“Matrimony is not only a Sacrament, but it is also a con tract requiring the mutual consent of both parties. There can… — Joseph Pohle Marriage Copy Share Image
“Perfect contrition (contritio), which is a true supernatural sorrow from a motive of perfect charity, justifies a man independently of the Sacraments.” — Joseph Pohle Contrition Copy Share Image
“Since, however, God has ordained Baptism as a necessary means of salva tion, 26 perfect contrition, in order to obtain forgiveness of… — Joseph Pohle Forgiveness Copy Share Image
“The effect of this Sacrament [Baptism] is the remission of every sin, original and ac tual.” — Joseph Pohle Sacrament Copy Share Image
“Two elements, the one objective, the other subjective, enter into the composition of every Sac rament : the external rite and the… — Joseph Pohle Composition Copy Share Image
“St. Augustine says: " It would be an affront to pray for a martyr; we should [rather] commend ourselves to his prayers.'*” — Joseph Pohle Prayer Copy Share Image
“St. Au gustine draws a distinction between habere and utiliter habere 6 and asks: " What does it avail a man to… — Joseph Pohle Baptized Copy Share Image
“Confirmation, the Holy Eucharist, Extreme Unction, Matrimony, and Holy Orders presuppose the state of sancti fying grace, which they merely increase (iusti-ficatio… — Joseph Pohle Grace Copy Share Image
“course, the dis tinction between the divine potestas auctoritatis and the theandric potestas excellentiae must always be kept in mind. The former… — Joseph Pohle Psychology Copy Share Image
“Innocent III demanded of the Waldenses that they sub scribe to a profession of faith containing these words in regard to the… — Joseph Pohle Faith Copy Share Image
“If his contrition is not perfect, the unworthily received Sacrament of Baptism can re cover its effects only in connection with Penance,… — Joseph Pohle Mortal sin Copy Share Image
“Though Baptism completely blots out the guilt of original sin (reatus culpae), there still remains concu piscence (fomes peccati, concupiscentia), which, however,… — Joseph Pohle Guilt Copy Share Image
“Sacraments derive their origin from, and owe their institution to, Christ, not only as God, but also as man. He is the… — Joseph Pohle God and man Copy Share Image
“The simplest explanation is that the process of corrup tion brings back those elementary substances which cor respond to the peculiar nature… — Joseph Pohle Miracle Eucharistic Copy Share Image
“more common opinion holds that the votum implicitum is all that is required. This " implicit desire " may be defined as… — Joseph Pohle Desire Copy Share Image
“We are here dealing with ordinary punishments,— of which the Council of Trent says that they may be blotted out by means… — Joseph Pohle Parenting Copy Share Image
“The remission of punishments called an indulgence is not an unconditional amnesty, but postulates in the re cipient a moral disposition or… — Joseph Pohle Generosity Copy Share Image
“St. Polycarp (+about 155), who was a personal dis ciple of St. John the Evangelist, admonishes priests to be merciful to sinners.… — Joseph Pohle Compassionate Merciful Copy Share Image
“According to the con stant teaching of the Church, the Sacrament of Baptism remits not only the eternal penalties of sin,—the remission… — Joseph Pohle Education Copy Share Image
“A man who is sorry for his sins, is sorry either be cause sin is an evil done to God (malum Deo),… — Joseph Pohle Sinner Copy Share Image
“In one sense the Eucharistic Christ is indeed exalted and glori fied, but in another sense He is abased and humbled. In… — Joseph Pohle Eucharistic Copy Share Image
“St. Thomas, following his master Albert, proves the necessity of a right intention on the part of the minister from the proposition… — Joseph Pohle Books Copy Share Image
“satisfaction blots out the temporal punishments due to sin. Consequently the just man must be able to merit de condigno forgiveness of… — Joseph Pohle Prayer Copy Share Image
“8) The fourth period in the history of indul gences, from the Council of Clermont (1095) to the Second Council of Lyons… — Joseph Pohle Crusade Copy Share Image
“The Council of Trent declares: " If anyone saith that the Sacrifice of the Mass casts a blasphemy upon the most holy… — Joseph Pohle Sacrifice Copy Share Image
“shedding of blood for sacrificial purposes,— the one real and physical, the other sacramental and mystical. The former took place in the… — Joseph Pohle Old testament Copy Share Image
“following passage from St. Chrysostom (+ 407) has become a veritable classic : " The dispensation of the things that are in… — Joseph Pohle Good thing Copy Share Image
“The Mass is not only a relative (commemorative) sacrifice, but likewise an absolute sacrifice, and hence the Eucharistic Victim in the Consecration… — Joseph Pohle Bread and wine Copy Share Image
“as the power of the keys is not limited to this world, 5 an indulgence is more than a mere remission of… — Joseph Pohle Divine justice Copy Share Image
“I. Penance is a true Sacrament, instituted by Christ for the forgiveness of post-baptismal sins. II. Penance is a Sacrament distinct from… — Joseph Pohle Forgiveness Copy Share Image
“All the Sacraments, as acts of their invis ible author and chief minister, Jesus Christ, by vir tue of their immanent dignity,… — Joseph Pohle Books Copy Share Image
“Faith, as such, is merely a dispositive cause of justification,— part of its causa materialis, — whereas a Sacrament is a true… — Joseph Pohle Faith Copy Share Image
“the Blood and the Blood from the Body. In what other way, in fact, would it be possible to represent the bloody… — Joseph Pohle Copy Share Image
“Tertullian speaks the mind of the Latin Fa thers when he says: "The guilt being removed, the penalty is removed also. Thus… — Joseph Pohle Psychology Copy Share Image
“Hence, if one places an obstacle to sacramental grace, 4 he receives the Sacra ment unworthily, but the Sacrament itself is not… — Joseph Pohle Sacrament Invalid Copy Share Image
“Baptism is a Sacra ment instituted by Christ, in which, by the out ward washing of the body with water, with in… — Joseph Pohle Holy trinity Copy Share Image
“bishops, and the clergy throughout the world. The holier the Church is in her members (especially the pope and the episcopate), the… — Joseph Pohle Copy Share Image
“the baptismal character, as a signum configurativum, incorporates the recipient into Christ's own family, bestows upon him the Saviour's coat-of-arms, and thus… — Joseph Pohle Copy Share Image
“Catholic theology makes a distinction between solemn Baptism (baptismus solemnis) and private Baptism, which is also called Baptism of neces sity (baptismus… — Joseph Pohle Copy Share Image
“all that is necessary for the valid administration of the Sacraments is the direct intention, i. e. the purpose of performing the… — Joseph Pohle Management Copy Share Image