7 Virtues in Catholic Tradition
Within the Catholic tradition, there are 7 virtues; 4 human and 3 theological.
Human
Prudence: Acting or showingcare and thought for the future
Justice: Being fair and reasonable
Fortitude: Courage in pain, or adversity
Temperance: Moderation or self-restraint
Theological
Faith: Complete trust, or strong belief in God or spiritual belief
Hope: Grounds for believing that something good might happen
Charity (Love): Kindness and tolerance in judging others
Mother Teresa lived amongst all of these virtues, but the two that stand out the most are Charity and Prudence.
Charity: Mother Teresa lived by this virtue as she helped many people throughout her life and wouldn’t stop at anything to do so. One of her sayings was “give until it hurts” which basically means to keep giving to people and helping them until you can’t anymore and start having to cut back on things that YOU want. Teresa opened a charity which was known as the Missionaries of Charity and was operating 517 missions in more than 100 countries by 1996. The charity grew from twelve to thousands serving the “poorest of the poor” in 450 centers around the world. Mother Teresa didn’t focus on donated money to improving the conditions of her hospices, but on opening new convents and to increase missionary work. Mother Teresa didn’t believe that anyone should die alone, so in 1952, she opened the first Home for the Dying. This was created so that they could first try help the person that is suffering and so that they wouldn’t have to die alone, they would have people there to care about them, even if it was just the nurses. Mother Teresa performed charitable acts every day of her life and dedicated her life to the less fortunate. She spent her years helping the people around her that nobody else was willing to help. This act is love and everything Mother Teresa did was around love.
Prudence: Mother Teresa was a very prudent lady because everything she did for people had a good outcome. She knew what she wanted to and she had the drive to get it done. She opened many charities and missionaries and helped so many people. Another one of her sayings was “Let us touch the dying, the poor, the lonely and the unwanted according to the graces we have received and let us not be ashamed or slow to do the humble work.” This shows that no matter what, they should always help the sick, or less fortunate and at least make them feel cared for or loved for even a little moment. She is also saying that they shouldn’t be slow to do the kind work or be ashamed of it, in fact they should embrace the good that they are doing for people because one day someone will do something good for them in return. Even as a child, Teresa was prudent. She would walk around her town with large amounts of food to feed the poor and homeless. In doing this at a young age, it showed that she cared for people, especially the less fortunate and would grow up to help them even more. Prudence is the virtue by which a person recognises his/her moral duty and the good means to accomplish it, and for Mother Teresa, this was to help the poor and disadvantaged people who no one else would care for. Throughout Mother Teresa’s life, she helped change countless number of lives and help the world for the better.
Within the Catholic tradition, there are 7 virtues; 4 human and 3 theological.
Human
Prudence: Acting or showingcare and thought for the future
Justice: Being fair and reasonable
Fortitude: Courage in pain, or adversity
Temperance: Moderation or self-restraint
Theological
Faith: Complete trust, or strong belief in God or spiritual belief
Hope: Grounds for believing that something good might happen
Charity (Love): Kindness and tolerance in judging others
Mother Teresa lived amongst all of these virtues, but the two that stand out the most are Charity and Prudence.
Charity: Mother Teresa lived by this virtue as she helped many people throughout her life and wouldn’t stop at anything to do so. One of her sayings was “give until it hurts” which basically means to keep giving to people and helping them until you can’t anymore and start having to cut back on things that YOU want. Teresa opened a charity which was known as the Missionaries of Charity and was operating 517 missions in more than 100 countries by 1996. The charity grew from twelve to thousands serving the “poorest of the poor” in 450 centers around the world. Mother Teresa didn’t focus on donated money to improving the conditions of her hospices, but on opening new convents and to increase missionary work. Mother Teresa didn’t believe that anyone should die alone, so in 1952, she opened the first Home for the Dying. This was created so that they could first try help the person that is suffering and so that they wouldn’t have to die alone, they would have people there to care about them, even if it was just the nurses. Mother Teresa performed charitable acts every day of her life and dedicated her life to the less fortunate. She spent her years helping the people around her that nobody else was willing to help. This act is love and everything Mother Teresa did was around love.
Prudence: Mother Teresa was a very prudent lady because everything she did for people had a good outcome. She knew what she wanted to and she had the drive to get it done. She opened many charities and missionaries and helped so many people. Another one of her sayings was “Let us touch the dying, the poor, the lonely and the unwanted according to the graces we have received and let us not be ashamed or slow to do the humble work.” This shows that no matter what, they should always help the sick, or less fortunate and at least make them feel cared for or loved for even a little moment. She is also saying that they shouldn’t be slow to do the kind work or be ashamed of it, in fact they should embrace the good that they are doing for people because one day someone will do something good for them in return. Even as a child, Teresa was prudent. She would walk around her town with large amounts of food to feed the poor and homeless. In doing this at a young age, it showed that she cared for people, especially the less fortunate and would grow up to help them even more. Prudence is the virtue by which a person recognises his/her moral duty and the good means to accomplish it, and for Mother Teresa, this was to help the poor and disadvantaged people who no one else would care for. Throughout Mother Teresa’s life, she helped change countless number of lives and help the world for the better.