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Virtues (Theological)
Gifts infused by God into the souls of the faithful to make them capable of acting as his children and of meriting eternal life.
Faith, Hope, and Charity
Gifts infused by God into the souls of the faithful to make them capable of acting as his children and of meriting eternal life. The three theological virtues are faith, hope, and charity (CCC 1813). They have God for their origin, their motive, and their object. The theological virtues inform and give life to all the moral virtues (CCC 1841–1844).
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What is the origin of the theological virtues? They are gifts infused by God directly into the souls of the faithful to make them capable of meriting eternal life.
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