This is central to our call to follow Christ. This is done primarily in how we live out our lives.
Through our passion to follow Christ, we must live our lives accordingly.
We are known through three basic things.
1. We are known by what we say. Our words have impact.
2. We are known by what we do, does our actions speak our words.
3. We are known by the things we love. What is our passion. If following Christ is our passion, then our lives will reflect what we say and do.

My Mother converted to the Catholic Faith through the example of a co-worker when I was very young. Mom was raised in an anti-Catholic household and she was raised with great bias against Catholics. She thought of Catholics as like a foreign country. Through the example of a Catholic friend who worked with her, my Mother became open to investigate the Catholic Faith. This would ultimately lead to my being Catholic.
In thinking about this, in researching the virtue of our holy Faith, I consider the Catholic Catechism of the Church, (CCC) 1697:

- a catechesis of the Holy Spirit, the interior Master of life according to Christ, a gentle guest and friend who inspires, guides, corrects, and strengthens this life;
- a catechesis of grace, for it is by grace that we are saved and again it is by grace that our works can bear fruit for eternal life;
- a catechesis of the beatitudes, for the way of Christ is summed up in the beatitudes, the only path that leads to the eternal beatitude for which the human heart longs;
- a catechesis of sin and forgiveness, for unless man acknowledges that he is a sinner he cannot know the truth about himself, which is a condition for acting justly; and without the offer of forgiveness he would not be able to bear this truth;
- a catechesis of the human virtues which causes one to grasp the beauty and
- a catechesis of the Christian virtues of faith, hope, and charity, generously inspired by the example of the saints;
- a catechesis of the twofold commandment of charity set forth in the Decalogue;
- an ecclesial catechesis, for it is through the manifold exchanges of "spiritual goods" in the "communion of saints" that Christian life can grow, develop, and be communicated.

Romans 6:4 states, "We were indeed buried with him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live in newness of life". Our new life is not to be buried in the back yard, but it is to be given away that others might find this new life through your witness.
Galatians 5:22-23 states, "In contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, self control. Against such there is no law." When someone is living such of way of life, people are drawn by the authentic way of faith. There is a wholesomeness, there is a virtue that inspires people to reach towards.
From the CCC, 25, it states, "The whole concern of doctrine and its teaching must be directed to the love that never ends. Whether something is proposed for belief, for hope or for action, the love of our Lord must always be made accessible, so that anyone can see that all the works of perfect Christian virtue spring from love and have no other objective than to arrive at love." Through our love for the truth, others will see the love within you.

Consider Psalms 1:1-3, "Happy those who do not follow the counsel of the wicked, Nor go the way of sinners, nor sit in company with scoffers. Rather, the law of the Lord is their joy; God's law they study day and night. They are like a tree planted near streams of water, that yields its fruit in season; Its leaves never wither; whatever they do prospers." The fruit is speaking of good works that help others, that bring others to the Lord. Remember, we are known for the things we love. Let us not sit in the company of those who love evil. Evil company destroys good morals. That destroys your witness.

The cardinal virtues are important to evangelization because they keep us centered to always doing the right thing because it is the right thing to do.
We need to train ourselves to strengthen ourselves. It is a discipline we place on ourselves to ensure that everyone is given respect, compassion, endurance with dedication and commitment.
In my experience, the light bulb might turn on in an instant, or the light bulb might take a long time. Some people seem to take forever, a work in progress.

1842 states, "By faith, we believe in God and believe all that he has revealed to us and that Holy Church proposes for our belief."
1843 states, "By hope we desire, and with steadfast trust await from God, eternal life and the graces to merit it."
Faith, hope, and love are the three theological virtues that if we apply this in our life, you will be a great witness for the faith. This requires continued growth, prayer, and commitment. St Paul addresses this best:

Let is put on the whole armor God in our lives so that we might be able to evangelize to others using the virtues given us by the grace of God.

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