Traditional “Mass of All Ages” is a Contemplative Foretaste of Heaven

Saint Thomas Aquinas states that the highest spiritual perfection is the contemplative – active life. But the contemplative spiritual life is superior to the active spiritual life. What this means is that those who spend their time in a quiet life of union with God are superior to those who live in the world actively doing christian charity. Again, to put it in another way, is to say that the cloistered nun, who prays and works in silence, has a superior way of praying than a religious sister who prays and is active in running a hospital. But the greatest way of pleasing God in a life of prayer, is contemplative – active. This would be like St. Francis who would spend half a year in prayer and penance and the other half preaching and penance. More so, he would be in an attitude of prayer and mystical union with God both when he was in the cave and when he was out in the world preaching

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