The Theological Virtue of Hope
Enables one to desire God above all things and to trust Him for personal salvation
Saint Josephine Bakhita- It's a supernatural gift of God infused at baptism
- It's the virtue of the wayfarer, keeping one fixed on eternal beatitude (heaven)
- It gives youthful freedom because one lives in expectation of eternal beatitude (heaven)
- It inspires and orders one’s actions to God
- It keeps one from discouragement
- It preserves one from selfishness
- It anchors the soul in God and enables one to be joyful under trial
- It is expressed and nourished in prayer
- Knows heaven is our true home
- Strives to live the Beatitudes
- Accepts sufferings and trials with patience, perseverance, and joy
- Nourishes and expresses it in prayer
- Finds comfort in the recollection of God’s love, shown to us to by Christ’s death on the Cross
- Looks to the saints as friends, intercessors, and guides
Read more in the Educator's Guide on pages 35-46

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