Is there any other effect in us consequent upon the principal act of charity?
Yes; and this other effect is called peace (XXIX. 3).
What is peace?
Peace is the tranquillity of order or perfect harmony resulting in us and in all things from the fact that all our inclinations and the inclinations of all other creatures are turned towards God, who is the supreme object of our perfect happiness (XXIX. 11).
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