Participation In The Blessings Of

The Passive Receiving Of Christ Is The Process By Which A Spiritual Principle Of Grace Is Generated In The Will Of Man.

Although The Whole Man Partakes Of This Grace, It Is First And Most Appropriately In The Soul And Later Progresses To The Body, Inasmuch As The Body Of The Man Is Capable Of The Same Obedience To The Will Of God As The Soul.

The Efficiency Of God May Be Understood As Either Creation Or Providence.

Hence The End Of The World Should Be Awaited With All Longing By All Believers.

From Faith, Hope, And Love, The Virtues Of Religion Referring To God, There Arises A Double Act Which Bears On The Spiritual Communion Exercised Between God And Us; The Hearing Of The Word And Prayer.