# Temperance ## Catechism of the Catholic Church The cardinal moral virtue that moderates the attraction of pleasure and provides balance in the use of created goods. It ensures the mastery of the will over instinct, and keeps natural desires within proper limits ([[3.1.1.7.p65#^ccc-1809|1809]]). ## Divine Intimacy Meditations - Moderates the disordered desire of sensible joy: [[296-temperance#Meditation 1|296,1]]; [[299-the-gift-of-fear#Meditation 2|299,2]]; - helps to re-establish the harmony lost by sin: [[296-temperance#Meditation 1|296,1]], [[296-temperance#Meditation 2|296,2]]; - — in regard to the sense of taste: [[296-temperance#Meditation 2|296,2]]. - [[296-temperance|296. Temperance]] - [[299-the-gift-of-fear|299. The Gift of Fear]]