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• Devotion is a certain act of the will by which man gives himself promptly to divine service.

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  Men, Giving, Devotion

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• Natural inclinations are present in things from God, who moves all things. So it is impossible for the natural inclinations of a species to be toward evil in itself. But there is in all perfect animals a natural inclination toward carnal union. Therefore it is impossible for carnal union to be evil in itself.

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  Moving, Animal, Evil

  Thomas Aquinas (1975). “Summa Contra Gentiles: Book 3: Providence”, p.182, University of Notre Dame Pess

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• Man is closer to God according to his existence in grace than he is according to his existence in nature.

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  Men, Grace, Existence

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• Without sanctifying grace it is not possible to refrain long from mortal sin.

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  Long, Grace, Sin

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• It [covetousness] is a sin against God, just as all mortal sins, in as much as man condemns things eternal for the sake of temporal things.

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  Men, Greed, Sake

  "Summa Theologica".

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• Three conditions are necessary for Penance: contrition, which is sorrow for sin, together with a purpose of amendment; confession of sins without any omission; and satisfaction by means of good works.

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  Mean, Omission, Catholic

  Saint Thomas (Aquinas) (2000). “The Aquinas Catechism: A Simple Explanation of the Catholic Faith by the Church's Greatest Theologian”, p.86, Sophia Institute Press

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• The greater the charity of the Saints in their heavenly home, the more they intercede for those who are still on their journey and the more they can help them by their prayers; the more they are united with God, the more effective those prayers are. This is in accordance with Divine order, which makes higher things react upon lower things, like the brightness of the sun filling the atmosphere.

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  Prayer, Home, Journey

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• The proper task of the Savior is that he is a savior; indeed, for this he came into the world: to seek and save what was lost.

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  World, Tasks, Lost

  Saint Thomas (Aquinas) (2010). “The Academic Sermons (The Fathers of the Church, Mediaeval Continuation, Volume 11)”, p.46, CUA Press

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• The fire of hell is called eternal, only because it never ends. Still, there is change in the pains of the lost... Hence in hell true eternity does not exist, but rather time.

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  Pain, Fire, Doe

  "Summa Theologica". Book by Thomas Aquinas (Part I, Question 10, Article 3, Ad. 2), 1485.

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• Eternity is called whole, not because it has parts, but because it is lacking in nothing.

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  Eternity, Lacking, Whole

  Thomas Aquinas (1997). “Basic Writings of St. Thomas Aquinas: Volume One”, p.75, Hackett Publishing

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• Sing, my tongue, the Saviour's glory, Of His Flesh, the mystery sing; Of the Blood, all price exceeding, Shed by our Immortal King, Destined, for the world's redemption, From a noble Womb to spring.

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  Jesus, Kings, Spring

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• The magnitude of the punishment matches the magnitude of the sin. Now a sin that is against God is infinite; the higher the person against whom it is committed, the graver the sin-it is more criminal to strike a head of state than a private citizen-and God is of infinite greatness. Therefore an infinite punishment is deserved for a sin committed against Him.

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  Greatness, Punishment, Criminals

  Thomas Aquinas, T. C. O'Brien (2006). “Summa Theologiae: Volume 27, Effects of Sin, Stain and Guilt: 1a2ae. 86-89”, p.25, Cambridge University Press

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• The minister to whom confession is made is the delegate of Christ, Who is the Judge of the living and the dead.

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  Judging, Saint, Christ

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• As the saints will rejoice in all goods, so will the damned grieve for all goods.

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  Powerful, Grieving, Saint

  THOMAS AQUINAS (1952). “GREAT BOOKS OF THE WESTERN WORLD”

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• Grace does not destroy nature, it perfects it.

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  Grace, Doe

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• Love must precede hatred, and nothing is hated save through being contrary to a suitable thing which is loved. And hence it is that every hatred is caused by love.

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  Hatred, Hated, Contrary

  Saint Thomas (Aquinas) (1845). “Summa Theologica, (Complete)”, p.3052, Library of Alexandria

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• The splendor of a soul in grace is so seductive that it surpasses the beauty of all created things.

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  Seductive, Grace, Soul

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• Without the suitable conditions life could not exist. But both life and its conditions set forth the operations of inscrutable Power. We know not its origin; we know not its end. And the presumption, if not the degradation, rests with those who place upon the throne of the universe a magnified image of themselves, and make its doings a mere colossal imitation of their own. Wonder was the motive that led people to philosophy ... wonder is a kind of desire in knowledge. It is the cause of delight because it carries with it the hope of discovery.

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  Philosophy, Knowledge, Discovery

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• Law; an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him who has care of the community.

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  Law, Community, Care

  St Thomas Aquinas (2013). “Summa Theologica, Volume 2 (Part II, First Section)”, p.995, Cosimo, Inc.

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• In a false person, sacraments do not produce any effect.

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  Produce, Persons, Effects

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• There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.

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  Firsts

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• Baptism is the Sacrament of Faith. Now, dead faith does not suffice for salvation .. .Therefore, the Sacrament of Baptism cannot give salvation to a man whose will ... expels the form of faith.

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  Men, Giving, Baptism

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• Pain itself can be pleasurable accidentally in so far as it is accompanied by wonder, as in stage-plays; or in so far as it recalls a beloved object to one's memory, and makes one feel one's love for the thing, whose absence gives us pain. Consequently, since love is pleasant, both pain and whatever else results from love, in so far as they remind us of our love, are pleasant.

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  Pain, Memories, Love Is

  Saint Thomas (Aquinas) (1845). “Summa Theologica, (Complete)”, p.3172, Library of Alexandria

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• Grace renders us like God and a partaker of the divine nature.

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  Grace, Divine, Divine Nature

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• Likewise grace and glory are referred to the same genus, since grace is nothing other than a certain first beginning of glory in us.

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  Grace, Glory, Certain

  "Questions on Love and Charity: Summa Theologiae, Secunda Secundae, Questions 23–46".

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