We receive them when we are infused with sanctifying grace, the life of God within us-as, for example, when we receive a sacrament worthily. The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are present in their fullness in Jesus Christ, but they are also found in all Christians who are in a state of grace. (Saint Paul writes of "manifestations of the Spirit" in 1 Corinthians 12:7-11, and some Protestants use that list to come up with nine gifts of the Holy Spirit, but these are not the same as the ones recognized by the Catholic Church.) The Catholic Church recognizes seven gifts of the Holy Spirit a listing of these gifts is found in Isaiah 11:2-3.
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