share some of your thoughts on the Scripture passage now.

The questions below may help you to share your thoughts:

•What did you imagine that the Spirit said to you?•How did that feel?•Can you think of ways to put the Gifts of the Spirit into practice in your life?

Some Deeper Thinking...

Sometimes we forget to use the Gifts that we have.

•What can we do to remember them better?

•Do you think the more you use a gift the more you will benefit from it ? Explain your thoughts.

Reflection TimeYour teacher will give you a worksheet to help you reflect more upon the Scripture passage.

You will have the chance to think about and record your memories of how you have put the Gifts of the Spirit into practice so far.Remember to think about ALL the times you have used the Gifts... in your school, your home, your parish, your community, your clubs & hobbies, with you friends, when playing, when learning etc etc

Reflectto reflect on the

times that we are aware of these

gifts.

When we come together we will think about all the times that we have made good decisions, loved God and others and done the right thing.We will also think about the times when we made bad choices that we are not proud of. We will think about how not to do that again in the future.

This is called examining your conscience.

By examining your conscience regularly you can be sure that when you LEARN something and REFLECT upon it you will know how to ACT in a way that helps you to become a disciple of Jesus.

Examination of Conscience

“How many things take the place of God in my life each day?”

Pope Francis

Faith Prayer & Examination of Conscience

Lord Jesus,You ask those who believe in youto give your Good News to others.

We pray that, with the help of the Holy Spirit,our words and actionswill help other people

to hear of You,to believe in You

to find the joy of knowing You.Amen

Examination of Conscience

Lord Jesus,You ask those who

believe in youto give your Good News

to others.

Do I show others that I believe in Jesus?

Do I give the Good News to other people?

Examination of Conscience

we pray that, with the help of the Holy Spirit,

our words and actions

Would people meeting me know that what I say has been inspired by the Holy Spirit?

Do my actions show God in the world to other people?

Examination of Conscience

other peoplewill hear of You,

will believe in You

Do other people know God because of me?

Do they hear of God in what I say?

Do they believe in him from what I do?

Examination of Conscience

and find the joy of knowing You.

How do I show others the beauty of God in the world?

Do I share the joy of having God as my friend?

Examination of Conscience

What could I do more of to share my faith?

How do I show my faith in school?

In what ways is my life at home filled with faith?

What do I do in my parish to show others I believe?

“How many things take the place of God in my life each day?”

Pope Francis

Actto share ideas of how we can act to show others what we know

Can you remember all of the learning and reflection from this Gathering Point on the Gifts of the Holy Spirit?

What can you do with your gifts?

Set yourself a target of one new way to show others that you have been given the 7 gifts of the Holy Spirit.