"Our earthly liturgies must be celebrations full of beauty and power: Feasts of the Father who created us—that is why the gifts of the earth play such a great part: the bread, the wine, oil and light, incense, sacred music, and splendid colors. Feasts of the Son who redeemed us—that is why we rejoice in our liberation, breathe deeply in listening to the Word, and are strengthened in eating the Eucharistic Gifts. Feasts of the Holy Spirit who lives in us—that is why there is a wealth of consolation, knowledge, courage, strength, and blessing that flows from these sacred assemblies." unknown source possibly YOUCAT Mal.1.11 For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith theLord of hosts.

Monday, September 17, 2012

operative actual grace and cooperative actual grace

"Operative actual grace is that grace by which God moves us without us, from a condition in which we cannot cooperate with actual grace or do anything in the supernatural order, to a condition in which we can freely cooperate with actual grace. Cooperative actual grace is that grace by which, after God has moved us by way of operative actual grace and we have then freely corresponded to it, God moves us with us. (On the distinction between actual grace and sanctifying grace, as well as the distinction between operative actual grace and cooperative actual grace, see “Lawrence Feingold on Sanctifying Grace and Actual Grace.”)"
 http://www.calledtocommunion.com/2012/09/did-the-council-of-trent-contradict-the-second-council-of-orange/#

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