The Names of ChristPaulist Press, 1984 - 385 pages "Whatever it was you expected when you heard about the new Classics of Western Spirituality(TM) series from Paulist Press, forget it. The real thing is better." The Crux of Prayer Luis de León: The Names of Christ translated and introduced by Manuel Duran and William Kluback preface by J. Ferrater Mora As Christ is a source or rather is an ocean which holds in itself all that is sweet and meaningful that belongs to man, in the same way the study of his person, the revelation of the treasure, is the most meaningful and dearest of all knowledge. Luis de León (1527-1591) The Names of Christ is a masterpiece of the Golden Age of Spain. Written in the style of a pastoral novel, the work is a meditation on the philosophical and theological significance of the names of Christ. Based on a careful examination of ten names given Christ in the Scriptures, the book reflects elements of Augustinian, Jewish, and Islamic spirituality that were part of sixteenth-century Spain. Luis de León was born in 1527 in Belmonte, a small village in the Castile region of Spain. An Augustinian friar, a brilliant professor, an artful poet, he was a true Renaissance man whose vision of the fullness of Christ sustained him in the face of persecution at the hands of the Inquisition and infused his writing with a sensitivity that has made The Names of Christ a treasure of Spanish literature and a classic of Catholic mysticism. + |
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Page 59
... grace and charity and the other gifts of God , and these we call the supernatural gifts of grace . It is given as a truth that all this communicated good is a mirror of God because it is God's work and God can do nothing which doesn't ...
... grace and charity and the other gifts of God , and these we call the supernatural gifts of grace . It is given as a truth that all this communicated good is a mirror of God because it is God's work and God can do nothing which doesn't ...
Page 75
... grace and justice , through which what is becomes just , good , and perfect , because all grace flows from what is in Him . It is not only for Himself , but also for us that He possesses grace in the eyes of God , because He possesses ...
... grace and justice , through which what is becomes just , good , and perfect , because all grace flows from what is in Him . It is not only for Himself , but also for us that He possesses grace in the eyes of God , because He possesses ...
Page 225
... grace our will helps us lift up the whole to the heavens , grace spreads out and penetrates every pore , giving us the style and the nobility of heavenly creatures , brings us closer to God , and finally we feel no longer like God's ...
... grace our will helps us lift up the whole to the heavens , grace spreads out and penetrates every pore , giving us the style and the nobility of heavenly creatures , brings us closer to God , and finally we feel no longer like God's ...
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beauty become beginning beloved better birth blessed blood body born bread bring called Church Conversos created creatures Dabar David dear Sabino death desire destroyed Devil divine divine grace earth earthly enemies essence eternal everlasting everything evil eyes faithful Father feel fire flesh follow fruit give glory God's grace hand happy hath heart heavens Hebrew holy host Holy Scriptures Holy Spirit human infinite Isaiah Israel Jerusalem Jesus Christ Juliano justice Kabbalah king kingdom lamb light live Lord Luis de León mankind means Messiah Migne mind Moses mountain nature passions Paul peace perfect personal union pleasure Prophet Psalm reason salvation shepherd shines sins Song Song of Songs Spanish speak strength suffering sweet tetragrammaton thee things thou true truth understand unto victory virtue wisdom womb words