Gift of Fortitude
Permanent capacity to receive the light of Jesus' mental fortitude (fortitude of mind), so that we can use it to make acts of, and develop habits of, this gift.  They enable us to use our imagination and memories to produce or recall images of Jesus which turn on or turn off emotions or courage, confident commitment, enthusiasm, fear, despair, and anger.

Virtue of Fortitude
Permanent capacity to receive Jesus' power of "intestinal" fortitude (fortitude of heart), so that we can use it to make acts of, and develop habits of, supernatural fortitude.  These acts and habits enable us to focus Jesus' emotions of courage, confident commitment, and enthusiasm on doing God's Will; and their emotions of fear, despair, and anger on sin, false hopes, Satan, etc.

Capital Sin: Anger (cruel/vicious/uncontrolled)
Produces a false conscience and moral weakness.  Addicts us to murderous, insane, vindictive, and vengeful thoughts, speech, and actions as perverse substitutes for fortitude of mind and heart.

-excerpt taken from Family Consecration Prayer & Meditation Book - Divine Mercy Edition, p164

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