A Topic of Moral Theology
The Beatitudes and the Fruits of the Holy Spirit
The eight beatitudes and the twelve fruits, as acts proceeding from the virtues and gifts.
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blessed are the poor in spirit · eight beatitudes · twelve fruits (ed.)
In the index as Beatitudes · Fruits of the Holy Ghost · Gifts of the Holy Ghost · Fortitude · Justice · Wisdom · Fear of the Lord · Gifts of the Holy Spirit · Piety · World · Aspiration to perfection · Beatitude · Chastity · Continence · Counsel · Evangelical counsels · Fear · Fruits · Fruits of a thing · Humility · Intellect · Joy · Justice of God · Knowledge
In the manuals
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Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. I, Bk. I, Tr. III, Diss. II, Pt. II, Scholion. On the Beatitudes and Fruits, nn. ¶1, 482 & 483 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)
Vol. I, Pt. I, Q. II, Art. 2. Good Habits, or Vi…, Complements of the Virtues, nn. 159, 164 & 165 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Pt. II, Q. I, Art. 1. The Virtue of Faith, The Gifts of Understanding and Knowledge, n. 811 — To each of the Gifts of the Holy Ghost correspond Beatitudes and Fruits (see 159). (a) To the Gift of Understanding corresponds the Sixth Beatitude: “Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God.” For by Underst… Read in context →
Vol. I, Pt. II, Q. I, Art. 4. The Virtue of Hope, The Gift of Fear of the Lord, n. 1058 — To the Gift of Fear correspond the first Beatitude and the fruits of modesty, continency and chastity. (a) Filial fear makes one realize that all but God is as nothing, and hence that true greatness must be sought, not i… Read in context →
Vol. I, Pt. II, Q. I, Art. 9. The Sins Against B…, The Beatitude and the Fruits That Correspond to Wisdom, n. 1619 — The Beatitude and the Fruits that Correspond to Wisdom. The Beatitude and the Fruits that Correspond to Wisdom.—The Gifts of the Holy Ghost, by supplying for what is imperfect in the habits of virtue (e.g., by protecting faith against dullness of perception, hope against pres… Read in context →
Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 1. The Virtue of Prud…, The Beatitude and the Fruits That Correspond to Counsel, n. 1662 — The Beatitude and Fruits that Correspond to the Gift of Counsel. The Beatitude and Fruits that Correspond to the Gift of Counsel.—(a) Counsel directs one to all the means that are useful for the attainment of life eternal, but especially to acts of mercy, for, as St. Augustine remarks… Read in context →
Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 6. The Remaining Pote…, The Gift of Piety, n. 2433 — The Complements of Justice. The Complements of Justice.—To each of the various virtues correspond certain complements, namely, Gifts of the Holy Ghost, Fruits of the Holy Ghost, and Beatitudes (see 159). (a) The Gift that corresponds to justice is … Read in context →
Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 7. The Virtue of Fort…, The Complements of Fortitude, n. 2457 — The Complements of Fortitude. The Complements of Fortitude.—We shall now speak of the Gift, the Beatitude, and the Fruits that correspond to fortitude (see 159 and 2433). (a) The Gift of Fortitude is an infused habit which makes the appetitive powers… Read in context →
Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 8. The Virtue of Temp…, Complements of Temperance, n. 2571 — Complements of the Virtue of Temperance. Complements of the Virtue of Temperance.—(a) The Gift of the Holy Ghost that perfects temperance is fear of the Lord. The virtue of temperance makes one abstain from unlawful pleasures because to do so is reasonable; fea… Read in context →
Manuale Theologiae Moralis
Vol. I, Pt. I, Tract VI. On Virtues In Ge…, Ch. I, Article II. On The Relation Between Virtues And The Gifts And Fruits Of The Holy Spirit And The Beatitudes, nn. ¶62, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454 & 455 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)
Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues
Tr. I, Disputation I: On Faith, Q. XXX, Doubt VI: Whether the sixth beatitude, Blessed are the clean of heart, corresponds to the gift of understanding, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Tr. I, Disputation I: On Faith, Q. XXX, Doubt VII: Whether faith, among the fruits of the Holy Ghost, corresponds to the gift of understanding, n. 1 — The holy Doctors assert that to the gift of Understanding there corresponds, among the fruits of the Holy Spirit, faith, and they prove it; Since, indeed, the Theological and Divine truths, which are revealed to us by fa… Read in context →
Tr. I, Disputation I: On Faith, Q. XXXI, Doubt IV: Whether the third beatitude, Blessed are they that mourn, corresponds to the gift of knowledge, nn. 1, 2 & 3 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Tr. I, Disputation V: On the Gift…, Question IX: Whether poverty of spirit corresponds to the gift of fear, nn. 1, 2 & 3 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Tr. I, Disputation XIX: On the Gi…, Question VII: Whether the seventh beatitude corresponds to the gift of wisdom, nn. 1, 2 & 3 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
The Catechism Explained: An Exhaustive Exposition of the Christian Religion
Pt. II, Vice and Virtue, Perfection, C. CHRISTIAN PERFECTION, IV. THE EIGHT BEATITUDES, nn. ¶1–¶27 (27 passages)
Treated under the broader heading The Gifts of the Holy Spirit, Beatitudes and Fruits — Konings, Theologia Moralis — this work does not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so its treatment stands one heading up (ed.)