The power of the Holy Spirit is in fact inexhaustible and manifests itself in numerous ways. The word charisma from the Greek translates as gift of grace; and in a spiritual sense it refers to the divine gifts that enable us to accomplish our vocation within the Mystical Body of Christ, the Church. Further we are to be “good stewards of the manifold grace of God” (1 Peter 4:10) in terms of our ministry in the life of our parish, St. Mary’s; for the gifts of the spirit are for building up the church and the spread of the gospel. Included among the gifts are the utterance of wisdom, the utterance of knowledge, faith, gifts of healing, working miracles, prophecy, discernment of spirits, tongues, and the interpretation of tongues (1 Corinthians 12:4-11). Critically and of significant importance is the fact that certain gifts are associated with offices or ministries in the Church, including those given to apostles, prophets, teachers, workers of miracles, healers, helpers, administrators, and those who speak in tongues (1 Corinthians 12:28). It is often overlooked or sometimes comes as a surprise that much of the orthodoxy, tenets, and history of our faith relies on the charisms of