As Catholics navigate an increasingly confusing world, the Gift of Counsel has never been more necessary.
In this powerful sermon for the season of Corpus Christi, we are reminded that Holy Communion is not merely receiving the Body of Christ, but also His Sacred Humanity, His Human Soul, and His Divinity. Within Christ’s Sacred Humanity dwell the infinite riches of the Holy Ghost and the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Drawing from Sacred Scripture, Thomistic theology, and the writings of Cardinal Luis Martinez, this sermon explores how the Gift of Counsel helps Catholics discern God’s will with clarity, courage, peace, and supernatural certainty.
Topics include:
✠ Corpus Christi and the Eucharist
✠ The Seven Gifts of the Holy Ghost
✠ The Gift of Counsel Explained
✠ Prudence vs. Counsel
✠ How to Make Holy Decisions
✠ The Sacred Heart of Jesus
✠ Spiritual Growth and Sanctity
✠ The Three Degrees of Counsel
✠ Thomistic Spirituality
✠ Catholic Teaching on the Holy Spirit
As King David cried out, “In my trouble I cried to the Lord, and He heard me.” The Holy Ghost answers those cries by guiding souls through life’s difficulties with supernatural wisdom and peace.
May Our Lady, Spouse of the Holy Ghost, obtain for us an abundance of His gifts and bring us ever closer to her Divine Son.
00:00 Introduction – “In My Trouble I Cried to the Lord”
00:22 Corpus Christi and the Heavenly Banquet
01:18 The Seven Gifts of the Holy Ghost in Christ
02:02 Why Modern Catholics Need Divine Guidance
03:15 God Hears Our Troubles
04:11 The Importance of the Gift of Counsel
04:41 Prudence and Applying Moral Principles
05:40 Why Prudence Alone Has Limits
06:29 The Holy Ghost Comes to Our Rescue
07:09 The Sacred Heart and the Gifts of the Spirit
07:27 Cardinal Luis Martinez and The Sanctifier
08:01 First Degree of the Gift of Counsel
09:15 Discerning God’s Will Quickly and Clearly
09:47 Second Degree of the Gift of Counsel
10:36 Going Beyond the Necessary
11:17 Heroic Virtue and Generosity
12:02 Nathanael and Charity Toward Others
13:25 Going the Extra Mile for God
14:22 Third Degree of the Gift of Counsel
15:17 “All Things Are Hard” – Ecclesiastes
16:01 Prayer for an Increase of the Holy Ghost
16:44 Peace, Precision, and Holy Decisions
17:07 Ecclesiastes 3 and the Right Time for Everything
18:00 Only the Holy Ghost Can Direct Us
18:09 Our Lady, Spouse of the Holy Ghost
18:31 Final Prayer and Blessing
18:47 Census Fidelium App
18:55 Real Estate for Life
