“My body, thus, and all my good besides, And all my merits gained and to be gained, I give them all away withholding nothing To bring about the benefit of beings.” GivingBodyBenefitsMeritAttachmentWithholding Author:Shantideva
“The Sacrament of the Body of the Lord puts the demons to flight, defends us against the incentives to vice and to concupiscence, cleanses the soul from sin, quiets the anger of God, enlightens the understanding to know God, inflames the will and the affections with the love of God, fills the memory with spiritual sweetness, confirms the entire man in good, frees us from eternal death, multiplies the merits of a good life, leads us to our everlasting home, and re-animates the body to eternal life” KnowsMenSoulHomeBodySpiritualUnderstandingMemoriesSinLordEternalAffectionVicesFlightGod LoveMeritDemonGood LifeSacramentsSweetnessEverlastingIncentivesKnowing GodEnlighteningEternal Life Author:Thomas Aquinas
“Man's shortcomings and sins are all due to the substance of the body and not to its form; while all his merits are exclusively due to his form.” MenBodyFormSinDuesSubstanceMeritShortcomings Book:Guide for the perplexed Source: Guide for the perplexed