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The fruits of the Holy Spirit

I. When the soul is docile to the Holy Spirit becomes good tree is made known by its fruits. Although these fruits are countless, St. Paul says twelve fruits result of his gifts: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, longsuffering, gentleness, faithfulness, modesty, continence and chastity (Galatians 5, 22-23.)

Three of them are in particular manifestation of the glory of God: love, joy and peace. Charity is the tastiest of fruits because it is the first manifestation of our union with Christ, makes us feel that God is close and has to lighten the load to the other. It is the joy because joy is a result of love, so the Christian is distinguished by its joy, which remains above the pain and failure. The love and joy in the soul let the peace of God, is the absence of agitation and rest of the will in stable possession of the property.

II. Given the obstacles, the Paraclete docile souls bear the fruit of patience, which is in many cases the support of love lost no peace to the disease, the contradiction, the defects of others, slander, and before their own spiritual failures . Patience and long-suffering are very important in the apostolate, the latter is a stable arrangement by which we expect all the time God wants dear delays or permitted by him, before reaching ascetic and apostolic goals we set, and sets goals high, according to the will of God, but the results seem small. He knows that my chosen not labor in vain (Isaiah 45, 23.)

III. Other fruit look first to the neighbor, as St. Paul says: clothed bowels of mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, forbearing and forgiving one another (Colossians 3, 12-13.) Kindness leads us to want all kinds of goods for others without distinction. Translates Kindness charity events, leads us to do good to others (1 Corinthians 13: 4.) And is manifested in works of mercy, in forgiveness and kindness. Meekness is a finishing of goodness and kindness, and opposes the barren manifestations of anger.

Nothing compares to a loyal friend, his price is incalculable (Sir 6, 1.) Fidelity is a way to live in justice and charity. For the modest man to know that his talents are a gift from God and puts them at the service of others, reflecting simplicity and order. By continence and chastity the soul is vigilant to avoid what could damage the inner and outer purity. We finished our prayer approaching the Virgin Mother beautiful love.