Catholic Thought discussion

Concerning the Assistance Rendered by the Fatherly Providence of God to Those Souls Who Have Abandoned Themselves to Him

I - Confidence in God: The less the soul in the state of abandonment feels the help it receives from God, the more efficaciously does He sustain it.

II - Diversity of Grace: The afflictions which the soul is made to endure are but loving artifices of God which will one day give it great joy.

III - The Generosity of God: The more God seems to despoil the soul that is in the state of abandonment, the more generous are His gifts.

IV - The Most Ordinary Things are Channels of Grace: In the state of abandonment God guides the soul more safely the more completely He seems to blind it.

V - Nature and Grace the Instruments of God: The less capable the soul in the state of abandonment is of defending itself, the more powerful does God defend it.

VI - Supernatural Providence: The soul, in the state of abandonment, does not fear its enemies, but finds in them useful helps.

VII - Conviction of Weakness: The soul in the state of abandonment can abstain from justifying itself by word and deed. The divine action justifies it.

VIII - Self-guidance Mistake: God imparts to the soul in the state of abandonment by means which seem more likely to destroy it.

IX - Divine Love, the Principle of all Good: To those who follow this path, divine love is all-sufficing

X - We Must see God in all His Creatures: In the state of abandonment the soul finds more light and strength, through submission to the divine action, than all those possess who resist it through pride.

XI - The Strength of Simplicity: The soul in the state of abandonment knows how to see God even in the proud who oppose His action. All creatures, good or evil, reveal Him to it.

XII - The Triumph of Humility: To the souls which are faithful to Him, God promises a glorious victory over the powers of the world and of hell.

Thanks Kerstin. This is the last part of our read. I'm almost finished myself. I just don't have any input to contribute. How about we take this week to finish the discussion and next week we start nominations for our next read. I'll put a schedule for the next selection in the near term schedule.

Perfect.

Thank you, Kerstin and Manny. I feel we’ve let you down, and you are so dedicated.

You haven’t, Frances. We had no idea at the onset that this particular book wouldn’t produce much commentary. It is nobody’s fault.