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E
ESO
TE
RIC
C
HR
IST
IAN
D
OC
TR
INE
Bis
hop
Jean
Bri
caud
FO
R U
SE B
Y T
HE
FO
LLO
WE
RS
O
F TH
E C
ATH
OLI
C G
NO
STIC
CH
URC
H
G
IVE
N B
Y
S.
G. +
JOH
AN
NES
BRI
CAU
D
BI
SHO
P PR
IMA
TE
PR
ICE
: ON
E F
RAN
C
LYO
N
E
DIT
ION
OF
‘RE
VEI
L G
NO
STIQ
UE
’
8, ru
e Bu
geau
d, 8
1907
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THEN
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VE
US
A C
OPY
OF
THE
FREN
CH O
RIG
INA
L.
PL
EASE
ALS
O W
RITE
FO
R A
FREE
CO
PY O
F TH
E BO
OK
The
Way
of E
nlig
hten
men
t
TH
E U
NIV
ERSA
L G
NO
STIC
CH
URC
H
Post
Offi
ce B
ox 3
1W
Wor
thin
g Ba
rbad
os
Wes
t Ind
ies
CON
TEN
TS
M
ORN
ING
PRA
YER
6
EVEN
ING
PRA
YER
9
GN
OSI
S
11
THE
DIV
INE
WO
RLD
14
THE
SPIR
ITU
AL
WO
RLD
16
THE
MA
TERI
AL W
ORL
D
19
MA
N
22
THE
SAVI
OU
R CH
RIST
24
THE
ASC
ENSI
ON
OF
THE
PLER
OM
A A
ND
THE
DIS
SOLU
TIO
N O
F TH
E M
ATER
IAL
WO
RLD
27
THE
RELI
GIO
US
LIFE
29
SIN
31
PRA
YER
33
THE
SACR
AM
ENTS
35
THE
TWO
BA
PTIS
MS
38
THE
MYS
TERY
OF
THE
GRE
AT
NA
ME
39
THE
INEF
FABL
E M
YSTE
RY
41
THE
MYS
TERY
OF
THE
SPIR
ITU
AL U
NCT
ION
S
43
THE
CHU
RCH
45
THE
CATH
OLI
C G
NO
STIC
CH
URC
H
48
TR
AN
SLA
TED
BY
SÂ
R AS
UN
TA
19
90
MO
RNIN
G P
RAY
ER
IN T
HE
NA
ME
OF
THE
FATH
ER, O
F TH
E SO
N A
ND
OF
THE
HO
LY S
PIRI
T. A
men
.
On
wak
ing,
Hea
venl
y Fa
ther
, I s
ing
You
r pra
ises
and
I da
re s
ay to
Yo
u ag
ain w
ith c
onfid
ence
the
pray
er th
at th
e di
vine
mas
ter t
augh
t us:
O
ur F
athe
r w
ho a
re i
n th
e de
pths
of
the
Eons
, m
ay Y
our
holy
Lo
gos
and
Chris
t be
und
ersto
od a
nd a
dore
d in
all
the
Uni
vers
e; m
ay t
he
king
dom
of Y
our H
oly
Spiri
t com
e to
us,
may
You
r will
be
done
on
earth
as
in h
eave
n. G
ive
us th
is da
y ou
r sp
iritu
al fo
od, t
he s
treng
th a
nd c
oura
ge to
ea
rn th
e br
ead
for o
ur b
ody.
For
give
us o
ur d
igre
ssio
ns fr
om Y
our l
aws,
as
our
Ass
embl
y fo
rgiv
es t
hose
of
repe
ntan
t sin
ners
. S
uppo
rt us
in
our
wea
knes
ses
so th
at w
e ar
e no
t car
ried
away
by
our
pass
ions
and
deli
ver
us
from
the
dece
ptiv
e m
irage
s of
the
Arc
hon.
For
we
have
no
othe
r kin
g th
an
Your
belo
ved
son
Chris
t our
Sav
iour
who
se is
the
king
dom
, the
triu
mph
and
th
e gl
ory
for e
ver a
nd e
ver.
Am
en.
Lo
rd, o
h di
vine
Pro
pato
r, he
ar m
y pr
ayer
, list
en to
my
supp
licat
ions
; let
me
hear
he
voic
e of
You
r m
ercy
fro
m t
he m
orni
ng, f
or it
is in
You
r ha
nds t
hat I
plac
e m
yself
.. I a
dore
You
, I p
raise
You
, I g
ive
You
than
ks fr
om
the
mor
ning
.
I th
ank
You
for h
avin
g pr
otec
ted
me
durin
g th
e ni
ght f
rom
all
the
dang
ers
and
all th
e ev
ils w
hich
cou
ld h
ave
harm
ed m
e an
d fro
m w
hich
You
ha
ve c
over
ed m
e w
ith y
our p
rote
ctio
n. D
urin
g th
is da
y, re
main
my
supp
ort,
my
stren
gth,
my
refu
ge, m
y sa
lvat
ion
and
my
cons
olat
ion.
Am
en.
Cree
d of
the
Gno
stic
Chur
ch
I be
lieve
in o
ne G
od, e
tern
al Pr
opat
or a
nd a
lmig
hty
Fath
er,
crea
tor
and
attra
ctor
of
all v
isibl
e an
d in
visib
le be
ings
, th
e fir
st
tridy
nam
e am
ongs
t the
div
ine
Eons
.
And
in H
is on
ly so
n, th
e di
vine
logo
s, th
e pr
otot
ype
of m
an,
the
seco
nd tr
idyn
ame,
Chris
t, sp
iritu
al an
d ph
ysic
al lig
ht, b
orn
of th
e tre
asur
e of
ligh
t, tru
e G
od li
ke th
e Fa
ther
and
con
subs
tant
ial to
Him
, w
ithou
t who
m n
othi
ng w
as m
ade.
W
ho b
ecam
e in
carn
ate
on e
arth
in t
he p
erso
n of
Jes
us t
he
Savi
our
and
the
star
of t
he P
lero
ma,
cam
e do
wn
here
belo
w f
or u
s, ta
king
on
a so
ul a
nd a
bod
y lik
e ou
r ow
n in
the
bre
ast
of b
lesse
d M
ary.
W
ho w
as m
anife
st in
Jesu
s fro
m th
e tim
e of
his
bapt
ism u
ntil
the
time
of h
is pa
ssio
n;
W
ho s
poke
to u
s th
roug
h hi
s m
outh
and
taug
ht u
s th
e ve
ry
holy
gnos
is an
d th
e ho
ly li
fe, i
n or
der t
o de
liver
us f
rom
the
slave
ry o
f th
e D
emiu
rge
and
of h
is ea
rthly
Arc
hon,
to
thus
ena
ble
our
retu
rn
into
the
spiri
tual
Pler
oma
our h
omela
nd, a
s he
him
self
retu
rned
ther
e af
ter h
is de
ath;
Who
will
com
e to
ear
th a
gain
full
of g
lory
to ju
dge
the
livin
g an
d th
e de
ad;
W
hose
kin
gdom
shall
hav
e no
end
.
I be
lieve
in
the
Hol
y Sp
irit,
the
third
tri
dyna
me,
who
pr
ocee
ds fr
om th
e Fa
ther
like
the
son;
Who
giv
es lo
ve w
ith li
fe, w
ho p
uts
us o
nto
the
path
of t
ruth
an
d ho
lines
s, w
ho u
nifie
s all
bein
gs, w
ho is
ado
red
and
glor
ified
with
th
e Fa
ther
and
the
son.
I be
lieve
in o
ne tr
uly
univ
ersa
l or c
atho
lic C
hurc
h, th
e or
igin
on
ear
th o
f whi
ch g
oes
back
to th
at o
f the
hum
an ra
ce, b
ut w
hich
in
heav
en c
onsti
tute
s th
e ho
ly P
lero
ma,
and
is as
old
as
God
Him
self,
th
e pe
rfect
bein
g.
I
conf
ess
the
two
bapt
isms
and
the
thre
e ot
her m
yste
ries
for
the
rem
issio
n of
sins
.
I aw
ait,
on t
he c
ompl
etio
n of
the
ear
thly
Pler
oma,
the
reap
pear
ance
of
the
dead
, th
e as
cens
ion
of t
he P
lero
ma,
lastly
the
fin
al de
struc
tion
of th
e sp
irits
resis
tant
to a
ny c
onve
rsio
n, a
t the
sam
e tim
e as
the
dest
ruct
ion
of th
e hy
lic (p
hysic
al) w
orld
, the
wor
k of
the
Dem
iurg
e. A
men
.
Let u
s pra
y
O
h m
y Fa
ther
, I
than
k Yo
u fo
r all
the
goo
d th
ings
tha
t I
have
re
ceiv
ed fr
om y
ou so
far.
It is
also
by
an e
ffect
of Y
our g
oodn
ess
that
I se
e th
is da
y; I
wan
t to
use
it to
ser
ve Y
ou.
I de
vote
to Y
ou a
ll m
y th
ough
ts,
wor
ds, d
eeds
and
sor
row
s. B
less
them
, oh
my
God
, so
that
the
re w
ill b
e no
ne w
hich
are
not
act
ivat
ed b
y Yo
ur lo
ve a
nd w
hich
do
not t
end
to g
lorif
y Yo
u.
IN
TH
E N
AM
E O
F TH
E FA
THER
, OF
THE
SON
AN
D O
F TH
E H
OLY
SPI
RIT.
Am
en.
EVEN
ING
PRA
YER
IN T
HE
NA
ME
OF
THE
FATH
ER, O
F TH
E SO
N A
ND
O
F TH
E H
OLY
SPI
RIT.
Am
en.
N
ight
has
spr
ead
its v
eils
over
us,
ever
ythi
ng i
nvite
s us
to
med
itate
. I r
aise
my
thou
ghts
to y
ou, o
h di
vine
Pro
pato
r, an
d I c
ome
into
you
r pre
senc
e to
exa
min
e th
e co
nduc
t of m
y da
y.
Exam
inat
ion
of c
onsc
ience
D
id I
hid
e m
y re
ligio
us t
houg
hts
whe
n, o
n th
e co
ntra
ry, I
sh
ould
hav
e ex
pres
sed
them
clea
rly?
– H
ave
I m
ixed
the
nam
e of
G
od w
ith w
ords
of
impa
tienc
e, an
ger,
lying
or
thou
ghtle
ssne
ss?
– H
ave
I at a
ll tim
es h
ad a
firm
will
and
have
I alw
ays s
ubjec
ted
it to
the
light
of
reas
on?
– H
ave
I alw
ays
pres
erve
d m
y di
gnity
? –
Hav
e I
alway
s bee
n m
oder
ate
in p
rosp
erity
and
pat
ient i
n ad
vers
ity? –
Hav
e I
been
ang
ry? –
Hav
e I b
een
prou
d, v
ain o
r am
bitio
us? –
Hav
e I a
lway
s tre
ated
my
neig
hbou
r lik
e a
brot
her a
nd w
ith lo
ve? –
Hav
e I a
cted
out
of
hat
red
or v
enge
ance
? – H
ave
I abs
tain
ed fr
om g
ossip
, fro
m sl
ande
r an
d fro
m ra
sh ju
dgm
ents?
– H
ave
I put
righ
t the
wro
ng c
ause
d to
my
fello
w-m
an? –
Hav
e I a
lway
s to
ld th
e tru
th? –
Hav
e I a
lway
s kep
t my
wor
d w
hen
it ha
s bee
n gi
ven?
– F
inall
y, ha
ve I
filled
my
day w
ell?
Th
ose,
oh m
y Fa
ther
, are
man
y fa
ults;
I a
dmit
them
bef
ore
you,
and
eve
n th
ough
you
do
not
need
my
conf
essio
n an
d yo
u se
e in
to th
e de
pths
of m
y he
art,
I con
fess
them
to y
ou n
ever
thele
ss a
nd I
ad
mit
them
bef
ore
heav
en a
nd e
arth
bec
ause
I h
ave
grea
tly s
inne
d in
w
ords
, in
deed
s an
d in
om
issio
ns; i
t is
my
faul
t, m
y ow
n fa
ult,
my
griev
ous f
ault.
Oh
my
God
and
my
Fath
er, I
hav
e sin
ned
again
st yo
u,
I am
no
long
er w
orth
y to
be
calle
d yo
ur c
hild
; bre
ak th
e ha
rdne
ss o
f m
y he
art a
nd b
y yo
ur in
finite
stre
ngth
and
goo
dnes
s, br
ing
forth
from
it
tear
s of p
enite
nce.
For
give
me,
oh m
y G
od, f
or a
ll th
e w
rong
that
I
have
don
e an
d ca
used
to b
e do
ne; f
orgi
ve m
e fo
r all
the
good
I h
ave
not d
one
and
whi
ch I
sho
uld
have
don
e, or
that
I h
ave
done
bad
ly;
forg
ive
me
for a
ll th
e sin
s tha
t I k
now
of a
nd fo
r tho
se w
hich
I do
not
kn
ow o
f: I
feel
since
re r
epen
tanc
e fo
r th
em a
nd I
wan
t to
mak
e an
ef
fort
to p
ut th
em ri
ght.
Am
en.
Le
t us p
ray
Lord
, oh
divi
ne P
ropa
tor,
who
are
the
Fath
er o
f lig
hts a
nd th
e pr
otec
tor o
f all
thos
e w
ho h
ope
in y
ou, d
eign
to ta
ke m
e in
you
r hol
y pr
otec
tion
durin
g th
is ni
ght
and
keep
me
from
all
dang
er a
nd f
rom
ev
ery
peril
. D
urin
g th
e sle
ep o
f the
bod
y, m
ake
my
soul
wat
ch in
you
. Su
bdue
in m
e all
wro
ng d
esire
s; m
ake
my
evil
thou
ghts
and
all
the
dang
erou
s ill
usio
ns o
f Sa
tan.
G
rant
you
r po
wer
ful p
rote
ctio
n to
my
pare
nts,
to m
y fr
iend
s, to
all
thos
e w
ho m
ake
up t
he f
amily
of
follo
wer
s and
gen
erall
y to
all m
en.
Fa
ther
, as I
fall
asle
ep, I
pla
ce m
y co
nfid
ence
in y
ou a
nd in
the
doub
le a
nd sh
inin
g sta
r of t
he P
lero
ma.
Am
en.
IN
TH
E N
AM
E O
F TH
E F
ATH
ER,
OF
THE
SO
N A
ND
O
F TH
E H
OLY
SPI
RIT.
Am
en.
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PRE
LIM
INA
RIES
__
____
____
LESS
ON
I
GN
OSI
S
- W
hat i
s Gno
sis?
Gno
sis is
the
supr
eme
relig
ious
scie
nce,
that
is th
e tru
e kn
owle
dge
of th
e th
ree
wor
lds,
divi
ne, s
pirit
ual,
mat
erial
, as w
ell
as th
eir r
elatio
nshi
ps.
- W
hat i
s Gno
sis a
lso c
alled
?
It is
call
ed t
he e
sote
ric C
hrist
ian
doct
rine.
It
is ca
lled
CHRI
STIA
N b
ecau
se it
was
taug
ht to
us
by C
hrist
him
self
and
ESO
TERI
C be
caus
e he
onl
y pa
ssed
it o
n to
a s
mall
num
ber o
f m
en b
y or
al te
achi
ng.
- D
id n
ot C
hrist
also
teac
h m
en a
n es
oter
ic d
octri
ne?
Y
es, b
ut h
is es
oter
ic o
r pu
blic
teac
hing
onl
y re
veal
s th
e pr
actic
al s
ide
of t
he d
octri
ne,
that
is
the
mor
al a
nd a
litt
le es
oter
ism u
nder
the
veil
of th
e pa
rabl
e.
- W
ho a
re th
ose
to w
hom
Chr
ist ta
ught
Gno
sis?
H
e ta
ught
gno
sis t
o hi
s tw
elve
apo
stles
and
to
som
e ot
her d
iscip
les w
hose
gat
her i
n m
ade u
p th
e fir
st C
hurc
h.
GN
OSI
S -
Has
not
par
t of t
he G
nosis
bee
n re
veal
ed to
Scr
iptu
re?
Y
es,
part
of t
he G
nosis
was
rev
eale
d to
Scr
iptu
re b
y th
e ap
ostle
Sain
t Joh
n an
d so
me
othe
r disc
iples
.
- Be
fore
the
com
ing
of C
hrist
, wer
e m
en w
ithou
t Gno
sis?
N
o, f
rom
the
beg
inni
ng o
f hu
man
ity s
ome
men
wer
e in
po
sses
sion
of G
nosis
, but
, with
tim
e, it
ende
d up
by
bein
g al
tere
d.
-
Wha
t was
the
true
role
of C
hrist
on
earth
?
His
true
role
was
to
purif
y, in
a w
ord
to r
ectif
y, th
e an
cien
t G
nosis
, to
perf
ect i
t.
- W
as n
ot p
art o
f the
anc
ient
Gno
sis c
omm
itted
to w
ritin
g?
Y
es,
part
of t
he a
ncie
nt G
nosis
was
com
mitt
ed t
o w
ritin
g, pa
rticu
larly
in t
he V
ED
AS,
the
AV
EST
A a
nd c
erta
in h
ebra
ic b
ooks
su
ch a
s th
e ps
alms,
the
book
of
Dan
iel,
the
book
of
Wisd
om,
Ecc
lesia
stes
, the
boo
k of
Eno
ch a
nd th
e w
ritin
gs o
f the
Cab
ala.
-
Is k
now
ledg
e of
thes
e an
cien
t writ
ings
use
less t
o us
?
On
the
cont
rary
, it
is ve
ry u
sefu
l to
us in
tha
t it
help
s us
to
clar
ify c
erta
in p
oint
s of
the
teac
hing
of
Chris
t, at
the
sam
e tim
e as
it
show
s us
the
unity
and
then
the
truth
of t
he s
ecre
t doc
trine
from
the
mos
t anc
ient
tim
es u
ntil
the
com
ing
of C
hrist
.
GN
OSI
S
- W
hat a
re th
e ba
ses o
f Gno
sis to
day?
They
are
anc
ient
and
Chr
istian
trad
ition
and
kno
wle
dge.
-
How
man
y pa
rts is
Gno
sis d
ivid
ed in
to?
G
nosis
is d
ivid
ed in
to tw
o pa
rts.
-
Wha
t doe
s the
firs
t par
t con
tain
?
It
cont
ains
th
e ac
coun
t of
th
e IL
LUM
INA
TIN
G
mys
terie
s, th
at i
s tru
ths
whi
ch a
re k
ept
secr
et f
rom
ord
inar
y pe
ople
and
whi
ch g
ive
the
expl
anat
ion
of th
e th
ings
of t
he th
ree
wor
lds.
It is
thes
e tru
ths w
hich
enl
ight
en, i
llum
inat
e th
e m
ind.
- W
hat d
oes t
he se
cond
par
t con
tain
? It
con
tain
s th
e ac
coun
t of
the
PU
RIFY
ING
mys
terie
s, th
at is
th
e se
cret
rite
s w
hich
rem
ove
sins,
purif
y an
d sa
nctif
y th
e so
ul
and
enab
le it
to ri
se u
p in
to th
e pl
erom
a.
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RT O
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MIN
ATI
NG
MY
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RIES
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_
LESS
ON
II
THE
DIV
INE
WO
RLD
- W
hat i
s God
?
God
is T
HE
BE
ING
, one
, sim
ple,
infin
ite a
nd a
bsol
ute.
-
Doe
s the
Bei
ng h
ave
a be
ginn
ing
and
is he
in a
pla
ce?
N
o, t
he B
eing
did
not
hav
e a
begi
nnin
g, h
e is
eter
nal
and
pres
ent e
very
whe
re; h
e is
vast
. E
very
thin
g w
hich
exi
sts i
s in
him
.
- W
hat i
s the
Bei
ng e
ssen
tially
?
Abo
ve a
ll, th
e Be
ing
is alm
ight
y; he
is th
e po
tent
ial b
eing
.
- W
hat i
s the
Bei
ng se
cond
arily
?
Seco
ndar
ily, t
he b
eing
is a
ctiv
ity; h
e is
the
bein
g in
act
ualit
y.
- H
ow i
s th
e tra
nsiti
on m
ade
from
a p
oten
tial
Bein
g to
a
Bein
g in
act
ualit
y?
Th
e po
tent
ial
Bein
g pa
sses
in
to
actu
ality
by
be
com
ing
cons
ciou
s of h
imse
lf.
TH
E D
IVIN
E W
OR
LD
- W
hat
is th
e w
ord
whi
ch w
e us
e to
exp
ress
the
pa
ssag
e fr
om t
he p
oten
tial
Bein
g to
the
Bei
ng i
n ac
tuali
ty?
It
is
the
wor
d TO
EM
AN
ATE
. W
e sa
y th
at t
he
pote
ntia
l Be
ing
eman
ates
the
Bei
ng i
n ac
tuali
ty a
nd t
hat
the
Bein
g in
act
ualit
y is
an e
man
atio
n of
the
pote
ntia
l Bei
ng.
-
Are
the
pot
entia
l Be
ing
and
the
Bein
g in
act
ualit
y tw
o Be
ings
?
No,
the
y ar
e on
ly t
wo
aspe
cts
of t
he B
eing
, but
the
y fo
rm o
nly
one
Bein
g w
hich
is G
od.
-
Can
ther
e be
mor
e th
an o
ne G
od?
N
o, b
ecau
se h
e is
one
and
infin
ite; b
ut t
here
are
thr
ee
pers
ons i
n hi
m, t
hat i
s why
it is
said
that
God
is T
rinity
.
- Is
eac
h on
e of
thes
e th
ree
pers
ons a
God
? E
ach
pers
on i
s a
dete
rmin
atio
n of
the
div
ine
bein
g, a
ro
le, a
div
ine
indi
vidu
al so
tha
t w
hile
each
one
is G
od, t
hese
th
ree
pers
ons a
re o
nly
one
God
.
- W
hat a
re th
e th
ree
divi
ne p
erso
ns c
alle
d?
Th
e ar
e ca
lled
the
Fath
er, t
he S
on a
nd th
e H
oly
Spiri
t.
- W
hat a
re th
e pr
oper
ties o
f the
Fat
her?
They
are
fre
e an
d vo
lunt
ary
activ
ity,
the
crea
tion
of
bein
gs a
nd th
eir a
ttrac
tion.
TH
E S
PIR
ITU
AL
WO
RL
D
-
Wha
t are
the
prop
ertie
s of t
he S
on?
Th
ey a
re th
e w
ord,
reas
on a
nd in
telli
genc
e.
- W
hat a
re th
e pr
oper
ties o
f the
Hol
y Sp
irit?
They
are
love
, life
and
unity
.
- W
hat t
hen
is th
e Fa
ther
?
The
Fath
er is
non
e ot
her t
han
the
Bein
g in
act
ualit
y, th
e fir
st
born
of t
he p
oten
tial B
eing
, the
firs
t bei
ng; n
ot T
he B
eing
, but
a
bein
g; h
e is
the
FATH
ER
whe
reas
the
Bein
g is
the F
IRST
FA
THE
R (p
ropa
tor).
- W
hat t
hen
is Ch
rist?
Chris
t is t
he u
nive
rsal
man
ifest
atio
n of
inte
llige
nce,
the
vibr
ator
y m
ovem
ent w
hich
exp
ress
es th
e lo
gos a
nd w
hich
act
ivat
es al
l be
ings
.
- W
hat t
hen
is th
e H
oly
Spiri
t?
It
is th
e fo
rce
whi
ch p
rodu
ces a
sort
of c
urre
nt le
avin
g th
e di
vine
cen
ter o
f the
uni
vers
e to
reac
h th
e bo
rder
s of t
he p
hysic
al
wor
ld a
nd fr
om th
ere
to re
turn
to th
e di
vine
cen
tre.
LE
SSO
N II
I TH
E S
PIRI
TUA
L W
ORL
D
-
Did
the
Fath
er c
reat
e all
bei
ngs
at o
nce
or d
oes
he c
reat
e ne
w o
nes e
very
day
?
The
Fath
er c
reat
ed a
larg
e nu
mbe
r of
bei
ngs
at o
nce,
but n
ot
all p
ossib
le b
eing
s; co
nseq
uent
ly h
e cr
eate
s new
one
s eve
ry d
ay.
TH
E S
PIR
ITU
AL
WO
RL
D
-
Wha
t do
we
call
all t
hese
bein
gs w
hich
are
not
lin
ked
with
eac
h ot
her?
All
thes
e be
ings
not
link
ed w
ith e
ach
othe
r ar
e ca
lled
Aet
her o
r Eth
er.
-
Are
al
l th
ese
bein
gs
at
the
sam
e de
gree
of
de
velo
pmen
t at t
he sa
me
time?
No,
ac
cord
ing
to
thei
r se
nior
ity
som
e ar
e m
ore
adva
nced
than
oth
ers i
n w
ill, t
houg
ht a
nd a
war
enes
s.
- W
hat
do
we
call
bein
gs
whi
ch
have
re
ache
d di
ffer
ent s
tage
s of d
evel
opm
ent?
They
are
call
ed sp
irits
, eith
er e
lemen
tary
or c
ompl
ex.
-
Do
the
spiri
ts h
ave
a sor
t of b
ody?
Yes
, the
spi
rits
have
a v
ery
subt
le e
ther
eal b
ody,
whi
ch
is als
o ca
lled
spiri
tual
or p
neum
atic
.
- Ca
n th
e sp
irits
app
ear t
o us
?
Yes
, the
spi
rits
can
appe
ar t
o us
by
mat
eria
lizin
g th
eir
subt
le b
ody
and
even
bec
ome
tang
ible
.
- Is
the
form
in w
hich
the
spiri
ts ap
pear
to u
s alw
ays
thei
r tru
e fo
rm?
N
o, t
his
form
is
usua
lly a
bor
row
ed f
orm
; th
eir
true
form
is u
nkno
wn
to u
s.
TH
E S
PIR
ITU
AL
WO
RL
D
-
Are
ther
e m
any
spiri
ts?
Th
eir
num
ber
is im
mea
sura
ble
and
they
for
m w
ithin
the
un
iver
se a
vas
t brig
ht w
orld
whi
ch is
call
ed H
EA
VE
N a
nd o
f w
hich
th
e di
vine
wor
ld o
ccup
ies t
he c
entre
.
- H
ow m
any
cate
gorie
s are
the
spiri
ts d
ivid
ed in
to?
In
to
thre
e m
ain
cate
gorie
s: th
e el
emen
tal
hier
arch
y, th
e ho
min
al h
iera
rchy
and
the
ange
lic h
iera
rchy
.
- W
hat
are
the
vario
us c
ateg
orie
s of
spi
rits
and
the
plac
e ea
ch o
ne in
habi
ts c
alled
?
They
are
giv
en th
e na
me
of A
eons
.
- In
a w
orld
so
vast
and
so
ancie
nt, m
ade
up o
f fr
ee s
pirit
s di
d no
thin
g ha
ppen
?
No,
the
spiri
ts be
ing
free
had
the
poss
ibili
ty o
f doi
ng e
vil,
and
tradi
tion
teac
hes u
s tha
t tha
t ind
eed
happ
ened
.
- W
hat d
oes t
radi
tion
teac
h us
abo
ut t
he o
rigin
of e
vil?
It t
each
es u
s th
at c
erta
in h
eads
of
the
ange
lic h
iera
rchy
ref
used
to
obey
the
law
s w
hich
gov
ern
the
pler
oma;
that
they
wan
ted
to g
o ov
er
to d
egre
es h
ighe
r th
an t
heir
class
with
out
fulfi
lling
the
req
uire
d co
nditi
ons,
whi
ch c
ause
d gr
eat d
isord
er in
the
pler
oma.
TH
E M
AT
ER
IAL
WO
RL
D
-
Wha
t was
the
resu
lt of
this
revo
lt of
the
ange
ls?
Th
is re
volt
brou
ght
abou
t an
app
allin
g fig
ht b
etw
een
the
spiri
ts
and
the
legi
ons
of
the
rebe
lliou
s sp
irits
wer
e di
sorg
aniz
ed a
nd c
ast
out
of t
he p
lero
ma
into
the
dar
knes
s ou
tsid
e.
- W
hat
was
the
nam
e of
the
hea
d of
the
reb
ellio
us
spiri
ts?
Tr
aditi
on
give
s hi
m
seve
ral
nam
es.
H
e is
calle
d A
THA
MA
S (fi
re);
OPH
IOM
ORP
HO
S (w
ith t
he f
orm
of
a se
rpen
t);
THE
G
REA
T SE
RPE
NT,
TH
E G
REA
T A
RRO
GA
NT
ON
E, L
UCI
FER,
LU
CIBE
L, e
tc…
- W
ho re
orga
nize
d th
e pl
erom
a?
A
sup
erio
r sp
irit o
f th
e ch
ildre
n of
God
, who
m w
e ca
ll th
e SA
VIO
UR,
or T
HE
STA
R O
F TH
E P
LERO
MA
.
- Is
the
spiri
tual
wor
ld c
ompl
ete?
No,
sin
ce t
he f
all o
r CA
TABO
LE o
f th
e re
belli
ous
spiri
ts, t
he s
pirit
ual w
orld
has
bee
n in
com
plet
e as
the
spiri
ts a
re
miss
ing
from
it w
hich
wer
e ca
st in
to th
e da
rkne
ss o
utsid
e.
LESS
ON
IV
THE
HY
LIC
OR
MA
TERI
AL
WO
RLD
- In
whi
ch r
egio
n w
as t
he h
ylic
or
mat
eria
l w
orld
fo
rmed
? A
ll ar
ound
and
at
the
end
of t
he lu
min
ous
pler
oma
unde
r th
e fo
rm o
f im
men
se cl
ouds
call
ed o
rigin
al ne
bula
e.
TH
E M
AT
ER
IAL
WO
RL
D
-
Wha
t wer
e th
e or
igin
al n
ebul
ae m
ade
of?
Th
ey w
ere
first
of a
ll m
ade
of in
cand
esce
nt g
ases
of
diff
eren
t na
ture
s, w
hich
repr
esen
ted
vast
furn
aces
.
- W
hat e
lse w
ere
the
orig
inal
nebu
lae m
ade
of?
O
f al
l the
sup
erio
r el
emen
tals,
of
all th
e sp
irits
driv
en o
ut o
f he
aven
and
cas
t out
into
the
dark
ness
out
side.
-
Wha
t do
we
call
this
mix
ture
of a
ll th
e fa
llen
spiri
ts?
It
is ca
lled
CHA
OS.
- W
ho is
the
head
and
the
orga
nize
r of c
haos
?
It is
ATH
AM
AS,
the
grea
t ser
pent
, who
, bec
ause
of h
is ro
le a
s an
org
aniz
er, i
s also
call
ed th
e D
EM
IURG
E.
-
Did
not
Chr
ist in
terv
ene
in th
is w
ork
of th
e de
miu
rge?
Yes
, for
not
hing
can
be
done
with
out h
im.
-
How
did
our
orig
inal
nebu
lae
beco
me
the
wor
ld w
hich
we
cont
empl
ate?
Eac
h he
ad o
f sp
irits
line
d up
und
er h
is or
ders
all
his
arch
ons
and
elem
enta
ls, a
nd th
is ar
my
thus
form
ed se
para
ted
from
the
next
by
conc
entra
ting
with
it a
por
tion
of th
e ga
ses
of th
e nu
bula
. La
ter,
as a
re
sult
of c
oolin
g, t
he s
pher
es w
ere
form
ed, p
art
liqui
d an
d pa
rt ga
s, w
hich
are
call
ed th
e pl
anet
s, an
d su
ch is
the
earth
.
TH
E M
AT
ER
IAL
WO
RL
D
-
Who
pre
sided
ove
r the
org
aniz
atio
n of
ear
th?
It
is th
e ar
chon
Sat
an o
r the
prin
ce o
f the
pow
ers
of th
e ai
r.
- H
ow m
any
epoc
hs c
an b
e di
stin
guish
ed i
n th
e fo
rmat
ion
of th
e ea
rth?
Th
e ea
rth w
as fo
rmed
as w
e se
e it
in si
x ep
ochs
.
- W
hat c
hara
cter
izes
thes
e six
epo
chs?
It is
ove
r th
ese
six e
poch
s th
at th
e ea
rth b
ecam
e as
we
see
it to
day,
cove
red
with
wat
er,
liche
ns,
mos
ses,
fore
sts,
anim
als a
nd m
amm
als o
f al
l ki
nds
som
e of
whi
ch,
havi
ng
beco
me
BIPE
DS
and
BIM
ANO
US,
co
mpl
etely
re
sem
bled
m
an.
-
Wha
t do
we
call
the
spec
ies o
f bi
man
ous
mam
mal
s w
hich
com
plet
ely
rese
mbl
es m
an?
Th
ey a
re c
alled
the
PRE
CURS
ORS
of
man
; AN
IMA
L M
AN
, w
ho w
as n
ot e
ndow
ed w
ith e
ither
rea
son
or s
peec
h,
even
thou
gh h
e w
as s
uper
ior f
rom
the
poin
t of v
iew
of p
sych
ic
facu
lties
to al
l oth
er a
nim
als.
-
Wha
t do
Sata
n an
d th
e an
gels
do?
Th
ey e
xert
over
us
a fa
scin
atin
g ac
tion
whi
ch g
ets
us
bogg
ed d
own
in m
atte
r an
d th
ey s
et t
he e
lem
enta
ls ag
ainst
us,
with
the
aim
of m
akin
g di
fficu
lties
for u
s.
- A
re th
ere
any
good
spiri
ts o
n ea
rth?
Y
es, t
here
are
goo
d sp
irits
on
earth
who
mix
with
the
fa
llen
spiri
ts a
nd w
ith t
he e
lemen
tals,
but
the
y ca
n, w
hen
they
pl
ease
, go
back
up
into
the
pler
oma
or c
ome
back
dow
n fr
om it
.
MA
N
-
Are
the
re a
ny s
pirit
s sp
ecial
ly r
espo
nsib
le f
or t
akin
g ca
re
of u
s?
Yes
, the
re a
re s
pirit
s w
ho a
re r
espo
nsib
le f
or t
akin
g ca
re o
f us
and
pr
otec
ting
us; t
hey
are
calle
d G
UA
RDIA
N A
NG
ELS
.
LESS
ON
V
OF
MA
N
-
Wha
t is m
an?
M
an i
s a
spiri
t en
dow
ed w
ith r
easo
n an
d w
ith f
reed
om
com
bine
d w
ith a
soul
and
an
anim
al b
ody.
-
Wha
t is a
n an
imal?
It is
a so
ul, A
NIM
A in
Lat
in, c
ombi
ned
with
a b
ody.
-
In w
hat w
ay d
oes m
an d
iffer
from
ani
mals
?
Man
di
ffer
s fr
om
anim
als
in
that
he
is
endo
wed
w
ith
inne
rmos
t sen
se to
the
seco
nd p
ower
, fre
edom
, mor
al co
nsci
ence
and
re
ason
, in
a w
ord
with
his
spiri
t.
- W
here
doe
s the
spiri
t of m
an c
ome
from
?
The
spiri
t of
man
is
of c
elest
ial o
rigin
; he
bel
ongs
to
the
hom
inal
hie
rarc
hy o
f th
e ch
ildre
n of
God
, and
he
cam
e to
ear
th t
o co
mbi
ne
with
th
e so
ul
and
the
body
of
th
e A
NTH
ROPO
ID
PRE
CURS
OR.
MA
N
-
For
wha
t re
ason
did
the
spi
rits
of t
he h
omin
al hi
erar
chy
com
e to
inco
rpor
ate
on e
arth
?
In o
rder
to p
erfe
ct th
e so
ul o
f the
pre
curs
or a
nd to
take
hi
m w
ith th
em to
the
Pler
oma.
-
Wha
t was
the
stat
e of
the
first
man
on
earth
?
He
rece
ived
the
full
illum
inat
ion
of h
is so
ul th
roug
h th
e lig
ht o
f th
e lo
gos;
he h
ad t
he k
now
ledg
e of
God
and
of
the
wor
ld a
nd h
e w
as fe
e fr
om d
iseas
es, s
uffe
ring
and
deat
h.
-
Wha
t the
n w
as th
e en
d of
man
?
Afte
r hav
ing
spen
t muc
h tim
e on
ear
th, t
he o
rigin
al m
an
unde
rwen
t a s
erie
s of
met
amor
phos
es w
hich
suc
cess
ivel
y fr
eed
his s
pirit
and
his
soul
from
his
body
, whi
ch b
ecam
e sp
iritu
alize
d as
it
dem
ater
ializ
ed.
The
spiri
t of
man
the
n le
ft th
e ea
rth t
o re
turn
to h
eave
n, ta
king
with
it th
e so
ul a
nd th
e sp
iritu
alize
d or
G
LORI
OU
S bo
dy.
-
Was
th
e ai
m
achi
eved
w
hich
th
e sp
irits
se
t th
emse
lves
in c
omin
g do
wn
to e
arth
/
No;
alm
ost a
ll th
ose
whi
ch c
ame
dow
n fa
iled.
Tem
pted
by
the
dec
eptiv
e m
irage
s of
her
e be
low
, th
ey y
ield
ed t
o th
e im
pulse
s of
the
sou
l in
stea
d of
rem
ainin
g m
aste
rs o
f th
em.
From
the
n on
, th
e m
an a
ccor
ding
to
the
spiri
t be
cam
e m
an
acco
rdin
g to
the
flesh
. O
rigin
al m
an w
as st
ruck
by
a FA
LL.
-
Wha
t doe
s the
fall
of m
an c
onsis
t of?
Th
e lo
ss o
f al
mos
t all
the
fac
ultie
s w
hich
he
enjo
yed
in h
is or
igin
al st
ate.
Man
bec
ame
almos
t an
anim
al, a
nd th
is fa
ll w
as
pass
ed o
n to
his
desc
enda
nts.
MA
N
-
How
was
the
fall
of m
an p
erpe
tuat
ed?
It
was
per
petu
ated
by
HE
RED
ITY
.
- W
hat i
s th
is he
redi
tary
for
m c
alled
whi
ch w
e br
ing
as w
e ar
e bo
rn?
It
is ca
lled
the
orig
inal
stain
or O
RIG
INA
L SI
N.
-
Doe
s not
the
orig
inal
stain
mak
e us
the
slave
of t
he e
arth
ly ar
chon
or S
atan
?
Yes
, as
a co
nseq
uenc
e of
this
here
dita
ry f
all, a
ll m
en a
re b
orn
slave
s of t
he e
arth
ly ar
chon
and
of h
is le
gion
s.
- W
hat s
uffe
rings
doe
s the
ear
thly
arc
hon
mak
e us
und
ergo
?
He
mak
es u
s su
ffer
fro
m g
ravi
ty, h
eat,
cold
, di
seas
es,
pain
, de
ath,
rein
carn
atio
ns a
nd su
cces
sive
lives
.
LESS
ON
VI
THE
SA
VIO
UR
CHRI
ST
-
Wha
t is J
esus
?
Jesu
s is
the
grea
test
of g
reat
men
who
hav
e ap
pear
ed o
n ea
rth
to m
ake
hum
anity
adva
nce
on th
e pa
th o
f tru
th a
nd g
ood.
- W
here
did
Jesu
s com
e fr
om?
Je
sus w
as fr
om N
azar
eth,
a sm
all to
wn
of G
alile
e.
TH
E S
AV
IOU
R C
HR
IST
- W
hat d
id Je
sus o
f Naz
aret
h do
?
He
taug
ht p
ure
and
true
gnos
is an
d pr
each
ed t
o th
e pe
ople
the
way
to
lead
the
hol
y an
d tru
e lif
e w
hich
lea
ds t
o he
aven
.
- W
hat d
istin
guish
ed Je
sus f
rom
oth
er g
reat
men
?
It i
s th
at h
e m
anife
sted
the
log
os,
the
Chris
t to
the
hi
ghes
t deg
ree
poss
ible
.
- A
t w
hat
age
did
Jesu
s be
com
e th
e ho
me
of t
he
Chris
t on
earth
?
At t
he a
ge o
f abo
ut th
irty
year
s.
- D
id th
e Ch
rist r
emai
n in
Jesu
s unt
il hi
s dea
th?
N
o, Je
sus
havi
ng fi
nish
ed h
is ro
le a
s or
gan
of th
e lo
gos,
the
sour
ce o
f spi
ritua
l lig
ht w
hich
was
in h
im n
o lo
nger
had
its
raiso
n d’
etre
on
earth
and
he
(the
Chr
ist)
disa
ppea
red
at t
he
time
of Je
sus’
arre
st.
-
Whe
n Je
sus
was
cru
cifie
d, th
e Ch
rist w
as n
o lo
nger
in
him
?
No.
Th
at is
why
he
was
hea
rd to
sho
ut:
Aeo
n, A
eon,
w
hy h
ave
you
aban
done
d m
e?
-
Wha
t was
the
miss
ion
of th
e Sa
viou
r Ch
rist o
n th
e ea
rth?
It
was
: 1. T
o de
liver
us
from
the
slave
ry o
f th
e A
rcho
n an
d to
rein
tegr
ate
us to
our
orig
inal
stat
e; 2.
To
rest
ore
on e
arth
th
e he
aven
ly k
ingd
om;
3. T
o br
ing
us b
ack
to t
he s
pirit
ual
pler
oma,
our h
omel
and.
TH
E S
AV
IOU
R C
HR
IST
- W
hat d
id th
e Sa
viou
r Chr
ist d
o to
fulfi
l thi
s miss
ion?
He
cam
to
earth
, liv
ed o
ur li
fe, t
augh
t us
wha
t G
od is
and
w
hat o
ur w
orld
is, w
ho w
e w
ere,
who
we
are
and
wha
t we
ough
t to
be.
He
taug
ht u
s th
e m
eans
of
deliv
erin
g ou
rsel
ves,
to r
einte
grat
e to
ou
r orig
inal
stat
e; fin
ally
he re
pres
ente
d be
fore
us t
he d
ram
a of
hum
an
life,
to se
rve
as a
mod
el to
be
imita
ted.
- W
hat d
id th
e Sa
viou
r Ch
rist l
eave
for
us
as h
e w
ent b
ack
up to
hea
ven?
He
left
us th
e H
OLY
SPI
RIT,
who
hav
ing
com
e ow
n at
the
sam
e tim
e as
the
Chris
t, re
main
s on
earth
and
in u
s.
- W
hat i
s the
role
of t
he H
oly
Spiri
t on
earth
?
His
role
is to
brin
g ab
out i
n m
en a
cha
nge,
a re
gene
ratio
n, o
r CO
NV
ERS
ION
, thr
ough
repe
ntan
ce a
nd s
anct
ifica
tion;
then
to u
nite
al
l the
con
verte
d pe
ople
w
ho a
re o
n ea
rth a
mon
gst
them
selv
es a
nd
with
all
the
spiri
ts w
hich
are
in h
eave
n, s
o as
to r
esto
re th
e un
ity o
f th
e pl
erom
a.
- H
ow is
this
unity
exp
ress
ed?
It
is e
xpre
ssed
by
sayin
g th
at a
ll th
e m
embe
rs o
f th
e pl
erom
a fo
rm o
nly
one
singl
e bo
dy o
f whi
ch th
e Sa
viou
r is t
he h
ead,
and
oth
er
peop
le a
re t
he o
rgan
s, an
d th
at w
hat
bene
fits
one
of t
hese
org
ans
bene
fits t
hem
all.
-
Wha
t is t
his u
nity
call
ed?
It
is ca
lled
the
COM
MU
NIO
N O
F SA
INTS
.
LESS
ON
VII
THE
ASC
EN
SIO
N O
F TH
E P
LERO
MA
&
TH
E D
ISSO
LUTI
ON
OF
THE
HY
LIC
WO
RLD
- W
hat w
ill h
appe
n on
ear
th a
t the
end
of t
ime?
The
earth
ly k
ingd
oms
will
be d
estro
yed
and
man
, fill
ed
mor
e an
d m
ore
with
the
spi
rit o
f Ch
rist,
will
rees
tabl
ish t
he
heav
enly
kin
gdom
on
earth
.
- In
the
hea
venl
y ki
ngdo
m, w
ill m
an b
e re
inte
grat
ed
to h
is or
igin
al st
ate?
Yes
, ju
st a
s sc
ienc
e w
ill h
ave
foun
d th
e m
eans
of
subj
ectin
g all
nat
ural
forc
es t
o it,
so
it w
ill f
ind
the
mea
ns o
f re
stor
ing
to m
an’s
body
its o
rigin
al pr
oper
ties.
-
Will
ou
r re
latio
ns
with
th
e in
visib
le
wor
ld
be
rees
tabl
ished
?
Yes
, an
d w
e w
ill b
e ab
le t
o co
mm
unica
te w
ith i
t in
se
vera
l way
s.
- W
hat w
ill b
e th
e re
latio
nshi
ps o
f hum
anity
with
the
wor
ld o
f spi
rits?
Mat
erial
izat
ions
or a
ppar
ition
s of
spiri
ts w
ill o
ccur
mor
e an
d m
ore
freq
uent
ly a
nd w
ill re
mai
n, so
that
am
ongs
t the
livi
ng,
a la
rge
num
ber o
f the
dea
d w
ill b
e se
en.
-
Will
the m
en w
ho a
re li
ving
at th
at ti
me
die/
No,
they
will
hav
e fo
und
the
way
of c
hang
ing
deat
h in
to
a sim
ple
met
amor
phos
is, a
s ha
ppen
ed a
t th
e tim
e of
orig
inal
man
.
ASC
EN
SIO
N &
DIS
SOL
UT
ION
- W
ill th
e he
aven
ly k
ingd
om la
st fo
r eve
r?
N
o, b
ut th
en w
e w
ill b
e ne
ar to
the
time
of th
e as
cens
ion
of
the
pler
oma.
-
Wha
t will
cha
ract
eriz
e th
at ti
me?
The
com
ing
of t
he S
avio
ur, w
ho w
ill h
imse
lf co
me
to e
arth
w
ith h
is pn
eum
atic
body
, acc
ompa
nied
by
the
sain
ts w
ho w
ill h
ave
alre
ady
retu
rned
to th
e pl
erom
a, an
d by
a m
ultit
ude
of a
ngels
.
- W
ill th
ose
who
then
wish
to re
pent
retu
rn to
the
Pler
oma?
No,
the
door
s of l
ight
will
then
be
clos
ed fo
r eve
r.
- W
hat w
ill b
ecom
e of
thos
e co
nver
ted
or p
erfe
ct?
A
ll th
e pe
rfec
t one
s gr
oups
aro
und
the
Savi
our
will
rise
with
hi
m a
nd re
turn
to th
e pl
erom
a w
hich
they
cam
e fr
om.
-
Wha
t will
then
bec
ome
of th
e hy
lic w
orld
?
It w
ill d
issol
ve a
nd t
hus
its e
xist
ence
will
onl
y ha
ve b
een
an
acci
dent
in li
mitl
ess t
ime.
THE
RE
LIG
IOU
S L
IFE
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TW
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FYIN
G M
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LE
SSO
N V
III
RELI
GIO
US
LIFE
- W
hat i
s reli
giou
s life
?
It is
the
deve
lopm
ent o
f th
e sp
irit,
afte
r w
hich
it u
nite
s w
ith th
e ot
her s
pirit
ual b
eings
sim
ilar o
r sup
erio
r to
it, a
nd w
ith
God
.
- D
oes
the
spiri
t ac
hiev
e a
com
plet
ely
relig
ious
life
st
raig
ht a
way?
No,
but
by
degr
ees.
-
Wha
t are
thes
e de
gree
s?
Th
ey a
re: 1
. Get
ting
out
of t
he m
ire o
f H
yle;
2. T
he
purg
ativ
e lif
e; 3.
The
illu
min
atin
g lif
e; 4.
The
uni
fyin
g lif
e.
- W
hat
do y
ou m
ean
by g
ettin
g ou
t of
the
mire
of
Hyl
e?
I
mea
n th
e re
solu
tion
take
n by
man
to
give
up
the
sens
ual,
hylic
or m
ater
ial li
fe, i
n or
der t
o liv
e he
ncef
orth
that
of
the
spiri
t, an
d th
e ef
fort
that
he
mak
es to
do
so.
TH
E R
EL
IGIO
US
LIF
E
-
Wha
t do
you
mea
n by
the
purg
ativ
e lif
e?
I
mea
n th
e lif
e th
e sp
irit l
eads
whe
n, a
fter h
avin
g gi
ven
up th
e hy
lic w
orld
, it r
eceiv
es th
e pu
rifyin
g m
yste
ries.
-
Wha
t do
you
mea
n by
the
illum
inat
ing
life?
I m
ean
the
life
the
spiri
t lea
ds w
hen,
in p
osse
ssio
n of
pur
ity, i
t m
akes
the
light
with
in it
shin
e m
ore
and
mor
e an
d it
beco
mes
wor
thy
of re
turn
ing
to th
e re
alm
of l
ight
.
- W
hat t
o yo
u m
ean
by th
e un
ifyin
g lif
e?
I
mea
n th
e lif
e w
hich
the
spiri
t lea
ds w
hen,
hav
ing
foun
d its
co
mpl
etio
n, it
s per
fect
ion,
it h
as b
ecom
e un
ited
with
God
.
- W
hat
do t
he v
ario
us d
egre
es o
f re
ligio
us l
ife o
n ea
rth
repr
esen
t?
Th
ey
repr
esen
t in
a
very
im
perf
ect
way
th
e re
ligio
us
deve
lopm
ent o
f ou
r sp
irits
acr
oss
the
univ
erse
and
in th
e pr
oces
s of
tim
e.
- D
oes
not
the
purg
ativ
e lif
e so
met
imes
con
tinue
afte
r de
ath?
Yes
; for
spi
rits
whi
ch, h
avin
g be
com
e pu
rifie
d, s
till l
eave
ear
th
with
som
e im
purit
ies,
ther
e is
a pu
rgat
ive
life
outs
ide
the
earth
. Th
at
is w
hat i
s call
ed th
e st
ate
of P
URG
ATO
RY.
-
Wha
t doe
s the
stat
e of
pur
gato
ry c
onsis
t of?
It c
onsis
ts o
f wor
king
aga
inst
wha
t is l
eft o
f sen
sual
obs
essio
n,
whi
ch c
ould
tak
e m
ore
or l
ess
time,
and
of a
slo
w p
urgi
ng o
f th
e w
hole
per
son.
SIN
- W
hy d
oes t
he p
urga
tive
life
pred
omin
ate
on e
arth
?
Beca
use
the
men
who
inha
bit i
t hav
e co
mm
itted
sin
and
beca
use
they
thus
nee
d pu
rifyin
g m
yste
ries.
LE
SSO
N IX
SI
N
-
Wha
t is s
in?
Si
n is
diso
bedi
ence
to m
oral
laws,
that
is th
e la
ws
of th
e w
orld
of r
easo
nabl
e sp
irits
.
- W
hat b
rings
man
to si
n?
H
is so
ul, t
he d
esire
s of
whi
ch a
re n
ever
sat
isfie
d, w
hich
so
licits
the
spiri
t to
satis
fy th
em a
nd is
nev
er s
atisf
ied,
as w
ell a
s th
e de
cept
ive
mira
ges
whi
ch l
ight
up
befo
re h
is ey
es,
the
attra
ctio
n w
hich
the
wor
ks o
f Sat
an e
xerts
on
the
sens
es, t
hat i
s na
ture
.
- W
hat
do w
e ca
ll th
e m
an w
hose
spi
rit a
lway
s le
ts its
elf g
o to
the
im
pulse
s of
the
sou
l or
to
the
attra
ctio
ns o
f nat
ure?
We
call
it m
an a
ccor
ding
to th
e fle
sh o
r the
HY
LIC.
- W
hat d
o w
e ca
ll th
e m
an w
hose
spi
rit is
alw
ays
the
mas
ter o
f the
impu
lses i
t rec
eives
?
We
call
it m
an
acco
rdin
g to
th
e sp
irit
or
the
PNE
UM
ATI
C.
SIN
- Ca
n al
l men
be
put i
nto
thes
e tw
o ca
tego
ries?
No,
a v
ery
grea
t nu
mbe
r m
ust
be p
ut i
nto
an i
nter
med
iary
ca
tego
ry. -
Wha
t are
they
cal
led?
They
are
call
ed th
e PS
YCH
ICS.
- W
hat i
s the
imm
ediat
e ef
fect
of s
in?
It
is a
diso
rder
in th
e sp
iritu
al w
orld
.
- W
hat i
s the
pun
ishm
ent o
f sin
?
It is
the
exc
lusio
n fr
om t
he s
pirit
ual p
lero
ma
or t
he s
pirit
ual
wor
ld a
nd th
e lo
ss o
f the
Hol
y Sp
irit.
-
Wha
t ar
e th
e co
nseq
uenc
es
of
excl
usio
n fr
om
the
pler
oma?
They
are
rei
ncor
pora
tion
with
the
loss
of
the
pers
onal
ity a
nd
the
perp
etui
ty o
f pai
n an
d of
dea
th.
-
Wha
t are
the
effe
cts o
f sin
on
the
soul
?
They
ar
e fir
stly
th
e pr
oduc
tion
of
spec
ial
bein
gs
calle
d LA
RVA
E, w
hich
sul
ly th
e so
ul, e
xhau
st it
s stre
ngth
and
cur
b th
e w
ill;
then
the
attr
actio
n of
dro
ves
of e
lem
enta
ls w
hich
har
m i
t an
d ca
n ev
en d
omin
ate
it co
mpl
etely
.
- Ca
nnot
the
hab
it of
sin
lead
to
the
disin
tegr
atio
n of
the
sp
iritu
al in
divi
dual
?
Yes
, th
e ha
bit
of p
ersis
tent
sin
afte
r a
mor
e or
les
s gr
eat
num
ber
of r
einc
orpo
ratio
n ca
n di
sinte
grat
e th
e w
hole
spi
ritua
l bei
ng.
It is
ete
rnal
deat
h.
PR
AY
ER
- Ca
n th
e ef
fect
s of
sin
be
eras
ed a
nd it
s su
ffer
ing
be
abso
lved
?
Yes
, an
d th
at
is w
hat
is ex
oter
icall
y ca
lled:
th
e RE
MIS
SIO
N O
F SI
NS.
- W
hat
are
the
requ
ired
cond
ition
s fo
r th
e re
miss
ion
of si
ns?
Th
ey a
re: 1
. Rep
enta
nce;
2. T
he p
rodu
ctio
n by
fas
ting,
ab
stin
ence
, med
itatio
n, o
f suf
ficie
nt n
ervo
us s
treng
th to
be
put
to th
e se
rvic
e of
the
will
not
to s
in a
ny m
ore
nor t
o sp
read
the
diso
rder
cau
sed
by s
in; 3
. The
exe
rcise
of p
reca
tory
pow
er, t
hat
is th
e ef
fect
iven
ess o
f the
pra
yers
of J
esus
, the
ang
els a
nd sa
ints
; 4.
The
exe
rcise
of
sace
rdot
al p
ower
, tha
t is
the
actio
n th
roug
h th
e in
term
edia
ry
of
the
SACE
RDO
CE
of
the
purif
ying
m
yste
ries t
hrou
gh w
hich
the
soul
and
the
spiri
t of t
he si
nner
are
pu
rifie
d.
-
Wha
t is t
he st
ate
of p
urifi
catio
n ca
lled?
It is
calle
d ST
ATE
OF
HO
LIN
ESS
.
LESS
ON
X
PRA
YE
R
- W
hat i
s pra
yer?
Pray
er is
an
eleva
tion
of o
ur sp
irit t
owar
ds G
od a
nd th
e ex
pans
ion
of o
ur fe
elin
gs in
to th
e br
east
of t
he F
athe
r.
- W
hat i
s the
aim
of p
raye
r?
To r
ende
r ho
mag
e to
God
, to
ask
him
for
the
spi
ritua
l thi
ngs
we
need
to a
sk fo
r his
grac
e.
PR
AY
ER
- In
wha
t pla
ce sh
ould
we
pray
?
In a
ny p
lace
, but
abo
ve a
ll in
Chu
rch.
- W
hen
shou
ld w
e pr
ay?
W
e m
ust
alway
s ha
ve
a sp
irit
of
pray
er,
but
we
mus
t pa
rticu
larly
pra
y at
the
begi
nnin
g an
d at
the
end
of th
e da
y, an
d at
all
times
whe
n w
e fe
el th
e ne
ed o
f the
hel
p of
God
.
- W
hat i
s the
eff
ect o
f pra
yer?
It i
s to
spr
ead
peac
e an
d ha
rmon
y in
the
spi
rit a
t th
e sa
me
time
as it
uni
tes u
s with
God
and
uni
tes m
en am
ongs
t the
mse
lves
.
- D
id C
hrist
the S
avio
ur n
ot g
ive
us th
e m
odel
of a
pra
yer?
Yes
, it i
s th
e pr
ayer
call
ed t
he D
OM
INIC
AL
ORI
SON
, tha
t is:
the
Lord
’s Pr
ayer
.
- Re
cite
the
dom
inica
l oris
on?
O
ur fa
ther
who
art
in h
eave
n,
Hal
low
ed b
e th
y na
me,
Thy
king
dom
com
e, Th
y w
ill b
e do
ne o
n ea
rth a
s it i
s in
heav
en,
Giv
e us
this
day
our d
aily
bre
ad a
nd fo
rgiv
e us
our
tres
pass
es
as w
e fo
rgiv
e th
ose
who
tres
pass
agai
nst u
s, A
nd l
ead
us n
ot i
nto
tem
ptat
ion,
but
del
iver
us
from
evi
l.
Am
en.
TH
E S
AC
RA
ME
NT
S
- W
hat d
oes t
he w
ord:
am
en m
ean?
The
wor
d am
en m
eans
: may
it b
e so
. It
is th
e co
nsen
t, th
e ap
prov
al o
f th
e pe
ople
of
wha
t the
prie
st (s
acer
dote
) doe
s.
“Whe
n th
e Bi
shop
is
alone
ins
ide
the
sanc
tuar
y, sa
ys s
aint
Aug
ustin
, the
peo
ple
pray
with
him
and
sub
scrib
e to
the
wor
ds
he sa
ys b
y re
plyi
ng: A
men
.”
-
Wha
t rec
omm
enda
tion
did
Chris
t the
Sav
iour
mak
e co
ncer
ning
all
pray
er?
H
e re
com
men
ded
to u
s to
pra
y in
his
nam
e an
d th
ese
are
this
own
wor
ds: “
Eve
ryth
ing
you
ask
of m
y Fa
ther
in m
y na
me,
that
will
He
give
you
.”
LE
SSO
N X
I TH
E S
ACR
AM
EN
TS
-
Wha
t is a
sacr
amen
t?
It
is a
sac
red
rite,
the
visib
le sig
n of
the
invi
sible
act
ion
of th
e H
oly
Spiri
t, in
tend
ed to
pur
ify o
ur so
ul a
nd o
ur sp
irit.
-
Is th
e sa
cram
ent a
lway
s eff
ectiv
e?
Y
es, t
he s
acra
men
t is
alway
s ef
fect
ive
and
prod
uces
the
actio
n of
the
Hol
y Sp
irit w
hich
it r
epre
sent
s, pr
ovid
ed th
at th
e re
ceiv
er d
oes
not
put
up a
ny o
bsta
cles
whi
ch c
ould
sto
p its
ef
fect
s.
- Is
it
a sin
to
rece
ive
the
sacr
amen
ts w
ithou
t th
e re
quire
d pr
epar
atio
ns?
Yes
, it
is a
grea
t sin
, w
hich
is
calle
d sa
crile
ge,
that
is
the
prof
anat
ion
of a
hol
y th
ing.
TH
E S
AC
RA
ME
NT
S
- D
oes
the
effe
ctiv
enes
s of
the
sac
ram
ents
dep
end
on t
he
mer
it of
the
min
ister
who
adm
inist
ers t
hem
?
No,
for t
he m
inist
er is
onl
y an
inst
rum
ent,
an a
gent
. It
is n
ot
his
piet
y w
hich
mak
es t
he e
ffect
iven
ess
of t
he s
acra
men
ts;
for
a sa
cram
ent g
iven
by
a sin
ner i
s va
lid o
f it i
s ad
min
ister
ed a
ccor
ding
to
the
give
n rit
e an
d w
ith th
e in
tent
ion
of d
oing
wha
t the
Chu
rch
does
.
- H
ow m
any
sacr
amen
ts ar
e th
ere?
Ther
e ar
e fiv
e sa
cram
ents
.
- W
hat a
re th
ey?
Th
ey a
re in
ord
er o
f th
eir
dign
ity: t
he b
aptis
m o
f w
ater
; the
ba
ptism
of f
ire a
nd o
f win
d (c
onso
lamen
tum
); th
e m
yste
ry o
f the
gre
at
nam
e als
o ca
lled
the
mys
tery
of t
he s
even
voi
ces a
nd o
f the
forty
-nin
e po
wer
s (th
e or
der);
the
ine
ffab
le m
yste
ry (
the
euch
arist
), an
d th
e m
yste
ry o
f pne
umat
ic u
nctio
ns (e
xtre
me
unct
ion)
.
- D
oes
not
the
Gre
co-R
oman
Chu
rch
also
acce
pt o
ther
sa
cram
ents
?
Yes
, it a
ccep
ts tw
o m
ore:
mar
riage
and
pen
itenc
e.
- Is
mar
riage
a sa
cram
ent?
No,
but
the
re h
as a
lway
s ex
isted
in
the
Chur
ch a
nup
tial
bene
dict
ion
whi
ch is
a si
mpl
e re
ligio
us c
erem
ony.
TH
E S
AC
RA
ME
NT
S
- Is
pen
itenc
e a
sacr
amen
t?
N
o, b
ut it
is o
ne o
f th
e su
bjec
tive
cond
ition
s re
quire
d by
all
sacr
amen
ts; s
ins
bein
g re
mitt
ed b
y all
sac
ram
ents
, it i
s no
t ne
cess
ary
nor
even
use
ful t
hat
ther
e be
a p
artic
ular
sac
ram
ent
for t
he re
miss
ion
of si
ns.
-
How
are
the
sacr
amen
ts c
lassif
ied?
They
are
div
ided
int
o tw
o gr
oups
: th
ose
whi
ch r
emit
sins i
n th
eir t
ime a
nd th
ose
whi
ch re
mit
them
in a
ll tim
es.
-
Whi
ch a
re th
e on
es w
hich
rem
it sin
s in
thei
r tim
e?
Th
ey a
re th
e ba
ptism
of
wat
er, t
he b
aptis
m o
f fir
e an
d w
ind
and
the
mys
tery
of
the
seve
n vo
ices
and
the
for
ty-n
ine
pow
ers w
hich
can
onl
y be
rece
ived
onc
e.
- W
hich
are
the
ones
whi
ch re
mit
sins i
n all
tim
es?
Th
ey a
re t
he i
neff
able
mys
tery
of
pneu
mat
ic u
nctio
ns
whi
ch c
an b
e gi
ven
as m
any
times
as y
ou w
ish.
-
Are
the
sacr
amen
ts n
eces
sary
for
the
deliv
eran
ce o
f m
an?
N
ot a
ll th
e sa
cram
ents
are
nec
essa
ry fo
r eac
h on
e of
us,
but
som
e ar
e ab
solu
tely
nec
essa
ry,
such
as
the
first
two,
the
ba
ptism
of w
ater
and
the
bapt
ism o
f fire
and
win
d.
TH
E T
WO
BA
PT
ISM
S
LESS
ON
XII
TH
E T
WO
BA
PTIS
MS
-
Wha
t is t
he m
yste
ry o
f the
bap
tism
of w
ater
?
It is
the
mys
tery
by
whi
ch w
e ar
e m
ade
Chris
tians
and
bec
ome
child
ren
of G
od a
gain
.
- A
t wha
t age
is o
ne li
kely
to re
ceiv
e th
e ba
ptism
of w
ater
?
At t
he a
ge o
f ov
er te
n ye
ars,
and
one
has
to h
ave
elem
enta
ry
relig
ious
inst
ruct
ion.
- W
hat a
re th
e ef
fect
s of t
he b
aptis
m o
f wat
er?
Th
e ba
ptism
of w
ater
was
hes
the
oute
r sta
ins f
rom
the
soul
of
the
sinne
r; it
prod
uces
a c
erta
in c
hang
e in
the
spi
rit w
hich
giv
es t
he
mea
ns o
f bec
omin
g a
new
man
, a p
erfe
ct c
hild
of G
od, a
nd p
repa
res
the
rece
ivin
g of
the
fulln
ess o
f the
Hol
y Sp
irit.
-
Wha
t doe
s one
und
erta
ke to
do
by th
e ba
ptism
of w
ater
?
One
und
erta
kes:
1. t
o re
noun
ce S
atan
, all
his
pom
ps a
nd
vani
ties
and
his
wor
ks;
2. t
o be
lieve
in
the
miss
ion
of C
hrist
the
Sa
viou
r, to
stu
dy a
nd p
ract
ice
the
doct
rine
whi
ch h
e ta
ught
; 3.
to
rece
ive
in th
e ca
se o
f dan
ger o
f dyin
g th
e ba
ptism
of f
ire a
nd w
ater
.
- W
hat i
s the
mys
tery
of t
he b
aptis
m o
f fire
and
win
d?
It
is t
hat
by w
hich
we
are
mad
e pe
rfec
t Ch
ristia
ns a
nd t
ruly
CHIL
DRE
N O
F G
OD
, tha
t is h
eave
nly m
en.
TH
E M
YST
ER
Y O
F T
HE
GR
EA
T N
AM
E
-
Wha
t is t
his m
yste
ry al
so c
alled
?
It is
calle
d th
e CO
NSO
LAM
EN
TUM
.
- Is
the
con
solam
entu
m n
eces
sary
for
man
to
be
abso
lute
ly de
liver
ed f
rom
the
lin
ks o
f th
e ea
rthly
arch
on?
Y
es,
Chris
t th
e Sa
viou
r de
clare
d th
at
with
out
the
bapt
ism o
f wat
er an
d w
ind
nobo
dy c
an e
nter
the
pler
oma.
-
At w
hat a
ge c
an o
ne re
ceiv
e th
e co
nsol
amen
tum
?
At t
he a
ge o
f ov
er tw
enty
at l
east
. H
owev
er, i
n a
stat
e of
imm
inen
t dea
th, i
t can
be
give
n be
fore
that
age
.
- W
hat
are
the
effe
cts
of t
he b
aptis
m o
f fir
e an
d w
ind?
1.
It r
emits
all
our
sins
and
give
s us
the
stre
ngth
no
t to
sin a
ny m
ore
at le
ast f
or a
tim
e; 2.
It p
erfe
cts
in u
s th
e ch
ange
pro
duce
d by
the
bap
tism
of
wat
er, b
y ac
cent
uatin
g it
and
mak
ing
it ab
solu
tely
inef
face
able
; 3. W
e be
com
e th
e te
mpl
e of
the
Hol
y Sp
irit
who
pas
ses
on t
o us
all
his
gifts
; 4. B
y hi
s ef
fect
s w
e be
com
e co
mpl
ete
or
PERF
ECT
Ch
ristia
ns;
5.
Fina
lly, i
t on
ce m
ore
unite
s th
e sp
irit
of t
he f
ollo
wer
to
the
ange
l or
igin
ally
com
mitt
ed t
o w
atch
him
and
fro
m w
hom
he
had
been
sepa
rate
d af
ter h
is fa
ll.
LE
SSO
N X
III
THE
MY
STE
RY O
F TH
E G
REA
T N
AM
E
-
Wha
t is t
he m
yste
ry o
f the
gre
at n
ame?
It i
s th
e m
yste
ry t
hrou
gh w
hich
a P
erfe
ct P
erso
n re
ceiv
es p
riestl
y po
wer
.
TH
E M
YST
ER
Y O
F T
HE
GR
EA
T N
AM
E
-
Wha
t is a
prie
st?
It
is t
he m
embe
r ch
osen
by
the
Chur
ch t
o fu
lfill
the
vario
us
relig
ious
min
istrie
s, to
cel
ebra
te t
he m
yste
ries
and
adm
inist
er t
he
sacr
amen
ts.
-
Who
is th
e he
ad o
f all
pries
ts?
It
is th
e Sa
viou
r; it
is Je
sus,
who
m S
aint P
aul d
eclar
es to
be
the
eter
nal
prie
st,
the
sove
reig
n po
ntiff
who
uni
tes
the
earth
to
the
Pler
oma,
so th
at n
obod
y ca
n en
ter i
t but
by
him
.
- W
hat
are
the
effe
cts
of t
he m
yste
ry o
f th
e se
ven
voic
es
and
the
forty
-nin
e po
wer
s?
1.
It
rem
its a
ll th
e sin
s w
hich
one
cou
ld h
ave
com
mitt
ed
and
give
s th
e st
reng
th n
ot t
o sin
any
mor
e at
leas
t fo
r a
time;
2. I
t pr
oduc
es
in
the
subj
ect
a ch
arac
teris
tic
chan
ge
whi
ch
rem
ains
inef
face
able
; 3. I
t giv
es p
riest
ly p
ower
.
- Is
prie
stly
pow
er p
asse
d on
from
one
prie
st to
ano
ther
?
No,
it is
an
erro
r of
the
Gre
co-R
oman
s to
imag
ine
that
Jes
us
gave
the
prie
stly
pow
er to
his
apos
tles t
o pa
ss it
on
to th
e bi
shop
s and
so
on
inde
finite
ly.
The
Savi
our
choo
ses,
calls
the
prie
st, i
t is
said
of
him
tha
t he
has
his
voca
tion;
but
prie
stly
pow
er,
the
stre
ngth
to
wor
thily
car
ry o
ut h
is m
inist
ry is
alw
ays g
iven
by
the
Hol
y Sp
irit.
-
Besid
es t
he o
rdin
ary
prep
arat
ions
nec
essa
ry f
or a
ll th
e sa
cram
ents
, do
es o
ne n
ot h
ave
to p
repa
re o
nese
lf in
a
spec
ial w
ay fo
r prie
stho
od?
Y
es, b
ecau
se th
e pr
iest
nee
ds in
telli
genc
e en
light
ened
by
stud
y, a
will
whi
ch n
othi
ng b
reak
s and
disc
retio
n th
at n
othi
ng c
an c
orru
pt.
TH
E I
NE
FF
AB
LE
MY
STE
RY
- W
hat
are
the
phys
ical
and
mor
al qu
alitie
s of
the
pr
iest
?
The
prie
st m
ust b
e of
irre
proa
chab
le p
urity
; he
mus
t be
sobe
r, ch
aste
sel
fless
, ins
crut
able
, im
perv
ious
to
ever
y ki
nd o
f pr
ejud
ice
or f
ear,
impa
ssiv
e an
d ca
lm w
hen
test
ed b
y al
l co
ntra
dict
ions
and
all
sorr
ows.
Be
gent
le a
nd w
orth
y w
ith
ever
yone
; but
in so
cial
rela
tions
, nev
er le
t him
self
be a
bsor
bed.
LESS
ON
XIV
TH
E IN
EFFA
BLE
MYS
TERY
- W
hat i
s the
inef
fabl
e m
yste
ry?
It
is th
e m
yste
ry w
hich
uni
tes
us in
a v
ery
spec
ial w
ay to
Ch
rist t
he S
avio
ur a
nd th
roug
h hi
m to
all
of th
e Pl
erom
a.
- H
ow d
o w
e un
ited
ours
elve
s to
Chr
ist t
he S
avio
ur
thro
ugh
this
mys
tery
?
By e
atin
g hi
s bl
ood
and
his
pneu
mat
ic b
ody
unde
r th
e ap
pear
ance
of b
read
and
win
e.
- H
ow c
an t
he p
neum
atic
bod
y an
d bl
ood
of C
hrist
ta
ke o
n th
e ap
pear
ance
of b
read
and
win
e?
Th
roug
h th
e ph
enom
enon
of
TR
AN
SELE
ME
NTA
TIO
N
or
TRAN
SUBS
TAN
TIA
TIO
N
prod
uced
by
the
Hol
y Sp
irit.
-
Doe
s th
e H
oly
Spiri
t rea
lly c
ome
onto
the
alta
r fo
r th
e co
nsec
ratio
n?
Y
es, w
ith t
he p
raye
r of
the
ass
embl
y an
d of
the
prie
st,
he r
eally
com
es o
nto
the
alta
r, an
d hi
s pr
esen
ce is
som
etim
es
visib
le to
cer
tain
peo
ple.
TH
E I
NE
FF
AB
LE
MY
STE
RY
- D
oes
Chris
t the
Sav
iour
leav
e th
e pl
erom
a to
com
e on
to
the
alta
r?
N
o, f
or h
e is
at th
e sa
me
time
in th
e pl
erom
a an
d in
all
parts
of
the
brea
d an
d w
ine,
beca
use
of th
e va
stne
ss o
f his
body
.
- Is
Chr
ist th
e Sa
viou
r who
le u
nder
eac
h of
the
appe
aran
ces
of b
read
and
win
e?
Y
es,
Chris
t is
com
plet
ely
who
le un
der
each
ap
pear
ance
be
caus
e he
is
livin
g in
hea
ven
and
ther
efor
e in
divi
sible
. O
nly
the
appe
aran
ces a
re d
ivisi
ble.
-
Is t
here
onl
y th
e su
bsta
nce
of t
he b
ody
and
bloo
d of
Ch
rist t
he S
avio
ur in
the
brea
d an
d w
ine?
Ther
e is
also
his
soul
, his
spiri
t an
d hi
s di
vini
ty.
The
who
le Sa
viou
r is i
n th
e br
ead
and
win
e.
- W
hat a
re th
e ef
fect
s of t
he in
effa
ble
mys
tery
?
The
inef
fabl
e m
yste
ry r
emits
all
sins
in a
ll pl
aces
and
in
all
times
; it
keep
s fr
om s
in in
defin
itely
thos
e w
ho h
ave
rece
ived
him
as
he s
houl
d be
rec
eived
; it
unite
s cl
osely
with
Chr
ist t
he S
avio
ur a
nd
mak
es p
eopl
e pa
rtici
pate
in
his
king
dom
whi
ch w
ill h
ave
no e
nd;
finall
y is
clos
ely u
nite
s to
all th
e sp
iritu
al p
lero
ma.
-
Are
we
oblig
ed to
rece
ive
the
sacr
amen
t of t
he in
effa
ble?
Yes
, fo
r no
t to
rec
eive
it
wou
ld b
e to
sco
rn t
he w
ords
of
Chris
t the
Sav
iour
: “If
you
do
not e
at o
f m
y fle
sh a
nd if
you
do
not
drin
k of
my
bloo
d, y
ou w
ill h
ave
no m
ore
life i
n yo
u.”
TH
E S
PIR
ITU
AL
UN
CT
ION
S
- M
ust t
his s
acra
men
t be
rece
ived
ofte
n?
N
o, t
hat
is no
t ne
cess
ary.
Hol
y th
ings
mus
t no
t be
ab
used
. Bu
t you
mus
t tak
e co
mm
unio
n on
the
days
pre
scrib
ed
for
the
cele
brat
ion
of th
e H
oly
Mys
tery
whe
n on
e is
pres
ent a
t th
is ce
rem
ony.
-
Wha
t hap
pens
to th
ose
who
rec
eive
this
mys
tery
in
an u
nwor
thy
way
?
Acc
ordi
ng to
the
expr
essio
n of
Sai
nt P
aul,
they
eat
and
dr
ink
thei
r ow
n ju
dgm
ent a
nd th
eir o
wn
cond
emna
tion.
LESS
ON
XV
TH
E M
YST
ERY
O
F TH
E P
NE
UM
ATI
C U
NCT
ION
S
- W
hat i
s the
mys
tery
of t
he p
neum
atic
unc
tions
?
It is
a m
yste
ry t
he p
urpo
se o
f w
hich
is t
o su
stain
the
st
reng
th O
F TH
E S
ICK
and
to
deliv
er t
hem
fro
m t
heir
sickn
ess o
r at l
east
to re
lieve
thei
r suf
ferin
gs.
-
To w
hom
mus
t thi
s sac
ram
ent b
e gi
ven?
To a
ll th
ose
who
are
sic
k or
inf
irm, b
ut n
ot t
o th
ose
who
are
in d
ange
r of d
ying
with
out b
eing
sick
.
- W
hy is
that
?
Beca
use
the
mys
tery
of
pn
eum
atic
un
ctio
n is
the
sacr
amen
t of t
he si
ck a
nd n
ot th
e sa
cram
ent o
f the
dyi
ng.
TH
E S
PIR
ITU
AL
UN
CT
ION
S
- Ca
n on
e re
ceiv
e th
is m
yste
ry s
ever
al tim
es d
urin
g th
e co
urse
of o
ne si
ckne
ss?
Y
es, c
erta
inly
.
- W
hat
are
the
effe
cts
of
the
mys
tery
of
pn
eum
atic
unct
ions
?
It r
emits
sin
s; gi
ves
the
stre
ngth
to
resis
t th
e te
mpt
atio
ns o
f th
e la
rvae
and
the
elem
enta
ls w
hich
take
adv
anta
ge o
f the
wea
knes
s of
the
sick
pers
on t
o at
tack
and
tem
pt h
im, a
nd to
mak
e hi
m s
uccu
mb
mor
ally
and
phys
icall
y; fin
ally,
it de
liver
s us f
rom
evi
l.
- Sh
ould
the
pneu
mat
ic u
nctio
ns d
ispen
se u
s fr
om th
e ca
re
of th
e do
ctor
?
No;
the
doct
or ta
kes c
are,
but i
t is t
he H
oly
Spiri
t who
hea
ls in
hi
s po
sitio
n as
prin
cipl
e of
life
in g
ener
al.
It is
the
sam
e H
oly
Spiri
t w
ho a
cts
thro
ugh
the
min
istry
of t
he d
octo
r and
thro
ugh
the
min
istry
of
the
prie
st.
The
refo
re n
eith
er o
f th
e tw
o m
inist
ries
shou
ld b
e sc
orne
d.
-
Afte
r th
e m
yste
ry o
f pn
eum
atic
unc
tions
, is
not
the
inef
fabl
e m
yste
ry a
lso g
iven
to
the
sick
pers
on w
ho i
s go
ing
to d
ie?
Y
es; a
fter
a sic
k pe
rson
has
rec
eive
d th
e pn
eum
atic
unc
tion,
w
hen
he is
goi
ng to
die
, he
is pr
ovid
ed w
ith h
eave
nly
brea
d an
d th
e dr
ink
of im
mor
talit
y.
TH
E C
HU
RC
H
LE
SSO
N X
VI
THE
CH
URC
H
-
Wha
t is t
he C
hurc
h?
Th
e Ch
urch
is
the
asse
mbl
y of
all
reas
onab
le s
pirit
s w
hich
reco
gniz
e Ch
rist t
he S
avio
ur as
thei
r hea
d.
-
How
is th
e Ch
urch
div
ided
up?
Into
two
parts
: the
hea
venl
y or
ple
rom
atic
par
t and
the
earth
ly p
art.
-
Ther
efor
e al
l the
Chu
rch
is no
t visi
ble
to u
s?
N
o, th
e gr
eate
st p
art o
f the
Chu
rch
is in
visib
le; o
nly
the
small
por
tion
whi
ch is
on
earth
is v
isibl
e to
us.
-
Wha
t is t
he C
hurc
h al
so c
alled
?
It is
also
call
ed:
king
dom
of
God
, kin
gdom
of
heav
en,
king
dom
of l
ight
.
- W
ho is
the
chie
f prie
st o
f the
kin
gdom
of l
ight
and
of
the
univ
ersa
l Chu
rch?
It is
Chr
ist th
e Sa
viou
r and
ther
e ar
e no
oth
ers.
-
Wha
t are
the
mai
n qu
alitie
s of t
he in
visib
le C
hurc
h?
Th
e in
visib
le
Chur
ch
is on
e, ho
ly
cath
olic
an
d in
dest
ruct
ible
.
TH
E C
HU
RC
H
-
Wha
t do
you
mea
n w
hen
you
say
that
the
Chur
ch is
one
?
I m
ean
that
the
Chu
rch
is on
e be
caus
e it
form
s on
ly o
ne
orga
nize
d bo
dy, h
avin
g on
ly o
ne h
ead,
a s
ingl
e sa
cred
sci
ence
and
all
the
mem
bers
of
whi
ch a
re u
nite
d am
ongs
t th
emse
lves
by
the
sam
e ch
arity
and
all
obey
the
sam
e mor
al la
ws.
-
Why
do
you
say
that
the
Chur
ch is
hol
y?
Be
caus
e its
hea
d is
the
Hol
y of
Hol
ies a
nd a
ll its
mem
bers
are
H
oly.
-
Why
do
you
say
that
the
Chur
ch is
cat
holic
?
Beca
use
it in
clude
s all
the
bein
gs o
f th
e sp
iritu
al an
d m
ater
ial
wor
ld w
hich
, in
all ti
mes
, rem
aine
d or
bec
ame
again
fol
low
ers
of th
e Sa
voiu
r.
- W
hy d
o yo
u sa
y th
at th
e Ch
urch
is in
dest
ruct
ible?
Beca
use i
t has
alw
ays e
xist
ed a
nd al
way
s will
exi
st.
-
Wha
t is t
he v
isibl
e Ch
urch
?
It is
the
earth
ly A
ssem
bly
or S
ocie
ty w
hich
reco
gniz
es a
nd h
as
alw
ays
reco
gniz
ed C
hrist
the
Savi
our
as th
e he
ad o
f th
e Pl
erom
a an
d as
its h
ead.
- A
re th
e ch
arac
ters
of t
he v
isibl
e Ch
urch
sim
ilar t
o th
ose
of
the
invi
sible
Chu
rch?
Th
ey o
ught
to
be; b
ut u
nfor
tuna
tely
the
y ar
e no
t en
tirel
y so
. Th
e m
embe
rs o
f th
e vi
sible
Chur
ch a
gree
on
certa
in p
oint
s of
doc
trine
, bu
t do
not a
gree
on
othe
rs; t
hey
are
divi
ded
into
sev
eral
frag
men
ts o
r or
thod
oxie
s:
(Gre
ek,
Arm
enia
n, C
optic
, O
ld C
atho
lic,
Rom
an,
Ang
lican
, et
c…)
each
one
clai
min
g to
be
right
and
say
ing
the
othe
rs a
re
wro
ng.
The
mos
t pro
ud o
f the
se p
ortio
ns o
f the
visi
ble
Chur
ch
is w
ithou
t que
stion
the
Rom
an C
hurc
h; it
is th
is on
e, to
o, w
hich
ha
s alw
ays a
llied
itse
lf th
e m
ost w
ith th
e pr
ince
s of t
his w
orld
.
- W
hat i
s the
role
of t
he G
nost
ic C
hurc
h?
It i
s to
pre
ach
a do
ctrin
e w
hich
is
that
of
the
high
er h
uman
ra
ce, w
hich
has
not
bee
n co
rrup
ted
by th
e id
eas
of th
e se
mito
-cu
shiti
c ra
ces
and
whi
ch c
onfo
rms
the
mos
t fa
ithfu
lly t
o th
e un
iver
sal t
radi
tion
and
the
teac
hing
of C
hrist
the
Savi
our.
It i
s fin
ally
to w
ork
acco
rdin
g to
its
mea
ns to
the
unifi
catio
n of
the
orth
odox
ies;
to j
oin
toge
ther
all
men
of
good
will
who
are
ou
tsid
e of
the
visib
le Ch
urch
and
to d
eser
ve b
y th
is to
be
truly
cath
olic
.
****
****
****
**
TH
E C
ATH
OLI
C G
NO
STIC
CH
URC
H
____
___
The
mai
n aim
of t
he C
atho
lic G
nost
ic C
hurc
h is
to re
stor
e th
e or
igin
al re
ligio
us u
nity
, th
at i
s to
est
ablis
h an
d sp
read
a C
hrist
ian
Relig
ion
true
to t
he u
nive
rsal
rel
igio
us t
radi
tion
and
thus
tru
ly ca
thol
ic.
It
is n
ot h
ostil
e to
war
ds a
ny C
hurc
h. I
t res
pect
s th
e cu
stom
s an
d la
ws
of a
ll pe
ople
s. I
t is
esse
ntial
ly l
arge
and
tol
eran
t, w
hich
pe
rmits
it to
adm
it all
men
with
out d
istin
ctio
n or
nat
iona
lity,
lang
uage
or
race
.
The
fee
for e
ntry
into
the
Chur
ch is
5 fr
ancs
.
The
annu
al s
ubsc
riptio
n is
6 fr
ancs
and
giv
es t
he r
ight
to
rece
ive
free
of
cost
the
‘Rev
eil G
nosti
que’,
the
orga
n of
the
Cath
olic
Gno
stic
Chu
rch,
as w
ell a
s its
var
ious
pub
licat
ions
.
Writ
e to
Mr.
BRIC
AU
D, 8
, rue
Bug
eaud
, LYO
N.
