The document describes four cardinal virtues: prudence involves making right choices to follow Jesus, justice respects others' rights and avoids selfishness, temperance controls physical and emotional needs, and fortitude provides courage and inner peace to face danger and difficulties while fulfilling duties, as seen in Christian martyrs.

1. CARDINAL VIRTUESDESCRIPTIONPrudencethe ability to make right choices in life; it tells us what we should do in order to be faithful to JesusJusticehelps us to live honestly by respecting the rights of others; an unjust person thinks only of him/herself their needsTemperancethe power to control ourselves (physical needs, emotions, etc.)Fortitudethe courage to help us face danger and difficulty with inner peace; it allows us to carry out our duties even if it requires great sacrifice and suffering (e.g. the martyrs of our Church)<br />