1. First: Be humble. Don’t be vain. (Humility over Pride)
2. Second: Be generous. Don’t be envious. (Generosity over Envy)
3. Third: Be chaste. Don’t be filthy. (Chastity over Lust)
4. Fourth: Be patient. Don’t be angry. (Patience over Wrath)
5. Fifth: Be disciplined. Don’t overeat. (Temperance over Gluttony)
6. Sixth: Be charitable. Don’t be greedy. (Charity over Greed)
7. Seventh: Be diligent. Don’t be lazy. (Diligence over Sloth)
Be disciplined. Don’t overeat. (Temperance over Gluttony)
Gluttony is defined as an excessive love of food and drink. The virtue of temperance, or learning to eat and drink in moderation, is considered the antidote to gluttony. Catholic teaching is temperance, which advocates for moderation in all aspects of life, including eating.
John 6:27
"Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on him God the Father has set his seal.”
St. Jean Marie Baptiste Vianney, the Cure of Ars
"He who lives in sin takes up the habits and the appearance of the beasts. The beast, which has not reason, knows nothing but its appetites. So the man who makes himself like the beasts loses his reason, and lets himself be guided by the inclinations of his body. He takes his pleasure in good eating and drinking, and in enjoying the vanities of the world, which pass away like the wind. I pity the poor wretches who run after that wind; they gain very little, they give a great deal for very little profit -- they give their eternity for the miserable smoke of the world."
Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen
"You will never be happy if your happiness depends on getting solely what you want. change the focus. Get a new center. Will what God wills, and your joy no man shall take from you".
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