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Chapter
15
The
Fourth Week and the Contemplatio ad Amorem
After a summary of the Third Week, this chapter gives an overview of the
Fourth Week [218] to [229] and concludes with the Contemplatio ad Amorem
[230] to [237].
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Chapter 15 --
it will
be helpful to review
[218] to [229]
[230] to [237]
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Pray
and Reflect:
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God brings
meaning out of ultimate absurdity.
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Grace is historical
(incarnate) in an individual.
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Discerned action
for the Kingdom is a constitutive part of the contemplation.
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In a Fourth
Week stance one increasingly finds God in all things.
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Wonder
and Discuss:
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The Fourth Week challenges
the faith stance of the retreatant.
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Charity, not prayer, is
the most important element of the spiritual life.
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Peace and joy together
are marks of the Fourth Week.
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Adoration is a constitutive
part of the Contemplatio ad Amorem.
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How does one prepare a
retreatant for the transition out of the retreat
and back into ordinary times of daily life?
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