Virtues
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- 1803 THE VIRTUES "Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about …
- 1804 I. The Human Virtues Human virtues are firm attitudes, stable dispositions, habitual perfections of intellect and will that govern our actions, order our passions, and guide our conduct according to reason and faith. They make possible …
- 1805 I. The Human Virtues Four virtues play a pivotal role and accordingly are called "cardinal"; all the others are grouped around them. They are: prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance. "If anyone loves righteousness, [Wisdom's] labors are …
- 1806 I. The Human Virtues Prudence is the virtue that disposes practical reason to discern our true good in every circumstance and to choose the right means of achieving it; "the prudent man looks where he is …
- 1807 I. The Human Virtues Justice is the moral virtue that consists in the constant and firm will to give their due to God and neighbor. Justice toward God is called the "virtue of religion." Justice toward …
- 1808 I. The Human Virtues Fortitude is the moral virtue that ensures firmness in difficulties and constancy in the pursuit of the good. It strengthens the resolve to resist temptations and to overcome obstacles in the moral …
- 1809 I. The Human Virtues Temperance is the moral virtue that moderates the attraction of pleasures and provides balance in the use of created goods. It ensures the will's mastery over instincts and keeps desires within the …
- 1810 I. The Human Virtues Human virtues acquired by education, by deliberate acts and by a perseverance ever-renewed in repeated efforts are purified and elevated by divine grace. With God's help, they forge character and give facility …
- 1811 I. The Human Virtues It is not easy for man, wounded by sin, to maintain moral balance. Christ's gift of salvation offers us the grace necessary to persevere in the pursuit of the virtues. Everyone should …
- 1812 II. The Theological Virtues The human virtues are rooted in the theological virtues, which adapt man's faculties for participation in the divine nature: 76 for the theological virtues relate directly to God. They dispose Christians to …
- 1813 II. The Theological Virtues The theological virtues are the foundation of Christian moral activity; they animate it and give it its special character. They inform and give life to all the moral virtues. They are infused …
- 1830 III. The Gifts and Fruits of the Holy Spirit The moral life of Christians is sustained by the gifts of the Holy Spirit. These are permanent dispositions which make man docile in following the promptings of the Holy Spirit.
- 1831 III. The Gifts and Fruits of the Holy Spirit The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord. They belong in their fullness to Christ, Son of David. 109 They complete …
- 1832 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God . . . If children, then heirs, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ. 111 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, …
- 1833 IN BRIEF Virtue is a habitual and firm disposition to do good.
- 1834 IN BRIEF The human virtues are stable dispositions of the intellect and the will that govern our acts, order our passions, and guide our conduct in accordance with reason and faith. They can be …
- 1835 IN BRIEF Prudence disposes the practical reason to discern, in every circumstance, our true good and to choose the right means for achieving it.
- 1836 IN BRIEF Justice consists in the firm and constant will to give God and neighbor their due.
- 1837 IN BRIEF Fortitude ensures firmness in difficulties and constancy in the pursuit of the good.
- 1838 IN BRIEF Temperance moderates the attraction of the pleasures of the senses and provides balance in the use of created goods.
- 1839 IN BRIEF The moral virtues grow through education, deliberate acts, and perseverance in struggle. Divine grace purifies and elevates them.
- 1840 IN BRIEF The theological virtues dispose Christians to live in a relationship with the Holy Trinity. They have God for their origin, their motive, and their object - God known by faith, God hoped …
- 1841 IN BRIEF There are three theological virtues: faith, hope, and charity. They inform all the moral virtues and give life to them.
- 1842 IN BRIEF By faith, we believe in God and believe all that he has revealed to us and that Holy Church proposes for our belief.
- 1843 IN BRIEF By hope we desire, and with steadfast trust await from God, eternal life and the graces to merit it.
- 1844 IN BRIEF By charity, we love God above all things and our neighbor as ourselves for love of God. Charity, the form of all the virtues, "binds everything together in perfect harmony" (Col 3:14).
- 1845 IN BRIEF The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit bestowed upon Christians are wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord. Previous - Next Copyright © Libreria Editrice Vaticana