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00:00Very well, brothers, now we will look at the gift of counsel; we will talk about this beautiful gift.
00:18The Holy Spirit acts through the gift of counsel, which allows the Christian to discern the truth and the
00:27The passages in the Bible that we will now refer to regarding the gift of counsel are largely applicable.
00:35The gifts of knowledge, understanding, and wisdom are also intellectual gifts.
00:43through which the Holy Spirit communicates to the understanding of the faithful a supernatural clarity
00:51of divine modality that the sacred scripture tells us about regarding this gift, being therefore
00:59The distance between the thoughts of God and those of men is so immense that it is easily understood
01:07that in the ancient pages of the Bible, especially in the wisdom books and in the psalms, it is said
01:15They find countless praises of the gift of counsel that allows one to grasp with promptness and certainty the
01:23mysterious divine designs in their most concrete aspects, that's why in writing the physiognomy
01:32The holy man pleasing to God is the man full of discernment and prudence, while
01:40The figure of the sinner is that of the foolish and senseless man; good judgment is a source of life for
01:50He who possesses it, but folly is the punishment of fools; we see this in proverbs 16:22
01:57He who strays from the path of prudence will dwell in the assembly of shadows.
02:05Therefore, good judgment allows one to guide one's life along the mysterious path of God without
02:17No deviation or deception should be sought as a supreme good, and so the father advises the son
02:26Follow the advice of the wise and do not despise any good advice. Tobit 4:18
02:36Listen to advice and accept correction, and you will eventually become wise. Proverbs 19:20
02:46Good advice must be humbly sought from God if, as we have seen, the distance between them is so great.
02:58God's thoughts and ways and the thoughts and ways of men are only where God will be
03:06Good advice is possible for man, that is, only through prayer of supplication and docility.
03:14Man, by being unfaithful to the divine spirit, will always and in all things attain good judgment.
03:22There is no wisdom, no intelligence, no human counsel that can prevail before the Lord
03:31His is the counsel, His is the wisdom; therefore let us pray unceasingly, Lord, send your light and your
03:44May they truly guide me and lead me to your holy mountain, to your dwelling place; we see this in Psalm 43:3
03:53Lord, I will always be with you; you have taken my right hand, you guide me according to your plans, and you lead me to a
04:05Glorious destiny, you guide me many times, yes, along paths I do not know, for as Saint John of the Cross says
04:15To come to what you do not know, you must go where you do not know; good advice must be sought in the word.
04:25Your word is a divine lamp for my steps, a light on my path.
04:32and also in the discernment of prudent men
04:38The Lord, for example, wanted to show his plan to Paul through Ananias.
04:45Acts 9:1-6 and the same in other cases: good advice is impossible if the eyes of
04:56Your heart is defiled by sin. If your eye is healthy, your whole body will be radiant, but if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be bright.
05:05It is bad, your whole body will be in darkness, we see it in Matthew 6:22-23
05:13It will therefore be the fire of the Holy Spirit that purifies and burns away all the dross in our hearts and that
05:26May they be fully illuminated with the light of divine counsel only through the spiritual gift of counsel
05:35We can be prudent as serpents and innocent as doves
05:41the gift of counsel, the discernment of spirits, which is so important for one's own guidance
05:50It is particularly important for pastoral governance and for the spiritual direction of others
05:58and so it is already alluded to in the first apostolic writings
06:04I pray to God that your charity may grow more and more in knowledge and in all discretion
06:14so that you may be able to discern what is best and be pure and blameless on the day of Christ
06:23Philippians 1:9-10
06:26Beloved ones, do not believe just any spirit, but examine the spirits to know if they are legitimate.
06:38of God, first John 4:1
06:41The topic soon gained development in spiritual doctrine, and so in the second century
06:51The shepherd of Hermas devotes considerable attention to the discernment of spirits
06:58The Lord says through Isaiah, "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are my ways your ways."
07:07paths indeed the logic of the divine logos surpasses the prudential logic of
07:17a man who considers that scandalous and mad, and only because of the enlightened man
07:25Through the Holy Spirit, the power and wisdom of God
07:29who, however pure of heart, could consider the cross a prudent means
07:37to bring about the full revelation of God's love and to bring about the complete redemption of
07:44a man who would consider certain behaviors of Jesus to be prudent acts in his
07:52Even his own relatives sometimes thought he was disturbed. (Mark 3:21)
08:02It is true, as the earth seen from the sky, that man's prudence is exceeded by the
08:10The sublimity of God's counsel, whose intelligence is inscrutable, is logically manifested in Christ.
08:21This distance in all its truth, the whole mystery of redemption that he unfolds through his word, through
08:29His actions, and especially his cross, are a true absurdity for both Jews and Gentiles, and only
08:37They are the strength and wisdom of God for those who are called.
08:41if God truly chose the world's needs to confound the wise
08:49Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments!
09:00His ways are inscrutable, for who has known the mind of the Lord, who has been his counselor?
09:08who knew the mind of the Lord in order to instruct him
09:13And therefore, who are you to question God?
09:20Let's talk now and delve deeper into this gift
09:26The gift of counsel is a supernatural habit
09:31through which the person, by the work of the Holy Spirit, intuits in the various circumstances of life
09:39with superhuman speed and safety
09:42what is the will of God
09:45that is, what should be done in order to achieve the supernatural end
09:50Among the vices opposed to the gift of counsel are
09:55by default, precipitation, haste, impulsiveness
10:01that lead to doing something without thinking enough
10:06That is, without consulting God
10:10and without seeking advice from others
10:13and the recklessness born of self-sufficiency and presumption
10:19Excessive slowness is the opposite of excess.
10:24lazy or hesitant in undue fear
10:28Well, there are actions that, if they are delayed excessively,
10:32They let favorable opportunities pass them by
10:34and their delay makes them imprudent
10:38or simply impossible
10:40We already know that only in the gifts
10:45find perfection in the virtues
10:48But this truth seems to manifest itself with particular clarity.
10:53as regards the need for the gift of counsel
10:58so that the virtue of prudence may reach its perfection
11:03without the gift of counsel
11:06How can man, with the speed so often demanded,
11:11due to sometimes very complex circumstances
11:15to know with certainty the divine will
11:18knowing how to distinguish it from one's own inclinations
11:21intellectual or temperamental
11:25without the constant assistance of the gift of counsel
11:29The prudence of a Christian cannot be perfect
11:33however good their intentions may be
11:35The virtue of prudence diligently judges in the light of faith
11:41what is appropriate to do at any given time
11:44taking into account one hundred facts and complex circumstances
11:49but so many times
11:52even if it is in a way that is not culpable
11:55his prudential discernment
11:58It is conditioned by one's own temperament
12:01due to slow or inaccurate information
12:05about the circumstances
12:07and it is in any case discursive and slow
12:11on the contrary
12:13the person with the gift of counsel
12:16illuminated and moved immediately
12:19by the Holy Spirit, I repeat immediately
12:22He intuits what is best in each case.
12:25with quick and sure discernment
12:28and with complete ease
12:30and then
12:32the substance
12:34of his act
12:35It proceeds from operative virtue
12:38of prudence
12:39it's true
12:40but the manner of its exercise
12:43it is already in the divine mode
12:45through the gift of counsel
12:47Let's think about so many concrete decisions
12:51that often
12:53must be taken
12:54in the same course of events
12:57and that can have serious consequences
13:00A father argues with his daughter.
13:03What time is she due back from the party?
13:06and they can't agree
13:08without the gift of counsel
13:11how will the father be able to discern?
13:13if it is appropriate to apply then
13:15a demanding severity to her daughter
13:17that comforts him in goodness
13:19or if it is more prudent
13:22a compassionate kindness
13:24that will later allow him
13:26instead
13:27demand more
13:29in other matters
13:30most important
13:31Let's think about confession
13:35or in spiritual direction
13:36many times
13:38the priest
13:39finds himself in need
13:41to exercise
13:42discernments
13:44on issues
13:45of no small seriousness
13:47as quickly as possible
13:48leave action
13:50in abeyance
13:51It can sometimes be prudent
13:53but on other occasions
13:55It can be reckless
13:56shut up
13:56or not act
13:57and in these discernments
14:00and impromptu advice
14:01How will this be possible?
14:03neutralize
14:04completely
14:05the inclinations
14:06personal
14:07of the character
14:08or of the state
14:09of circumstantial mood
14:10need
14:12absolutely
14:13the precious gift
14:14of the council
14:15for spiritual perfection
14:17only
14:19that way you will be able to
14:20the Christian
14:21in their own vocation
14:22and ministry
14:23be
14:24perfectly prudent
14:26always
14:27and everywhere
14:28It is worth noting
14:30here
14:31that often
14:32in Christians
14:33who have authority
14:34parents
14:36teachers
14:37bishops
14:38parish priests
14:39priors
14:39a false
14:41awareness
14:42of infallibility
14:44have
14:45these
14:46many times
14:47a false faith
14:48in grace
14:50state
14:50They have no fear
14:52of themselves
14:53nor do they beg
14:54continuously
14:55to the spirit
14:56asking him
14:57by pure grace
14:58the gift of counsel
15:00to do good
15:01to the others
15:02or at least
15:03to make them
15:04the least damage
15:05possible
15:05they seem to ignore
15:08at least
15:09in fact
15:09that not a few
15:11parents
15:11parish priests
15:12abbots
15:13bishops
15:14or teachers
15:15have caused
15:16true disasters
15:17in the communities
15:18Christian
15:19that the gentleman
15:20I had confided in them
15:21Just open your eyes
15:24and look
15:24the story
15:25or the present
15:26Saint Catherine
15:29sienna
15:29For example
15:30states with certainty
15:32and passion
15:34of all these evils
15:36and many others
15:37They are guilty
15:39main
15:39the prelates
15:40because they didn't have
15:42the eyes
15:42over his subjects
15:43but they gave them
15:45broad freedom
15:46or themselves
15:47They were pushing them.
15:48pretending
15:50doesn't see
15:50their miseries
15:51it's true
15:53that the authorities
15:54They're funny
15:56state
15:56to serve
15:57prudently
15:59to the common good
15:59But that grace
16:01wants to move them
16:02first of all
16:03to see
16:04themselves
16:05with all humility
16:06to be known
16:08capable
16:09of great
16:10atrocities
16:11by action
16:12or by omission
16:13or let go
16:15advise
16:16for the good
16:17and to ask God
16:18always
16:19the gift of counsel
16:20to do good
16:22and not cause harm
16:23Let us note
16:25besides
16:26that enough
16:27with which prudence
16:28don't be perfect
16:30so that the person
16:32by action
16:32or by omission
16:33cause in itself
16:35or in other
16:36even if it's
16:37unwittingly
16:38not minor evils
16:40the examples
16:42illustrative
16:43could
16:44multiply
16:45indefinitely
16:46imperfection
16:49of prudence
16:50For example
16:51even if this is
16:53authentic
16:54and genuine
16:54may take
16:56indefinitely
16:57the decision
16:58of a man
16:59deeply
17:00shy
17:01thus leading him
17:03against his will
17:04to situations
17:06objectively
17:07reckless
17:08seriously
17:09harmful
17:10for him
17:11and for the others
17:12but
17:13How will it be able to
17:14that person
17:14get over
17:15imperfection
17:16of his prudence
17:17without the gift
17:18advice?
17:18normally
17:21the circumstances
17:23of life
17:23and of the people
17:24are frequently
17:26very complex
17:27and the need
17:28of the gift of counsel
17:30it turns out
17:31very obvious
17:32and the need
17:32of life
17:34very obvious
17:35very obvious
17:35and the need
17:37of his prudence
17:37and the need
17:37of his prudence
17:38of his prudence
17:39satisfaction
17:40of his prudence
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