Catholic Catechism

Question 1

3 THEOLOGICAL VIRTUES

Answer 1

FAITH, HOPE, CHARITY

Question 2

WHAT IS FAITH?

Answer 2

the theological virtue by which we believe in God and believe all that he has said and revealed to us, and that Holy Church proposes for our belief CCC 1814-16

Question 3

WHAT IS HOPE?

Answer 3

the theological virtue by which we desire the kingdom of heaven and eternal life as our happiness, placing our trust in Christ’s promises and relying not on our own strength, but on the help of the grace of the Holy Spirit CCC1817…21

Question 4

WHAT IS CHARITY?

Answer 4

the theological virtue by which we love God above all things for his own sake, and our neighbor as ourselves for the love of God CCC 1822…29

Question 5

HOW ARE HUMAN VIRTUES AQUIRED?

Answer 5

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 in the practice of the good. The virtuous man is happy to practice them

Question 6

DEFINE HUMAN VIRTUES

Answer 6

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 ease, self-mastery, and joy in leading a morally good life. The virtuous man is he who freely practices the good CCC1805

Question 7

LIST THE CARDINAL VIRTUES

Answer 7

JUSTICE, TEMPERANCE, PRUDENCE, FORTITUDE

Question 8

PRUDENCE

Answer 8

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 CCC 1806

Question 9

auriga virtutum

Answer 9

auriga virtutum (the charioteer of the virtues); it guides the other virtues by setting rule and measure. It is prudence that immediately guides the judgment of conscience. CCC 1806

Question 10

JUSTICE

Answer 10

is the moral virtue that consists in the constant and firm will to give their due to God and neighbor

Question 11

FORTITUDE

Answer 11

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 life CCC 1808

Question 12

TEMPERANCE

Answer 12

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 limits of what is honorable CCC 1809

Question 13

7 GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

Answer 13

wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord

Question 14

12 FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT-perfections that the Holy Spirit forms in us as the first fruits of eternal glory

Answer 14

charity, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, generosity, gentleness, faithfulness, modesty, self-control, chastity CCC

Question 15

WHAT THEOLOGICAL VIRTUES IS CALLED THE “FORM OF THE VIRTUES” AND IS THE FIRST OF THE VIRTUES

Answer 15

CHARITY…it articulates and orders them among themselves; it is the source and the goal of their Christian practice. Charity upholds and purifies our human ability to love, and raises it to the supernatural perfection of divine love CCC 1827