# Counsel ## Catechism of the Catholic Church _See_ Evangelical Counsels; Gifts of the Holy Spirit. # Counsel (Gift Of) ## Divine Intimacy Meditations - To aid prudence: [[306-the-gift-of-counsel#Meditation 1|306,1]]; - by means of — the soul perceives the voice of the Holy Spirit: [[306-the-gift-of-counsel#Meditation 1|306,1]]; - by means of this gift the Holy Spirit wishes to be our Counselor: [[306-the-gift-of-counsel#Meditation 2|306,2]]; - recollection and docility necessary to profit by this gift: [[306-the-gift-of-counsel#Meditation 2|306,2]]; - its special effect is mercy: [[307-blessed-are-the-merciful#Meditation 1|307,1]]; - it corresponds to the beatitude of mercy: [[307-blessed-are-the-merciful#Meditation 1|307,1]], [[307-blessed-are-the-merciful#Meditation 2|307,2]]; - it enlightens us on our own misery: [[307-blessed-are-the-merciful#Meditation 2|307,2]]. ### Sources - [[306-the-gift-of-counsel|306. The Gift of Counsel]] - [[307-blessed-are-the-merciful|307. Blessed Are the Merciful]]