VIRTUES
A virtue is a good habit that enables us to act according to right reason, enlightened by faith. It is a firm disposition to act according to Gods will and disregard the contrary impulses of our own will.
The Catholic Church teaches that there are fourteen basic moral virtues, of three types: The three teological virtues are supernatural. The four cardinal virtues are natural. The seven capital virtues are the roots from which all other virtues flow. Additional moral virtues are included among the Gifts of the Holy Spirit and the Fruits of the Holy Spirit. There are also five intellectual virtues.
THEOLOGICAL VIRTUES
The three theological virtues are supernatural.
Sanctifying graceinfuses in us the theological (Greek: theos, to God) virtues of faith, hope and charity. They enter our soul as permanent habits or dispositions. They are not acquired by repetition of an act; God pours them directly into our soul. These virtues adapt our human faculties for participation in the divine nature. They are supernatural virtues because they cannot be achieved through human effort, but can come only from God. The theological virtues are often paired with the cardinal virtues.
CARDINAL VIRTUES
The four cardinal virtues are natural.
There are four cardinal virtues: prudence, justice, temperance, and fortitude.
They are called cardinal (Latin: cardo, hinge) virtues because they are hinges on which all moral virtues depend. These are also called moral (Latin: mores, fixed values) because they govern our actions, order our passions, and guide our conduct according to faith and reason. The cardinal or moral virtues are natural, because they can be achieved through human effort, aided by grace. The cardinal virtues are often paired with the theological virtues.
The cardinal virtues are distinguished from the capital virtues.
CAPITAL VIRUES
The seven capital virtues are the roots from which all other virtues flow. The seven capital virtues oppose the seven capital sins. humility, pride, liberality, avarice, brotherly love, envy, meekness, wrath, chastity, lust, temperance, gluttony, diligence, sloth
They are called capital because all the virtues we strive to practice are said to flow from these seven capital virtues. The capital virtues are distinguished from the cardinal virtues.
GIFTS & FRUITS of the HOLY SPITIT
Additional moral virtues are included among the Gifts of the Holy Spirit and the Fruits of the Holy Spirit.
Isaiah 11:12 gifts of the Holy Spirit:wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord. These seven gifts, part of sanctifying grace, complete and perfect the virtues of those who receive them. They make us docile in obeying divine inspirations without need for reflection but always with full consent.
The gifts of the Holy Spirit are greater than the theological and cardinal virtues. The virtues operate to the limits of human power and volition, but the gifts bring divine assistance. The practice of virtue, enabled by the gifts seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, bring us the twelve fruits of the Holy Spirit. The Church takes its official list of the Fruits of the Holy Spirit from the Latin Vulgate Bible. In the Douay-Rheims translation: Gal 5:22. Charity, Joy, Peace, Patience, Benignity, Goodness, Longanimity, Mildness, Faith, Modesty, Continence, Chastity
INTELLECTUAL VIRTUES
There are also five intellectual virtues. Intellect is the power of spiritual cognition. While moral virtues prepare us for heaven, intellectual virtues help us to better use what we know. Understanding, Art, Science, Prudence, Wisdom
A virtue is a good habit that enables us to act according to right reason, enlightened by faith. It is a firm disposition to act according to Gods will and disregard the contrary impulses of our own will.
The Catholic Church teaches that there are fourteen basic moral virtues, of three types: The three teological virtues are supernatural. The four cardinal virtues are natural. The seven capital virtues are the roots from which all other virtues flow. Additional moral virtues are included among the Gifts of the Holy Spirit and the Fruits of the Holy Spirit. There are also five intellectual virtues.
THEOLOGICAL VIRTUES
The three theological virtues are supernatural.
Sanctifying graceinfuses in us the theological (Greek: theos, to God) virtues of faith, hope and charity. They enter our soul as permanent habits or dispositions. They are not acquired by repetition of an act; God pours them directly into our soul. These virtues adapt our human faculties for participation in the divine nature. They are supernatural virtues because they cannot be achieved through human effort, but can come only from God. The theological virtues are often paired with the cardinal virtues.
CARDINAL VIRTUES
The four cardinal virtues are natural.
There are four cardinal virtues: prudence, justice, temperance, and fortitude.
They are called cardinal (Latin: cardo, hinge) virtues because they are hinges on which all moral virtues depend. These are also called moral (Latin: mores, fixed values) because they govern our actions, order our passions, and guide our conduct according to faith and reason. The cardinal or moral virtues are natural, because they can be achieved through human effort, aided by grace. The cardinal virtues are often paired with the theological virtues.
The cardinal virtues are distinguished from the capital virtues.
CAPITAL VIRUES
The seven capital virtues are the roots from which all other virtues flow. The seven capital virtues oppose the seven capital sins. humility, pride, liberality, avarice, brotherly love, envy, meekness, wrath, chastity, lust, temperance, gluttony, diligence, sloth
They are called capital because all the virtues we strive to practice are said to flow from these seven capital virtues. The capital virtues are distinguished from the cardinal virtues.
GIFTS & FRUITS of the HOLY SPITIT
Additional moral virtues are included among the Gifts of the Holy Spirit and the Fruits of the Holy Spirit.
Isaiah 11:12 gifts of the Holy Spirit:wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord. These seven gifts, part of sanctifying grace, complete and perfect the virtues of those who receive them. They make us docile in obeying divine inspirations without need for reflection but always with full consent.
The gifts of the Holy Spirit are greater than the theological and cardinal virtues. The virtues operate to the limits of human power and volition, but the gifts bring divine assistance. The practice of virtue, enabled by the gifts seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, bring us the twelve fruits of the Holy Spirit. The Church takes its official list of the Fruits of the Holy Spirit from the Latin Vulgate Bible. In the Douay-Rheims translation: Gal 5:22. Charity, Joy, Peace, Patience, Benignity, Goodness, Longanimity, Mildness, Faith, Modesty, Continence, Chastity
INTELLECTUAL VIRTUES
There are also five intellectual virtues. Intellect is the power of spiritual cognition. While moral virtues prepare us for heaven, intellectual virtues help us to better use what we know. Understanding, Art, Science, Prudence, Wisdom
