The work of the Holy Spirit - pagina 227

SPIRITUAL GIFTS Hence the treasure First,

the charismata in

churches j

and

lastly,

of every particular church is threefold:

own

its

circle ;

secondly, those given

those received since the days of the

According to their nature these spiritual into three classes

:

187

the

official,

gifts

to

other

apostles.

may

be divided

the extraordinary, and the ordinary.

St. Paul says " To one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom, and to another the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit, and to another faith by the same Spirit; and to another gifts of healing in the one Spirit; and to another workings of mira:

cles,

and

and

to another

prophecy; and to another discerning of spirits; and to another the inter-

to another divers kinds of tongues

pretation of tongues. Spirit,

But

all

;

these worketh the one and the

dividing to each one severally even as

He

will"

(i

same

Cor. xviii.

In like manner the apostle speaks to the Church of Rome: 1). Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion 8-1 "

of faith; or ministry, let

us wait on our ministering; or he that

teacheth, on teaching; or he that exhorteth, on exhortation; he

him do it with simplicity he that ruleth, with diligence; he that showeth mercy, with cheerfulness" (Rom. xii. 6-8). From these passages it is evident that among these charismata St. Paul assigns the first place to the gifts pertaining to the ordithat giveth let

;

nary service of the Church by its ministers, elders, and deacons. For by prophecy St. Paul designates animated preaching, wherein the preacher feels himself cheered and inspired by the Holy Spirit. By " teaching" he means ordinary catechizing. " Ministry" refers to the management of the temporalities of the Church. " Giving" has reference to the care for the poor and the miserable.

"

He that rul-

government of the Church. embracing the care of the spiritual

eth" refers to the officers in charge of the

These are the ordinary offices and temporal affairs of the Church. Then follows a different series of charismata, viz., tongues, These non-official gifts divide healing, discernment of spirits, etc. themselves into two classes

— those that

strengthen the gifts of sa-

ving grace, and those distinct from the grace of salvation. The former are, e.g., faith and love. Without faith no one can be saved. It is therefore the portion of all God's children, and as such not a is

" cJuxrisma,"

free to let

it

but a

"

manifest itself

dor on."

But while

more strongly

all

have

faith,

God

in the one than in an-

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