I’ve recently finished Blessed Columba Marmion’s book, CHRIST in HIS Mysteries.
On page34-35, he says, “GOD is the plenitude of being, the shoreless ocean of all perfection and of all life.
…we must recognize, in the most positive manner, that there are no limits where GOD is concerned.
….Being Infinite Intelligence, GOD perfectly comprehends HIMSELF; in a single act, HE sees all that HE is, all that is in HIM. HE comprehends, as it were , in a single glance, the plenitude of HIS perfections, and, in one thought, in one word that exhausts all HIS knowledge. HE expresses this infinite knowledge to HIMSELF. This thought conceived by the eternal intelligence, this utterance whereby GOD expresses HIMSELF is the WORD. Faith tells us that this WORD is GOD, because the WORD has/is with GOD one and the same divine nature. And because the FATHER communicates to this WORD a nature not only like unto HIS own, but identical with it…calls the WORD, the SON.”
I so very much recommend this book, as a matter a fact all his book, I’m on my third. If you should ever consider doing a substack book club on his writings count me in.
This discussion reminds me of On The Trinity by Richard of Saint Victor, recently translated by Ruben Angelici. This includes a discussion of the Gift of the Holy Spirit, who proceeds from the Father and the Son.
What a beautiful God we have that He should show us his face, that beautiful face of Christ; for Jesus is the face of the Father. There is no god like our God, the true and only God. Jesus is the Only way to the Father because only He truly knows the Father for He and the Father are one.
Dr McGovern
I’ve recently finished Blessed Columba Marmion’s book, CHRIST in HIS Mysteries.
On page34-35, he says, “GOD is the plenitude of being, the shoreless ocean of all perfection and of all life.
…we must recognize, in the most positive manner, that there are no limits where GOD is concerned.
….Being Infinite Intelligence, GOD perfectly comprehends HIMSELF; in a single act, HE sees all that HE is, all that is in HIM. HE comprehends, as it were , in a single glance, the plenitude of HIS perfections, and, in one thought, in one word that exhausts all HIS knowledge. HE expresses this infinite knowledge to HIMSELF. This thought conceived by the eternal intelligence, this utterance whereby GOD expresses HIMSELF is the WORD. Faith tells us that this WORD is GOD, because the WORD has/is with GOD one and the same divine nature. And because the FATHER communicates to this WORD a nature not only like unto HIS own, but identical with it…calls the WORD, the SON.”
I so very much recommend this book, as a matter a fact all his book, I’m on my third. If you should ever consider doing a substack book club on his writings count me in.
That is beautiful. Thank you for sharing. I’ll add this to my reading list. Many thanks!
This discussion reminds me of On The Trinity by Richard of Saint Victor, recently translated by Ruben Angelici. This includes a discussion of the Gift of the Holy Spirit, who proceeds from the Father and the Son.
What a beautiful God we have that He should show us his face, that beautiful face of Christ; for Jesus is the face of the Father. There is no god like our God, the true and only God. Jesus is the Only way to the Father because only He truly knows the Father for He and the Father are one.