Fruits of the Spirit

FRUITS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT – A way of Life

Brought to you by Fr. Bernardino Andrade

I strongly believe that life is about relationships. Faith is about relationships. Politics are about relationships. We all belong to God and we belong to one another. Very often I am invited to bless houses and business places. Some time ago I was invited to bless a Bank. Every time this happens I always read a special passage of the Bible. It is Galatians 5: 22-23. I consider it a mini-course on human relationships. It applies to all situations where people are involved. They are, what St. Paul calls, the Fruits of the Holy Spirit.      
Here they are: LOVE, JOY, PEACE, PATIENCE, KINDNESS, GENEROSITY, FAITHFULNESS, GENTLENESS AND SELF-CONTROL. There is no law against such things (Gal. 5: 22-23).    

I would like to invite you, when you meet or pray as a couple, as a family or as a group to say one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit and complete a sentence. No discussion. Just sharing. In discussion you give your opinion that can be right or wrong. In sharing there are no right or wrong answers. It would be like this:

1 – LOVE IS ______________________________________________________
2 – JOY IS _______________________________________________________
3 – PEACE IS _____________________________________________________
4 – PATIENCE IS __________________________________________________
5 – KINDNESS IS __________________________________________________
6 – GENEROSITY IS ________________________________________________
7 – FAITHFULNESS IS ______________________________________________
8 – GENTLENESS IS ________________________________________________
9 – SELF-CONTROL IS ______________________________________________

Please try. God loves you and so do I.

Fr. Bernardino Andrade