The Illumination of our Souls
When the mind
is completely freed from the passions, it journeys straight ahead to the
contemplation of created things and makes its way to the knowledge of the
Holy Trinity.
All the
virtues assist the mind in the pursuit of divine love, but above all does
pure prayer. By it the mind is given wings to go ahead to God…
Almsgiving
heals the irascible part of the soul; fasting extinguishes the concupiscible
part (appetites); and prayer purifies the mind and prepares it for the
contemplation of reality. For the powers of the soul the Lord has granted
us the commandments as well.
