Galatians 5:22 (WEB)
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,
Catechism · 6
The Liturgy - Work of the Holy Trinity
“In every liturgical action the Holy Spirit is sent in order to bring us into communion with Christ and so to form his Body. the Holy Spirit is like the sap of the Father's vine which bears fruit on its branches.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Jn 15:1-17; Gal 5:22.
Life in Christ
“This "Spirit of the Son" teaches them to pray to the Father and, having become their life, prompts them to act so as to bear "the fruit of the Spirit"” — Catechism footnote: Gal 5:22, 25.
The Virtues
“The fruits of the Spirit are perfections that the Holy Spirit forms in us as the first fruits of eternal glory. the tradition of the Church lists twelve of them: "charity, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, generosity, gentleness, faithfulness, modesty, self-control, chastity."” — Catechism footnote: Gal 5:22-23 (Vulg.).
The Battle of Prayer
“Proof from the contrary is no less convincing: if we do not allow the Spirit to lead us, we fall back into the slavery of sin.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Gal 5:16-25.
The Seven Petitions
“Ever since Pentecost, a decisive battle has been joined between "the flesh" and the Spirit.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Gal 5:16-25.
"I Believe in the Holy Spirit"
“He who has grafted us onto the true vine will make us bear "the fruit of the Spirit: . . . love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control."” — Catechism footnote: Gal 5:22-23.
Fathers and councils · 23
Irenaeus of Lyons
“And then, again, he proceeds to tell us the spiritual actions which vivify a man, that is, the engrafting of the Spirit; thus saying, “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, goodness, benignity, faith, meekness, continence, chastity: against these there is no law.”” — editor's note: Gal. v. 22.
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Catena Aurea on John
- Augustine of HippoCatena Aurea on John
“(Gal. 5:22) Hence the Apostle saith: The fruit of the Spirit is love; and enumerates all other graces as springing from this source.” — the author cites it
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Cyril of Jerusalem
“…common to us all, that we may ever render up the fruits of the Holy Ghost, love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance, in Christ Jesus our Lord:—By whom and with whom, together with the Holy Ghost, be glory to the Father, both now, and ever, and for ever and ever.” — editor's note: Gal. v. 22, 23.
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Origen
“…that adjunct which denotes quality, the Holy Spirit is to be understood; as e.g., in the expression, “Now the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, and peace;” and, “Seeing ye began in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect in the flesh?”” — editor's note: Gal. v. 22.
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Hippolytus of Rome
- Hippolytus of Rome, Exegetical Fragments §12On the Psalms
“And the fruits of Egypt are wasted, that is, the works of the flesh, but not the fruit of the Spirit, love, joy, and peace.” — editor's note: Gal. v. 22.
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Augustine of Hippo
“For this is put forward even in the first rank of divine gifts, in the place where he saith, “but the fruit of the Spirit is love:” and with this are conjoined the remaining words as consequent.” — editor's note: Gal. v. 22.
Read the whole comment“Lastly, in this battle, against what is in a manner the carnal army leading forth as it were another spiritual line, “But the fruit of the Spirit is,” saith he, “charity, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, continence; against such there is no law.”” — editor's note: Gal. v. 22, 23
Read the whole comment“And what the fruits are by which we may know a good tree, the very same apostle goes on to tell us: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance.”” — editor's note: Gal. v. 19–23.
Read the whole comment“Hear the Apostle, “Now the fruit of the Spirit is charity;” so setting forth the praise of this cluster, that is, of this fruit; “The fruit of the Spirit,” he says, “is charity, joy, peace, long-suffering.”” — editor's note: Gal. v. 22.
Read the whole comment“…from and bound up in this principle, he wove the others together, which are “joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance.”” — editor's note: Gal. v. 22.
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Athanasius of Alexandria
“For it is not His will that the grace we have received should be unprofitable; but He requires us to take pains to render Him His own fruits, as the blessed Paul saith; ‘The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, and peace.’” — editor's note: Gal. v. 22.
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John Chrysostom
“For this the Holy Spirit most requireth, for “the fruit of the Spirit is joy, peace—faith, meek ness.” ( Gal. v. 22, 23.)” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“For “the fruit,” it saith, “of the Spirit is love, joy, peace.” ( Gal. v. 22.)” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“For this is especially a heart’s joy; “For the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace.”” — editor's note: Gal. v. 22.
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Basil the Great
“I do beg you, then, at all events for the future, show the first and greatest fruit of the Spirit, Love; away with the angry man’s sullenness which you are showing me by your silence, and recover joy in your heart, peace with the brothers who are of one mind with…” — editor's note: cf. Gal. v. 22.
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Jerome
“It is clear from the testimony of another book that “the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth,” and that the soul wavers between the works of the flesh and of the spirit enumerated by the apostle, desiring now the former and now the latter.” — editor's note: Gal. v. 19–23.
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Ambrose of Milan
“And the Apostle also taught this when he said: “Now the fruit of the Spirit is peace, love, joy, patience, goodness.”” — editor's note: Gal. v. 22.
Read the whole comment“You see, then, that we are told that the grace of the Father and the Son is one, and the peace of the Father and the Son is one, but this grace and peace is the fruit of the Spirit, as the Apostle taught us himself, saying: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience.”” — editor's note: Gal. v. 22.
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Cyprian of Carthage
“But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, magnanimity, goodness, faith, gentleness, continence, chastity.”” — editor's note: Gal. v. 17–22.
Read the whole comment“For they who are Christ’s have crucified their flesh, with its vices and lusts.”” — editor's note: Gal. v. 17–24.
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“And of its fruit, or rather of that of the Spirit within us, by Whom we are ever moved, and specially have now been moved, desiring to have, and perhaps having, nothing of our own?” — editor's note: Gal. v. 22.
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Gregory the Great
“For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. v. 22).” — the author cites it
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John Cassian
“…Spirit of which the same Apostle gives the list: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, goodness, benignity, faith, mildness, modesty.”” — editor's note: Gal. v. 22, 23.
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Cross-references · 33
Cited together in Catechism §1695.
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Cited together in Catechism §1695.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit I.12.
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 87.
Cited together in Exegetical Fragments §12.
Cited together in Exegetical Fragments §12.
Cited together in On the Sermon on the Mount II.24.
Cited together in Exegetical Fragments §12.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit I.12.
Cited together in On the Sermon on the Mount II.24.
Cited together in Catechism §736.
Cited together in Catechism §736.
Cited together in Catechism §736.
Cited together in On the Sermon on the Mount II.24.
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 87.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit I.12.
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on John 15:17–21 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on John 15:17–21 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on John 15:17–21 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit I.12.
Cited together in Catechism §2819.
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 87.
Cited together in Catechism §2819.
Cited together in Catechism §1695.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.11.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.11.
Cited together in Catechism §1695.
Cited together in Letters Letter 65.
Cited together in Against Heresies V.11.
Cited together in Catechism §1695.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit I.12.
Cited together in Catechism §1695.