YOUCAT Question n. 299 - Part XII. What is meant by a “virtue”?
(Youcat
answer - repeated) A virtue is an interior disposition, a positive habit, a
passion that has been placed at the service of the good.
A deepening through CCC
(CCC 1829) The fruits of charity are joy, peace, and
mercy; charity demands beneficence and fraternal correction; it is benevolence;
it fosters reciprocity and remains disinterested and generous; it is friendship
and communion: Love is itself the fulfillment of all our works. There is the
goal; that is why we run: we run toward it, and once we reach it, in it we
shall find rest (St. Augustine, In ep. Jo.
10, 4: PL 35, 2057). (CCC 1832) 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, peace,
patience, kindness, goodness, generosity, gentleness, faithfulness, modesty,
self-control, chastity" (Gal 5:22-23 Vulg.).
Reflecting and meditating
(Youcat comment) “You, therefore, must be perfect, as your
heavenly Father is perfect” (Mt 5:48). That means that we must change on our
way to God. By our human abilities we can do that only in fits and starts. With
his grace God supports the human virtues and gives us, above and beyond that,
the so-called supernatural virtues ( 305), which help us to come closer to God
and live more securely in his light.
(CCC Comment)
(CCC 1831) 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 (Cf. Isa 11:1-2). They complete and perfect the virtues of those who
receive them. They make the faithful docile in readily obeying divine
inspirations. Let your good spirit lead me on a level path(Ps 143:10). 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 (Rom 8:14 17).
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