<Li> The gift of fear of the Lord corresponds to the virtue of hope . </Li> <Li> The gift of Reverence corresponds to the virtue of justice . </Li> <P> To the virtue of temperance, no Gift is directly assigned; but the gift of fear can be taken as such, since fear drives somebody to restrict himself from forbidden pleasures . </P> <P> The Rev. Brian Shanley contrasts the gifts to the virtues this way: "What the gifts do over and above the theological virtues (which they presuppose) is dispose the agent to the special promptings of the Holy Spirit in actively exercising the life of the virtues; the gifts are necessary for the perfect operations of the virtues, especially in the face of our human weakness and in difficult situations ." </P>

The gift of the holy spirit and their meanings