“God…has established one sole order composed of two parts:
nature exalted by grace,
and grace vivifying nature.
He has not confused these two orders,
but he has coordinated them.
One force alone is the model
and one thing alone the motive principle
and ultimate end of divine creation: Christ…
All the rest is subordinated to Him.
The goal of human existence
is to form the Mystical Body of this Christ,
of this Head of the elect,
of this Eternal Priest,
of this King of the immortal Kingdom
and the society of those who will eternally glorify Him.”
Matteo Liberatore, S.J. (La Civiltà Cattolica, VI, i, 1865, pp. 287-288),
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