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Title of the work in Latin
MEDULLA S. THOMAE AQUITATIS PER OMNES ANNI LITURGICI DIES DISTRBUITA, SEU MEDITATIONES EX OPERIBUS S. THOMAE DEPROMPTAE
Compilation and arrangement by
FR. Z. MÉZARD O. P.
NOTE
All titles with an asterisk contain material that is no longer attributed to Saint Thomas Aquinas.
20. Monday after the Third Sunday of Lent: By the Passion we were freed from the power of the devil
Monday of the Third Week of Lent
The Lord said, at the imminent Passion: “Now will the prince of this world be cast out: and I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all things to myself” (John 12:31). Now, the Lord was lifted up from the earth by the Passion of the cross. Therefore, by it, the devil was deprived of his power over men.
Regarding the power that the devil exercised over men before the Passion of Christ, we must make a threefold consideration:
1. The first, related to man, who by his sin deserved to be delivered to the power of the devil, by whose temptation he was overcome;
2. The second, related to God, whom man offended by sinning, and who in His justice abandoned man to the power of the devil.
3. The third relates to the devil, who with his most wicked will impeded man from attaining his salvation.
Thus, with regard to the first consideration, man was freed from the power of the devil by the Passion of Christ, because the Passion of Christ is the cause of the remission of sins.
As for the second, the Passion of Christ delivered us from the power of the devil, by reconciling us with God.
Concerning the third, the Passion of Christ liberated us from the devil, because in it the devil exceeded the measure of power that God had granted him, plotting the death of Christ, who did not deserve death since he had no sin. Hence Augustine says: “By the justice of Christ the devil was overcome, because although he found nothing in Him worthy of death, yet he killed Him. And thus it was just that the debtors whom he held in his power should be ordered free, believing in Christ, whom the devil killed, albeit He had no debt.”
It is true that the devil can still, with God's permission, tempt men in soul and torment their bodies; however, the remedy of the Passion of Christ is prepared for man, with which he can defend himself against the attacks of the enemy so as not to be dragged into the perdition of eternal death. And all those who, before the Passion, resisted the devil, were able to do so by faith in the Passion of Christ. Although, since this Passion had not yet been consummated, in a certain way no one could escape the hands of the devil, thus freeing himself from descending into hell; whereas after the Passion of Christ, we can all defend ourselves against the diabolical power.
God allows the devil to deceive certain people, at certain times and places, for a hidden reason of His judgments. But always, through the Passion of Christ, the remedy is prepared for men to defend themselves from the wickedness of demons, even in the time of the Antichrist. And the fact that certain people neglect to make use of this remedy in no way diminishes the efficacy of the Passion of Christ.
III, q. XLIX, a. II
(P. D. Mézard, O. P., Meditationes ex Operibus S. Thomae.)
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MEDULLA S. THOMAE AQUITATIS PER OMNES ANNI LITURGICI DIES DISTRBUITA, SEU MEDITATIONES EX OPERIBUS S. THOMAE DEPROMPTAE
Compilation and arrangement by
FR. Z. MÉZARD O. P.
NOTE
All titles with an asterisk contain material that is no longer attributed to Saint Thomas Aquinas.
20. Monday after the Third Sunday of Lent: By the Passion we were freed from the power of the devil
Monday of the Third Week of Lent
The Lord said, at the imminent Passion: “Now will the prince of this world be cast out: and I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all things to myself” (John 12:31). Now, the Lord was lifted up from the earth by the Passion of the cross. Therefore, by it, the devil was deprived of his power over men.
Regarding the power that the devil exercised over men before the Passion of Christ, we must make a threefold consideration:
1. The first, related to man, who by his sin deserved to be delivered to the power of the devil, by whose temptation he was overcome;
2. The second, related to God, whom man offended by sinning, and who in His justice abandoned man to the power of the devil.
3. The third relates to the devil, who with his most wicked will impeded man from attaining his salvation.
Thus, with regard to the first consideration, man was freed from the power of the devil by the Passion of Christ, because the Passion of Christ is the cause of the remission of sins.
As for the second, the Passion of Christ delivered us from the power of the devil, by reconciling us with God.
Concerning the third, the Passion of Christ liberated us from the devil, because in it the devil exceeded the measure of power that God had granted him, plotting the death of Christ, who did not deserve death since he had no sin. Hence Augustine says: “By the justice of Christ the devil was overcome, because although he found nothing in Him worthy of death, yet he killed Him. And thus it was just that the debtors whom he held in his power should be ordered free, believing in Christ, whom the devil killed, albeit He had no debt.”
It is true that the devil can still, with God's permission, tempt men in soul and torment their bodies; however, the remedy of the Passion of Christ is prepared for man, with which he can defend himself against the attacks of the enemy so as not to be dragged into the perdition of eternal death. And all those who, before the Passion, resisted the devil, were able to do so by faith in the Passion of Christ. Although, since this Passion had not yet been consummated, in a certain way no one could escape the hands of the devil, thus freeing himself from descending into hell; whereas after the Passion of Christ, we can all defend ourselves against the diabolical power.
God allows the devil to deceive certain people, at certain times and places, for a hidden reason of His judgments. But always, through the Passion of Christ, the remedy is prepared for men to defend themselves from the wickedness of demons, even in the time of the Antichrist. And the fact that certain people neglect to make use of this remedy in no way diminishes the efficacy of the Passion of Christ.
III, q. XLIX, a. II
(P. D. Mézard, O. P., Meditationes ex Operibus S. Thomae.)
#God #Deus #Isten #Gott #Jesus #Católico #Catholic #Katholik #katholisch #Katolikus #catholique #Faith #Fé #foi #信仰 #Latin #Latim #Gospel #Evangelho #Evangélium #évangile #Dieu #福音 #日本 #カトリック #Bible #Biblestr #Nostr #Grownostr
quoting nevent1q…833yTitle of the work in Latin
MEDULLA S. THOMAE AQUITATIS PER OMNES ANNI LITURGICI DIES DISTRBUITA, SEU MEDITATIONES EX OPERIBUS S. THOMAE DEPROMPTAE
Compilation and arrangement by
FR. Z. MÉZARD O. P.
NOTE
All titles with an asterisk contain material that is no longer attributed to Saint Thomas Aquinas.
19. Third Sunday of Lent: By the Passion We Are Released from Sin
III Sunday of Lent
"Who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood" (Revelation 1:5)
The Passion of Christ is the proper cause of the remission of sins for three reasons:
1. First, as a cause that provokes charity. For, as the Apostle says, "God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8). Now, through charity, we obtain the forgiveness of sins, according to the Gospel: "Her many sins have been forgiven; therefore she has loved much" (Luke 7:47).
2. Second, the Passion of Christ causes the remission of sins in the manner of redemption. For, being Christ our head, by the Passion He suffered for obedience and charity, He freed us, as His members, from sin, as the price of His Passion; like in the case of someone who redeems himself from a sin he has committed with his feet through a meritorious manual work. Just as the natural body is one, in the diversity of its members, so the whole Church, which is the mystical body of Christ, is considered almost one person with its head, which is Christ.
3. Third, in the manner of efficiency, insofar as the flesh in which Christ suffered His Passion is the instrument of divinity; through which the sufferings and actions of Christ act with divine virtue, with the purpose of delivering from sin.
Christ, by His Passion, freed us from sins casually, that is, by having instituted the cause of our liberation, by virtue of which He could forgive at any given moment any sins — past, present, or future. Such is the doctor who prepares a remedy capable of curing any diseases, even future ones.
However, since the Passion of Christ is the universal antecedent cause of the remission of sins, it is necessary to apply it to each individual in order to free them from their own sins. This is done through baptism, penance, and the other sacraments, which draw their power from the Passion of Christ.
Through faith, the Passion of Christ is also applied to us, so that we may receive its fruits, according to what the Apostle says: "Whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith" (Romans 3:25). But the faith by which we are purified from sin is not a faith without form, which can coexist with sin, but faith informed by charity. Thus, the Passion of Christ is applied to us, not only with respect to the intellect, but also with respect to affection. And in this way, sins are also forgiven by virtue of the Passion of Christ.
III q. XLIX, a. I
(P. D. Mézard, O. P., Meditationes ex Operibus S. Thomae.)
#God #Deus #Isten #Gott #Jesus #Católico #Catholic #Katholik #katholisch #Katolikus #catholique #Faith #Fé #foi #信仰 #Latin #Latim #Gospel #Evangelho #Evangélium #évangile #Dieu #福音 #日本 #カトリック #Bible #Biblestr #Nostr #Grownostr
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