The Catechism of the Summa - XX. OF GOD'S ACTION IN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNIVERSE; AND OF MIRACLES
(A)
How does God govern this universe which was created by Him?
By maintaining it and directing it to its end (CIII. 4).
Does God maintain all created things Himself?
Yes, God Himself maintains all created things; although He uses certain of His creatures to maintain others in existence according to the order of dependence which He established among things when He created them (CIV. 1, 2).
What is meant by saying that He Himself maintains all created things?
By this is meant that that which is at the basis of all beings in the universe and which makes existence the common connecting link of all is communicated to them by the direct action of God Himself (CIV. i).
Is the act of maintaining all things in existence also proper to God as is the creation of things?
Yes, because the direct and immediate result of both phenomena is the inflow of being which is an effect proper to God (CIV. 1, Obj. 4; VIII. 1).
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Pegues OP, R P Thomas. Catechism of the "Summa Theologica" of Saint Thomas Aquinas for the Use of the Faithful (pp. 84-85). Veritatis Splendor Publications. Kindle Edition.
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