Strengthens in us a persistent and constant effort to accomplish what we have set out to do.

The Gift of the Holy Spirit that makes us docile and receptive to God’s counsel about our actions.

A fruit of the Holy Spirit and a form of temperance; it guides the proper use of the sexual appetite according to one’s state in life.

The theological virtue given to us by God that allows us to love God above all things and to love ourselves and our neighbors rightly for his sake. It is the queen and lifegiving principle of all virtues. The Catechism lists many fruits of charity: “Joy, peace, and mercy … it is benevolence; it fosters […]