Temperance in PDF
Temperance in PDF
Temperance in PDF
Drunkenness
Impurity
Suggestions towards fostering the virtuous & moderate
enjoyment of sensate pleasure in accord w/ Temperance:
1. Avoid occasions that stimulate the desire for sensate
pleasure
2. Practice voluntary self-denial
3. Keep a vigilant control over the sense of sight
4. Occupy oneself w/safe & beneficial activities
5. Cultivate a sense of Christian dignity & an awareness
of the obligation to witness to Christ
Fear of the Lord
In his mature schema, STA did not assign a particular
gift of the Holy Spirit exclusively to the cardinal virtue
of temperance, he indicated that the most
appropriate gift is fear of the Lord
Although they embody in a certain sense only
peripheral & surface gratifications, temperances
objects exercise such an attractive powers on human
person that they risk throwing off the sway of
reason & Gods law in order to attain them
We exist to praise, reverence and serve God
according to St. Ignatius. A loving & chaste fear
helps us to keep a proper poise & to live out that
principle & foundation for Christian life
The gift of Fear of the Lord aids all the virtues of
cardinal temperance, i.e. all the virtues of the
general type of moderation, so that they keep the
Christian properly focused on the important matters
of life, but especially interested in the pursuit of
divine goods
Effects of the gift of fear as it relates to Temperance:
1. A vivid awareness of the sanctity & purity of God
2. A loss of interest in the pleasure afforded by
creature attachments
3. A lofty degree of humility
4. A profound appreciation for the beauty of the
spiritual life of grace