Friday, June 16, 2017
Youcat commented through CCC – Question n. 299 – Part IX.
(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 1821) We can therefore hope in the glory of heaven promised
by God to those who love him and do his will (Cf. Rom 8:28-30; Mt 7:21). In
every circumstance, each one of us should hope, with the grace of God, to
persevere "to the end" (Mt 10:22; cf. Council of Trent: DS 1541) and
to obtain the joy of heaven, as God's eternal reward for the good works
accomplished with the grace of Christ. In hope, the Church prays for "all
men to be saved" (1 Tim 2:4). She longs to be united with Christ, her
Bridegroom, in the glory of heaven: Hope, O my soul, hope. You know neither the
day nor the hour. Watch carefully, for everything passes quickly, even though
your impatience makes doubtful what is certain, and turns a very short time
into a long one. Dream that the more you struggle, the more you prove the love
that you bear your God, and the more you will rejoice one day with your
Beloved, in a happiness and rapture that can never end (St. Teresa of Avila, Excl. 15:3).
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 1823) Jesus makes charity the new commandment (Cf. Jn 13:34). By loving his own "to the
end" (Jn 13:1) he makes manifest the Father's love which he receives. By
loving one another, the disciples imitate the love of Jesus which they
themselves receive. Whence Jesus says: "As the Father has loved me, so
have I loved you; abide in my love." and again: "This is my
commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you" (Jn 15:9, 12).
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