Our Saviour and His Love for Us: Catholic Doctrine on the Interior Life of Christ

by Réginald Garrigou-Lagrange

Here, this great 20th-century theologian probes the meaning of 32 different topics relating to Our Lord and how they show His love for us. Each chapter is a marvelous self-contained essay that can stand alone and that could easily be a beautiful little booklet by itself. Impr.

Genres: Theology, Religion

423 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1951

About the author

Réginald Marie Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P. (February 21, 1877, Auch, France – February 15, 1964, Rome) was a Catholic theologian and, among Thomists of the scholastic tradition, is generally thought to be the greatest Catholic Thomist of the 20th century. He taught at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, commonly known as the Angelicum, in Rome from 1909 to 1960.

Father Garrigou-Lagrange initially attracted attention when he wrote against the theological movement later called Modernism. He is also said to be the drafter or "ghostwriter" of Pope Pius XII's 1950 encyclical Humani Generis, subtitled "Concerning Some False Opinions Threatening to Undermine the Foundations of Catholic Doctrine."

He is best known for his spiritual theology. His magnum opus in the field is The Three Ages of the Interior Life, in which he propounded the thesis that infused contemplation and the resulting mystical life are in the normal way of holiness of Christian perfection.

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Reviews

[Joseph · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this work, Fr. Garrigou-Lagrange writes of Our Lord Jesus Christ. He explicates the mystery of the Incarnation and the Paschal mystery of Christ and our manner of participation in these mysteries. The work is divided into two parts. The first concerns the mystery of the Incarnation and Christ's divine Personality in itself and (roughly) corresponds to the questions 1-26 of the Tertia Pars of the Summa. The second part concerns Christ's relationship to us especially in the Paschal mystery and roughly corresponds to questions 27-59 of the Tertia Pars of the Summa in addition to a cursory coverage of our participation in the Paschal mystery through the Eucharist.

His treatment of the mystery of the Incarnation is beautifully done and reflects the copious amount of meditation on the mystery that he must have completed throughout his life. His treatment of the Paschal mystery is also beautiful and well-done in many respects, although I found it to be slightly less satisfying than I have generally found Garrigou-Lagrange's works. Still, this book is well worth the read.

[Callie Hornbuckle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty heavy theology, with a goal of exploring what Scripture (and Thomas Aquinas, mostly) can tell us about the person of Christ. There was a pretty startling chapter long "note" which dove into the Trinity, which was impossible to follow without my husband with a theology degree walking me through. And the last chapter, which explained why there can be no experience of God outside the Church, felt like a downer and dated to the 50's, when this was written. But there were many good insights, meticulous explained.

[Tyler · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book offers the reader a solid Christology with beautiful applications to one’s spiritual life. There is a particular focus on the Redemptive act of Jesus, as priest and victim, in His passion and the Mass.