THE SEVEN HEAVENLY VIRTUES/ THE SEVEN CAPITAL SINS
- Olivia M. Bannan
- Mar 5
- 1 min read
1. First: Be humble. Don’t be vain. (Humility over Pride)
2. Second: Be generous. Don’t be envious. (Generosity over Envy)
3. Third: Be chaste. Don’t be filthy. (Chastity over Lust)
4. Fourth: Be patient. Don’t be angry. (Patience over Wrath)
5. Fifth: Be disciplined. Don’t overeat. (Temperance over Gluttony)
6. Sixth: Be charitable. Don’t be greedy. (Charity over Greed)
7. Seventh: Be diligent. Don’t be lazy. (Diligence over Sloth)
HEAVENLY VIRTUE OF HUMILITY AND THE CAPITAL SIN OF PRIDE
PRIDE
The deadliest root of our sins and sorrows and our greatest enemy is Pride.
Proverbs 8:13
“To fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.
C S Lewis
“Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man.”
St Augustine
“It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels”.
St Faustina,
Divine Mercy in my Soul
“He who wants to learn true humility should reflect upon the Passion of Jesus”. (267) -
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