A Topic of Moral Theology

The Relation Between Natural or Acquired Virtues and Supernatural Virtues

How the acquired virtues stand to the virtues infused by God.

Also asked about as…

are natural virtues real virtues · natural virtue vs supernatural virtue · pagan virtues (ed.)

In the index as Infused virtues · Supernatural virtues · God · Purgative virtues · Virtue · Grace · Indwelling of the Holy Spirit · Moral virtues · Supernatural life

In the manuals

Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)

Noldin, Summa of Moral Theology, On the Principles of Moral…, Book First. On The Ultimat…, Second Question. On The Me…, Second Article. On Supernatural Virtues, nn. 28, 29, 30 & 31 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. I, Bk. I, Tr. III, Diss. I, Pt. I, Sect. VI, Scholion. On the Relation Between Natural or Acquired Virtues and Supernatural Virtues, nn. 350 & 351 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Commentaries on the Nature of Moral Theology, on Conscience and Probabilism, on the Fourth Precept, and on the Sixth and Ninth Precepts of the Decalogue (Commentarii)

Bucceroni, Commentaries (1910), First Commentary: On the Nature of Moral Theology, n. 37 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Vol. I, Pt. I, Tract VI. On Virtues In Ge…, Chapter III. On the infused virtues and their properties, n. ¶68 — We divide this chapter into two articles: 1. on the existence and essence of the infused virtues; 2. on their properties.Read in context →

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Vol. I, General Moral Theology, Treatise: On Habits and Vi…, Third Part: On Habits According to Supernatural Being, or On Infused Virtues, nn. 614, 615, 616 & 617 (23 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, General Moral Theology, Treatise: On Habits and Vi…, Third Part: On Habits Acco…, Question One: On the Existence and Essence of Infused Habits and Virtues, nn. ¶1, 618, 619, 620 & 621 (20 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, General Moral Theology, Treatise: On Habits and Vi…, Third Part: On Habits Acco…, Question Two: On the Disti…, Article II: On Moral Virtues, nn. ¶1, 626, 627, 628 & 629 (19 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Summae S. Thomae (Billuart)

Billuart, Summa Summae, Tomus II. On the Prima Sec…, On the Passions and the Vi…, On the Virtues, On the properties of the virtues, nn. 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 & 23 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

Treated under the broader heading The Properties of Virtues — McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Rickaby, Moral Philosophy — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)