Perseverance

Perseverance is the virtue which disposes a person tohold steadily to a good purpose, keeping the end steadily in view,despite delays, fatigue, and temptations to indifference.

Perseverance is a part of the virtue offortitude.

Constancy and perseverance agree in point ofsteadfastness. But these are not identical virtues. Constancystands firm against stresses external to the virtue practiced;perseverance stands firm under the weariness that comes from theeffort of the virtue itself.

Perseverance as a supernatural virtue requires grace.And as the act of “persevering unto the end in Christ,“perseverance is a special and freely bestowed gift of God.