1. One who mortifies his body to check concupiscence performs an act of the virtue of temperance.
2. If he does so to set his life in proper order, he performs an act of the virtue of prudence.
3. If he does so to make satisfaction for his past sins, he performs an act of justice.
4. If he does so to overcome difficulties in his spiritual life, he performs an act of fortitude.
5. If he does so to offer sacrifice to God by depriving himself of something pleasant and doing something bitter or repugnant to himself, he performs an act of the virtue of religion.
6. If he does so to receive greater enlightenment in understanding the attributes of God, he performs an act of faith.
7. If he does so to make his salvation more secure, he performs an act of hope.
8. If he does so to help convert sinners or to free the souls in purgatory, he performs an act of fraternal charity.
9. If he does so to have more to give the poor, he performs an act of the virtue of mercy.
10. If he does so to please God more and more, he performs an act of love of God.
In every act of mortification I can practice all ten of these virtues, depending on the intention I form in doing the action.
--St. Anthony Mary Claret, Autobiography
