> [[three-ages-of-the-interior-life|← Cover]] | [[tta-2-toc|Part II →]] > [!NOTE] > The Three Ages of The Interior Life > A description of the soul's journey to full union with God > by Reginald Garrigou Lagrange # Part I TOC – The Sources of the Interior Life and Its End [[tta001|PREFACE]] [[tta001#^tta001-bk2|TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE]] [[tta001|FOREWORD]] [[tta002|INTRODUCTION]] A. [[tta002#^tta002-bk1|The one thing necessary]]\ B. [[tta002#^tta002-bk2|The question of the one thing necessary at the present time]]\ C. [[tta003|The aim of this work]]\ D. [[tta003#^tta003-bk1|The object of Ascetical and Mystical Theology]]\ E. [[tta003#^tta003-bk2|The method of Ascetical and Mystical Theology]]\ F. [[tta004|The distinction between Ascetical and Mystical Theology and their relations to each other]]\ G. [[tta004#^tta004-bk1|Division of this work]] ## Part I – The Sources of the Interior Life and Its End [[tta005|PROLOGUE]] [[tta005#^tta005-bk1|I. THE LIFE OF GRACE, ETERNAL LIFE BEGUN]] A. [[tta005#^tta005-bk2|Eternal Life Promised by the Savior to Men of Good Will]] B. [[tta005#^tta005-bk3|The Seed of Eternal Life in Us]] C. [[tta005#^tta005-bk4|An Important Consequence]] [[tta006|II. THE INTERIOR LIFE AND INTIMATE CONVERSATION WITH GOD]] A. [[tta006#^tta006-bk1|Conversation with Oneself.]] B. [[tta006#^tta006-bk2|Interior Conversation with God]] [[tta007|III. THE SPIRITUAL ORGANISM]] [[tta007#^tta007-bk1|ARTICLE I - THE NATURAL LIFE AND THE SUPERNATURAL LIFE OF THE SOUL]] \ [[tta007#^tta007-bk2|ARTICLE II - THE THEOLOGICAL VIRTUES]] \ [[tta008|ARTICLE III - THE MORAL VIRTUES]] A. [[tta008#^tta008-bk1|The Acquired Moral Virtues]] B. [[tta008#^tta008-bk2|The Infused Moral Virtues]] C. [[tta008#^tta008-bk3|Relations Between the Infused Moral Virtues and the Acquired Moral Virtues]] \ [[tta009|ARTICLE IV - THE SEVEN GIFTS OF THE HOLY GHOST]]\ A. [[tta009#^tta009-bk1|The Teaching of Scripture]]\ B. [[tta009#^tta009-bk2|Tradition]]\ C. [[tta010#^tta010-bk3|The Gifts of the Holy Ghost According to St. Thomas]]\ \ [[tta011|APPENDIX - THE SUPERHUMAN MODE OF THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY GHOST]]\ A. [[tta011#^tta011-bk1|In What Sense Can the Gifts Have Two Modes, That on Earth and That of Heaven?]]\ B. [[tta011#^tta011-bk2|Whether the Superhuman Mode of the Gifts Can Be Latent.]]\ C. [[tta011#^tta011-bk3|Are There Degrees in Detachment from Creatures?]]\ D. [[tta011#^tta011-bk4|Are the Passive Purifications Necessary to Eliminate Moral Defects?]]\ \ [[tta012|ARTICLE V - ACTUAL GRACE AND ITS DIVERS FORMS]]\ A. [[tta012#^tta012-bk1|The Necessity of Actual Grace]]\ B. [[tta012#^tta012-bk2|The Different Actual Graces]]\ C. [[tta012#^tta012-bk3|Fidelity to Grace]] [[tta013|IV. THE BLESSED TRINITY PRESENT IN US, UNCREATED SOURCE OF OUR INTERIOR LIFE]] A. [[tta013#^tta013-bk1|The Testimony of Scripture]]\ B. [[tta013#^tta013-bk2|The Testimony of Tradition]]\ C. [[tta013#^tta013-bk3|The Theological Explanation of This Mystery]]\ D. [[tta014|Spiritual Consequences of This Doctrine]]\ E. [[tta014#^tta014-bk1|Our Duties Toward the Divine Guest]] V. [[tta015|THE INFLUENCE OF CHRIST THE REDEEMER ON HIS MYSTICAL BODY]] A. [[tta015#^tta015-bk1|How the Savior Communicates to Us the Graces Which He Formerly Merited for Us]]\ B. [[tta015#^tta015-bk2|The Sanctifying Influence of the Savior Through the Eucharist]]\ C. [[tta015#^tta015-bk3|Progressive Incorporation in Christ and Sanctity]] VI\. [[tta016|THE INFLUENCE OF MARY MEDIATRIX]] A. [[tta016#^tta016-bk1|The Meaning of Universal Mediation]]\ B. [[tta016#^tta016-bk2|Mary Mediatrix by Her Cooperation in the Sacrifice of the Cross]]\ C. [[tta016#^tta016-bk3|Mary Obtains and Distributes All Graces]] \ VII\. [[tta016|THE GROWTH OF THE LIFE OF GRACE BY MERIT, PRAYER, AND THE SACRAMENTS]] A. [[tta017#^tta017-bk1|Why the Life of Grace and Charity Should Grow in Us until Death]]\ B. [[tta017#^tta017-bk2|The Increase of Charity by Our Merits]]\ C. [[tta017#^tta017-bk3|The Increase of the Life of Grace Through Prayer]]\ D. [[tta017#^tta017-bk4|The Increase of the Life of Grace Through the Sacraments]] VIII\. [[tta018|THE TRUE NATURE OF CHRISTIAN PERFECTION]] A. [[tta018#^tta018-bk1|Erroneous or Incomplete Ideas of Perfection]]\ B. [[tta018#^tta018-bk2|The Essence of Perfection According to St. Paul\'s Interpretation of the Gospel]]\ C. [[tta019|Some exact Theological Statements on the Nature of Perfection]]\ D.[[tta019#^tta019-bk1|The Superiority of Charity to the Knowledge of God in This Life]]\ E. [[tta019#^tta019-bk2|The Love of Charity Cannot Be Absolutely Continual on Earth as It Will Be in Heaven]] IX\. [[tta020|THE GRANDEUR OF CHRISTIAN PERFECTION AND THE BEATITUDES]] A. [[tta020#^tta020-bk1|The Beatitudes of the Deliverance from Sin]]\ B. [[tta020#^tta020-bk2|The Beatitudes of the Active Life of theChristian]]\ C. [[tta020#^tta020-bk3|The Beatitudes of Contemplation and Union withGod]] X. [[tta021|PERFECTION AND HEROIC VIRTUE]] A. [[tta021|Does Perfection Necessarily Require Great Charity?]]\ B. [[tta021#^tta021-bk1|Does Perfection Require the Heroic Practice of theVirtues?]] XI\. [[tta022|FULL CHRISTIAN PERFECTION AND THE PASSIVE PURIFICATIONS]] A. [[tta022|Acts of the Other Virtues Required for Perfection]]\ B. [[tta022#^tta022-bk1|The Purifications Required for the Full Perfection of ChristianLife]]\ C. [[tta022#^tta022-bk2|Full Christian Perfection and Contemplation]] XII\. [[tta023|PERFECTION AND THE PRECEPT OF THE LOVE OF GOD]] A. [[tta023#^tta023-bk1|Is the First Precept Without Limit?]]\ B. [[tta023#^tta023-bk2|The love of God does Not Consist in a GoldenMean]]\ C. [[tta023#^tta023-bk3|The Duty of Advancing on the Way to Eternity]] XIII\. [[tta024|PERFECTION AND THE EVANGELICAL COUNSELS]] A. [[tta024#^tta024-bk1|The Three Evangelical Counsels and the Wounds of theSoul]]\ B. [[tta024#^tta024-bk2|The Three Evangelical Counsels and the Restoration of OriginalHarmony]] XIV\. [[tta025|THE SPECIAL OBLIGATION OF THE PRIEST AND THE RELIGIOUS TO TEND TO PERFECTION]] A. [[tta025|The Nature of the Special Obligation for Religious]]\ B. [[tta025#^tta025-bk1|The Special Obligation of the Priest to Tend toPerfection]]\ C. [[tta025#^tta025-bk2|The Ideal of Episcopal Perfection According to St.Isidore]] XV\. [[tta026|THE THREE AGES OF THE SPIRITUAL LIFE ACCORDING TO THE FATHERS AND THE GREAT SPIRITUAL WRITERS]] A. [[tta026#^tta026-bk1|Statement of the Problem]]\ B. [[tta026#^tta026-bk2|The Testimony of Scripture]]\ C. [[tta026#^tta026-bk3|The Testimony of Tradition]]\ D. [[tta027|The Three Ages of the Spiritual Life and Those of the CorporealLife]] XVI\. [[tta028|SPIRITUAL READING OF SCRIPTURE, OF THE WORKS AND LIVES OF THE SAINTS]] A. [[tta028#^tta028-bk1|Holy Scripture and the Life of the Soul]]\ B. [[tta028#^tta028-bk2|The Spiritual Works of the Saints]]\ C. [[tta028#^tta028-bk3|The Lives of the Saints]]\ D. [[tta028#^tta028-bk4|Dispositions for Profitable Spiritual Reading]] XVII\. [[tta029|SPIRITUAL DIRECTION]] A. [[tta029#^tta029-bk1|The Necessity of Direction]]\ B. [[tta029#^tta029-bk2|The Direction of Beginners]]\ C. [[tta029#^tta029-bk3|The Direction of Proficients and the Perfect]]\ D. [[tta029#^tta029-bk4|The Qualities of the Director and the Duties of the One BeingDirected]]\ --- ![[maps/bibliography#^biblio-tta]] > [[three-ages-of-the-interior-life|← Cover]] | [[tta-2-toc|Part II →]]