# Charity ## Catechism of the Catholic Church The theological virtue by which we love God above all things for his own sake, and our neighbor as ourselves for the love of God ([[3.1.1.7.p66|ccc-1822]]). ## Divine Intimacy Meditations - Is inseparable from grace: [[4-charity-the-essence-of-sanctity#Meditation 2|4,2]]; [[259-charity-and-humility#Meditation 1|259,1]]; - cannot subsist with the death caused by sin: [[254-the-excellence-of-charity#Meditation 1|254,1]]; - whoever possesses it shares in the life of God: [[4-charity-the-essence-of-sanctity#Meditation 2|4,2]]; - is the condition and the consequence of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit: [[189-the-descent-of-the-holy-spirit#Meditation 2|189,2]]; - proportionately to —, the gifts of the Holy Spirit develop in our souls: [[195-the-gifts-of-the-holy-spirit#Meditation 2|195,2]]; - only — and grace confer supernatural life to the soul: [[259-charity-and-humility#Meditation 1|259,1]]; - is the greatest gift the Holy Spirit can infuse in us: [[259-charity-and-humility#Meditation 1|259,1]]; - is the greatest virtue: [[4-charity-the-essence-of-sanctity#Meditation 2|4,2]]; [[254-the-excellence-of-charity#Meditation 1|254,1]]; - is the essence of Christian perfection: [[100-sin#Meditation 1|100,1]]; [[106-humility#Meditation 1|106,1]]; [[145-our-preparation#Meditation 2|145,2]]; - has pre-eminence over all the virtues: [[254-the-excellence-of-charity#Meditation 1|254,1]], [[254-the-excellence-of-charity#Meditation 2|254,2]]; - gives the warmth and strength of eternal life to hope [[254-the-excellence-of-charity#Meditation 1|254,1]]; - nothing avails without —: [[254-the-excellence-of-charity#Meditation 2|254,2]]; - least act of — immensely superior to all human values: [[234-infinite-wisdom#Meditation 2|234,2]]; - and to all extraordinary gifts [[259-charity-and-humility#Meditation 1|259,1]]; - Christianity is all love: [[301-the-characteristics-of-a-christian#Meditation 1|301,1]]; - a soul is holy in the measure that it is dominated by —: [[4-charity-the-essence-of-sanctity#Meditation 2|4,2]]; - by means of — the soul is always orientated toward God [[13-seeking-god-in-our-daily-duties#Meditation 2|13,2]]; [[160-the-life-of-prayer#Meditation 1|160,1]]; - increase of — [[35-let-us-make-good-use-of-time#Meditation 2|35,2]]; [[180-the-growth-of-charity-in-mary#Meditation 2|180,2]]; - Jesus has commanded the exercise of this virtue in the greatest measure [[19-seeking-god-in-love#Meditation 1|19,1]]; - the precept of — has no limits [[53-jesus-the-teacher-of-sanctity#Meditation 2|53,2]]; [[253-the-precept-of-charity#Meditation 1|253,1]]; - is absolute: [[253-the-precept-of-charity#Meditation 1|253,1]]; - makes one share in the infinite love with which God loves Himself and creatures [[53-jesus-the-teacher-of-sanctity#Meditation 1|53,1]]; [[271-love-of-neighbor-and-love-of-god#Meditation 2|271,2]]; - is a created participation in the love with which God loves Himself: [[250-charity#Meditation 1|250,1]], [[250-charity#Meditation 2|250,2]]; [[251-the-love-of-friendship#Meditation 2|251,2]]; - makes us enter into the current of love existing in the Blessed Trinity: [[250-charity#Meditation 1|250,1]], [[250-charity#Meditation 2|250,2]]; - is the love of friendship between God and man: [[251-the-love-of-friendship#Meditation 1|251,1]], [[251-the-love-of-friendship#Meditation 2|251,2]]; - conquers all things: [[63-jesus-calms-the-tempest#Meditation 2|63,2]]; - spiritual life and consecration to God worth little if they do not lead to perfection of —: [[70-the-bond-of-perfection#Meditation 1|70,1]]; - end of spiritual life is the perfection of —: [[145-our-preparation#Meditation 2|145,2]]; [[301-the-characteristics-of-a-christian#Meditation 1|301,1]]; - perfection of — demands detachment from earthly goods; [[86-voluntary-poverty#Meditation 1|86,1]]; - perfect — requires absolute renunciation and purity: [[253-the-precept-of-charity#Meditation 2|253,2]]; [[355-the-development-of-love#Meditation 1|355,1]], [[355-the-development-of-love#Meditation 2|355,2]]; - empties the will of all things because it obliges it to love God above all things: [[349-toward-complete-purification#Meditation 2|349,2]]; - on earth absolute perfection of — not possible, but only relative perfection: [[253-the-precept-of-charity#Meditation 1|253,1]]; [[256-the-life-of-love#Meditation 1|256,1]]; - the foundation of — is humility [[106-humility#Meditation 1|106,1]]; [[259-charity-and-humility#Meditation 2|259,2]]; [[301-the-characteristics-of-a-christian#Meditation 2|301,2]]; - is one because it has but one object, God, loved in Himself and in one’s neighbor: [[181-mary-and-fraternal-charity#Meditation 1|181,1]]; [[258-the-motive-for-fraternal-charity#Meditation 1|258,1]]; - double movement of — toward God and neighbor; one repressed, the other cannot be perfect: [[323-the-apostolic-ideal#Meditation 2|323,2]]; [[342-martha-and-mary#Meditation 1|342,1]]; - is by nature expansive, apostolic: [[323-the-apostolic-ideal#Meditation 2|323,2]]; - action and contemplation born of love and established only in perfect love: [[342-martha-and-mary#Meditation 2|342,2]]; - at the end of life we shall be judged on —: [[364-the-end-of-the-world#Meditation 2|364,2]]. - See [[love-of-god|Love of God]]; [[love-of-neighbor|Love of Neighbor]]. ### Sources - [[4-charity-the-essence-of-sanctity|4. Charity, the Essence of Sanctity]] - [[13-seeking-god-in-our-daily-duties|13. Seeking God in Our Daily Duties]] - [[19-seeking-god-in-love|19.Seeking God in Love]] - [[35-let-us-make-good-use-of-time|35. Let Us Make Good Use of time]] - [[53-jesus-the-teacher-of-sanctity|53. Jesus the Teacher of Sanctity]] - [[63-jesus-calms-the-tempest|63. Jesus Calms the Tempest]] - [[70-the-bond-of-perfection|70. The Bond of Perfection]] - [[86-voluntary-poverty|86. Voluntary Poverty]] - [[100-sin|100. Sin]] - [[106-humility|106. Humility]] - [[145-our-preparation|145. Our Preparation]] - [[160-the-life-of-prayer|160. The Life of Prayer]] - [[180-the-growth-of-charity-in-mary|180. The Growth of Charity in Mary]] - [[181-mary-and-fraternal-charity|181. Mary and Fraternal Charity]] - [[189-the-descent-of-the-holy-spirit|189. The Descent of the Holy Spirit]] - [[195-the-gifts-of-the-holy-spirit|195. The Gifts of the Holy Spirit]] - [[234-infinite-wisdom|234. Infinite Wisdom]] - [[250-charity|250. Charity]] - [[251-the-love-of-friendship|251. The Love of Friendship]] - [[253-the-precept-of-charity|253. The Precept of Charity]] - [[254-the-excellence-of-charity|254. The Excellence of Charity]] - [[256-the-life-of-love|256. The Life of Love]] - [[258-the-motive-for-fraternal-charity|258. The Motive for Fraternal Charity]] - [[259-charity-and-humility|259. Charity and Humility]] - [[271-love-of-neighbor-and-love-of-god|271. Love of Neighbor and Love of God]] - [[301-the-characteristics-of-a-christian|301. The Characteristics of a Christian]] - [[323-the-apostolic-ideal|323. The Apostolic Ideal]] - [[342-martha-and-mary|342. Martha and Mary]] - [[340-apostolic-maturity|349. Apostolic Maturity]] - [[355-the-development-of-love|355. The Development of Love]] - [[364-the-end-of-the-world|364. The End of the World]] ## Compendium of Social Doctrine ![[sd-10-index-c#Charity (see Also sd-10-index-o Love Love )]]