THE THEOLOGICAL VIRTUES (18) Flashcards
is a habitual and firm disposition to do the good
VIRTUE
it allows the person not only to perform good acts, but to give the best of himself
VIRTUE
these virtues have God himself as their origin, motive, and direct object
THEOLOGICAL VIRTUES
they bestow on one the capacity to live in a relationship with the trinity
THEOLOGICAL VIRTUES
they are the foundation and the energizing force of the Christian’s moral activity
THEOLOGICAL VIRTUES
they give life to the human virtues
THEOLOGICAL VIRTUES
latin phrase for “so faith, hope, and love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” (1 cor. 13:13)
TRIA HAEC
the three theological virtues
FAITH
HOPE
CHARITY/LOVE
the theological virtue by which we believe in God and all that he has revealed to us and that the Church proposes for our belief
FAITH
by _____, the human person freely commits himself to God
faith
the believer seeks to know and do the will of God because what
“faith works through charity”
the theological virtue by which we desire and await from God eternal life as our happiness, placing our trust in Christ’s promises and relying on the help of the grace of the Holy Spirit to merit it and to persevere to the end of our earthly life
HOPE
2 ways of hoping
DESIRE
WAITING
is the only source of our deepest desires such as happiness
God
we’ll ____ for the fulfillment of God’s promises to us
wait
etymology of ADVENT
ADVENTUS, meaning “coming”
the theme of the first two weeks of the advent
repentance in the coming of Christ at the end of time as judge
2 COMMON SINS AGAINST HOPE
DESPAIR
PRESUMPTION
sin where man ceases to hope for his personal salvation from God, for help in attaining it or for the forgiveness of his sins
DESPAIR
is contrary to God’s goodness, for the Lord is faithful to his promises – and to his mercy
DESPAIR
two kinds of PRESUMPTION
either man presumes upon his own capacities
or he presumes upon God’s mercy
sin where either man presumes upon his own capacities or he presumes upon God’s mercy
PRESUMPTION
presumption by hoping to be able to save himself without help from on high
man presumes upon his own capacities
presumption by hoping to obtain his forgiveness without conversion and glory without merit
man presumes upon God’s mercy
the theological virtue by which we love God above all things and our neighbor as ourselves for the love of God
CHARITY
Jesus made this theological virtue as the new commandment
CHARITY
5 SINS AGAINST CHARITY
INDIFFERENCE INGRATITUDE LUKEWARMNESS ACEDIA HATRED OF GOD
sin by neglect or refusal to reflect on love of God; it fails to consider its prevenient goodness and denies its power
INDIFFERENCE
sin by failure or refusal to acknowledge divine charity and to return his love for love
INGRATITUDE
sin by hesitation or negligence in responding to divine love; it can imply refusal to give oneself over to the prompting of charity
LUKEWARMNESS
sin that goes so far as to refuse the joy that comes from God and to be repelled by divine goodness
ACEDIA
sin that causes laziness in praying or going to church
ACEDIA
ACEDIA is also called what
SPIRITUAL SLOTH
sin that comes from pride, a denial of God’s goodness cursing him as one who forbids sins and inflicts punishments
HATRED OF GOD
the good thief crucified beside Jesus Christ
ST. DISMAS
the bad thief that cursed Jesus
GESTAS
