What are the 4 cardinal virtues?What do they mean?

To understand how the Holy Spirit helps us to live a good life

To evaluate the gifts of the Spirit in helping us to live a good life

To reflect on the fruits of the Spirit in your own life.

God gives us the Holy Spirit to help us live in a virtuous way.

1. Explain what the 7 gifts of the Spirit are – how are they different/ similar to the 4 cardinal virtues?

2. How can you tell the Holy Spirit is at work in someone?

3. Is it easier for someone with the Holy Spirit to be a good person? Why?

**If someone claimed to be a good person because they won a million pounds in a lottery and gave it all to charity, would you agree that they are?

The Holy Spirit helps us and encourages us to live a good life, even when there is no obvious reward for doing so.

1. At baptism, Christians receive “7 gifts of the spirit” (like virtues for free) - wisdom, understanding, knowledge, fortitude, worship, respect of God. They become more developed as the person tries to live as a Christian.

2. You can tell that someone is living a virtuous life and that the Holy Spirit is in them, helping them, because they begin to have the character of God fruits of the spirit (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, self control).

7 Gifts of H.S

Fruits of H.S

Wisdom

Draw the diagram• Label the 4 cardinal virtues• Label the Holy Spirit and the 7 gifts

the Holy Spirit gives• Label the fruits of the Spirit seen

that show the person is being helped by the Spirit

**Which of the Fruits of the Spirit would you most like to see develop in your life? Why?

Cardinal virtue 3

Cardinal virtue 2

Cardinal virtue 4

Cardinal virtue 1

+ 7 gifts of the Holy Spirit

FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT

Wisdom

What fruit (of the Holy Spirit) am I?

Meditation on Fruits of the Spirit

From 4:20 or from 7:44