Quote by Joseph Pohle

“the amount of grace conferred by a Sacrament in each instance depends (i) on the eternal decree of God, who has endowed each Sacrament…

— Joseph Pohle

“Sacraments derive their origin from, and owe their institution to, Christ, not only as God, but also as man. He is the natural mediator…

— Joseph Pohle

“Confirmation, the Holy Eucharist, Extreme Unction, Matrimony, and Holy Orders presuppose the state of sancti fying grace, which they merely increase (iusti-ficatio secunda). Hence…

— Joseph Pohle

“A sacrament gives a dramatic sign that points beyond itself to some truth of redemption that is crucial to the life of the people…

— R.C. Sproul

“All the Sacraments, as acts of their invis ible author and chief minister, Jesus Christ, by vir tue of their immanent dignity, move God…

— Joseph Pohle

It is the Sacrament of Love that excites the soul to ardent prayer. It stirs up the virtue of impetration and, as it were,…

— Angela of Foligno

“The sanctifying grace required for these Sac raments can be obtained either by making an act of perfect contrition or by worthily receiving the…

— Joseph Pohle

“A Sacrament (sacramentum tantum) and the sacra mental grace which it confers (res tantum, effectus) are two separate and distinct things. A Sacrament does…

— Joseph Pohle

“(c) Satisfaction or some painful work, imposed by the priest and performed by the penitent, to satisfy divine justice for sins committed; and (d)…

— Archibald Alexander Hodge

“If his contrition is not perfect, the unworthily received Sacrament of Baptism can re cover its effects only in connection with Penance, which blots…

— Joseph Pohle

“The Church has always regarded the admin istration of a Sacrament in the state of mortal sin as a sacrilege, and insists on the…

— Joseph Pohle

“Hence, if one places an obstacle to sacramental grace, 4 he receives the Sacra ment unworthily, but the Sacrament itself is not invalid; it…

— Joseph Pohle