Our Lady In Doctrine and Devotion
By: William G. Most

(c) Copyright by William G. Most, 1994

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CHAPTERS

- Preliminaries
- Eternal Plans
- Prophetic Plan
- Sinai Covenant
- Immaculate Conception
- Realisation of the Eternal Plan
- Perpetual virginity
- Divine Motherhood
- The Temple Presentation
- The Finding in the Temple
- Difficulties for Mary's faith
- Start of His Public Life
- Cooperation in Redemption
- Mediatrix of All Graces
- At the First Pentecost
- Mother of the Church
- Assumption
- Queenship
- Consortium
- Mary and Vatican II
- Revelation 12
- Some Marian Devotions
- To Imitate Her Virtues
- Marian Consecration
- Infused Contemplation
- Our Lady in Heaven
- Private Revelations
- Appendix:
Discernment of Spirits

- Supplement:
Appearances and revelation

- Study Questions
- Answers To Study Questions


Books/Resources
by Fr. Most


- EWTN Scripture Q & A
- Basic Scripture
- Bible Commentaries
- Our Lady in Doctrine And Devotion
- Outline of Christology
- An Introduction to Christian Philosophy
- The Living God
- The Holy Spirit and The Church
- Catholic Apologetics Notes


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CHAPTER XXIV.
Our Lady in Infused Contemplation




There is a grace called infused contemplation, which, according to many excellent theologians, is a normal part of the spiritual life. It comes at the end of the first of the three ways or stages in the spiritual life, namely, at the end of the Purgative Way. In it, a soul does not see any vision or hear any sounds, but seems to perceive the presence of God, even a sort of contact with God, although it is not basically in the sphere of feeling. There may or may not be feelings of warmth accompanying it. Now because of her surpassing union with God, if God is perceived infused contemplation, then, if He so wills, she can be perceived too. There are many cases on record of this. For further data cf. Our Father's Plan, chapter 22.