The musings and meandering thoughts of a crotchety old man as he observes life in the world and in a small, rural town in South East Nebraska. I hope to help people get to Heaven by sharing prayers, meditations, the lives of the Saints, and news of Church happenings. My Pledge: Nulla dies sine linea ~ Not a day without a line.
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20 January 2020
The Catechism of the Summa - XXIX. OF RELIGION AND ITS INTERIOR ACTS: OF DEVOTION; OF PRAYER, ITS NATURE AND NECESSITY; OF THE "OUR FATHER" OR THE LORD'S PRAYER, AND ITS EFFICACIOUSNESS (A)
(A)
What is the first act of religion?
It is that interior act which is called devotion (LXXXII.
1, 2). What is devotion?
Devotion is a certain movement of the will whereby
it gives itself and all dependent on it to the service of
God, and this always and with a holy zeal (LXXXII. 1, 2).
After devotion, what is man's first act in the service of God?
It is the act of prayer. Next
- The Catechism of the Summa - XXIX. OF RELIGION AND ITS INTERIOR ACTS: OF DEVOTION; OF PRAYER, ITS
NATURE AND NECESSITY; OF THE "OUR FATHER" OR THE LORD'S PRAYER, AND
ITS EFFICACIOUSNESS (B)
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