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    "If there were no obscurity, man would not be sensible of his corruption; if there were no light, man would not hope for a remedy. Thus, it is not only fair, but advantageous to us, that God be partly hidden and partly revealed; since it is equally dangerous to man to know God without knowing his own wretchedness, and to know his own wretchedness without knowing God" (Pascal, Pensees 686).


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17 september 2005


Memorial of St. Robert Bellarmine

"Certainly there is beauty in a green pasture or a well-kept garden, a pleasant wood, a tranquil sea, a serene sky, fountains, streams, cities, and the heavens adorned and glittering with countless jewel-like stars. And how much do we delight in the beauty of a tree clothed with blossoms or laden with apples? .... So, my soul, if the Creator has lavished such beauty on created things, how great and marvelous do you think is the beauty of the all-beautiful Creator? … My soul, seek this beauty and aspire to it day and night. Say with the Prophet, "My soul has thirsted after the strong living God; when shall I come and appear before the face of God?" (Ps. 41:3). … Do not fear that the mighty love of this beauty will defile you. Love of the divine beauty perfects the heart without wounding; it sanctifies without defiling." (St. Robert Bellarmine, Ascent of the Mind to God through the Ladder of Creatures)

posted by tdw @ 8:31 p.m. 

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Blogger an attendant lord said...

just another reason to love the Catholic Church -- i mean where else do you find writings or people like this???

and more beautiful than nature even, i think it's the beauty that one sees in the love of God from saints such as this. It truly shows His greatness and magnificence. and to think that this love is only the tiniest of glimpses of that love and beauty that is God is truly amazing.

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