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THE WAY TO ETERNAL LIFE… WITH

GODVIRTUES VS. VICES

FROM THE LATIN VIRTUS MEANING MORAL EXCELLENCE

A POSITIVE TRAIT OR QUALITY A MORAL GOOD

VIRTUE

A PRACTICE OR BEHAVIOR THAT IS MORALLY EVIL

VICE

FAITH HOPE LOVE

THESE VITRUES ARE GIFTS FROM GOD THROUGH GRACE.

THE OBJECT IS GOD HIMSELF THEY ARE HABITS IN THAT THE PRACTICE

STRENGTHENS THEM BUT GROW/DEVELOP THROUGH GOD’S GRACE

THE THEOLOGICAL VIRTUES

FROM THE LATIN CARDO MEANING HINGE… ALL OTHER VIRTUES HINGE ON THESE FOUR THESE VIRTUES ARE THE OURGROWTH OF

HABIT

PRUDENCE JUSTICE FORTITUDE TEMPERANCE

THE CARDINAL VIRTUES

FAITH THE VIRTUE BY WHICH THE INTELLECT IS PERFECTED BY A

SUPERNATURAL LIGHT FAITH AND REASON WORK TOGETHER, THEY COMPLIMENT ONE

ANOTHER

Hebrews 11:1– “ THE SUBSTANCE OF THINGS HOPED FOR, THE EVIDENCE OF THINGS NOT SEEN.” A FORM OF KNOWLEDGE THAT GOES BEYOND THE NATURAL LIMITS OF

OUR INTELLECT, TO HELP US GRASP THE TRUTHS OF DIVINE REVELATION – TRUTHS WE CANNOT ARRIVE AT THROUGH PURELY THROUGH HUMAN REASON

St. Augustine: all truth is God’s truth, whether revealed through the operation of reason or through divine revelation

THEOLOGICAL VIRTUES

HOPE HOPE IS A HABIT IT IS A GIFT OF GOD THROUGH GRACE THE OBJECT IS GOD THEREFORE ONE WITHOUT

FATH CANNOT PRACTICE HOPE SUPERNATURAL GIFT THROUGH WHICH ONE

TRUSTS GOD WILL GRANT ETERNAL LIFE AND THE MEANS OF OBTAINING IT WITH COOPERATION

WE HOPE IN GOD BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND THAT WE CANNOT ACHIEVE SALVATION ON OUR OWN

RECEIVED AT BAPTISM WITH SACTIFYING GRACE


LOVE A SUPERNATURAL GIFT FROM GOD – BOTH

ITS ORIGINS AND OBJECT IS GOD CHARITY OR LOVE IS “THE INFUSED

SUPERNATURAL VIRTUE BY WHICH A PERSON LOVES GOD ABOVE ALL ELSE FOR HIS OWN SAKE AND LOVES OTHERS FOR GOD’ SAKE

LIKE ALL VIRTUES… AN ACT OF THE WILL THE EXERCISE OF CHARITY INCREASES OUR

LOVE FOR GOD AND OUR FELLOW MAN


PRUDENCE PRACTICED BY ANYONE UNLIKE THE

THEOLOGICAL VIRTUES ARISTOTLE – “ RIGHT REASON APPLIED TO

PRACTICE” DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN RIGHT AND

WRONG RECOGNITION OF WHAT IS RIGHT AND WHAT

IS WRONG IF WE MISTAKE EVIL FOR GOOD IT IS NOT

PRUDENCE


PRUDENCE CONTINUED: THREE STAGES:

◦ 1.TO TAKE COUNSEL CAREFULLY WITH ONESELF AND OTHERS

◦ 2. TO JUDGE CORRECTLY ON THE BASIS OF THE EVIDENCE AT HAND

◦ 3. TO DIRECT THE REST OF ONES ACTIVITY ACCORDING TO THE NORMS DETERMINED AFTER A PRUDENT JUDGEMENT HAS BEEN MADE


JUSTICE – THE SECOND CARDINAL VIRTUE A HABITUAL INCLINATION OF THE WILL THE CONSTANT AND PERMANENT

DETERMINATION TO GIVE EVERYONE THEIR RIGHTFUL DUE


FORTITUDE COMMONLY CALLED COURAGE IT IS ALWAYS REASONED AND REASONABLE IT IS THE THIRD CARDIANL VIRTUE BECAUSE IT

SERVES PRUDENCE AND JUSTICE IT IS THE VIRTUE THAT ALLOWS US TO

OVERCOME FEAR PRUDENCE AND JUSTICE ARE THE VIRTUES

THROUGH WHICH WE DECIDE WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE

FORTITUDE GIVE US THE STRENGHT TO DO IT


TEMPERANCE CAN BE PRACTICED BY ANYONE UNLIKE THE

THEOLOGICAL VIRTUES DEF. THE CONTROL OF THE DESIRE FOR

PLEASURE ITS SERVES PRUDENCE, JUSTICE AND

FORTITUDE IT IS MODERATION OF OUR OWN DESIRES IT GENERALLY REFERS TO DESIRES OF THE

BODY BUT CAN REFER TO THINGS LIKE PRIDE


DEFINITION: AN IMMORAL OR EVIL HABIT

THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS◦ OR SEVEN CAPITAL SINS: THE SINS TO WHICH WE

ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE BECAUSE OF OUR FALLEN HUMAN CONDITION

◦ TENDANCIES THAT CAUSE US TO COMMIT ALL OTHER SINS

VICES

REMEMBER.. PALE GAS; PRIDE AVARICE LUST ENVY

GLUTTONY ANGER SLOTH

THE SEVEN CAPITAL SINS

PRIDE

AVARICE

LUST

ENVY

GLUTTONY

ANGER

SLOTH