> [[tta-2-toc|← Part II]] | [[tta-4-toc|Part IV →]] > [!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 III – The Illuminative Way of Proficients I. [[tta050|THE OBJECT OF THE THIRD PART AND THE LANGUAGE OF SPIRITUAL WRITERS COMPARED WITH THAT OF THEOLOGIANS]]\ A. [[tta050#^tta050-bk1|The Language of Spiritual Writers Compared with That ofTheologians]]\ B. [[tta050#^tta050-bk2|The Question Raised by the Language of theMystics]]\ C. [[tta050#^tta050-bk3|The Theological Bases of the Terminology of SpiritualWriters]]\ D. [[tta050#^tta050-bk4|The Principal Terms of the Language of SpiritualWriters]]\ E. [[tta050#^tta050-bk5|Mystical Hyperbole]]\ F. [[tta050#^tta050-bk6|Comparison of the Language of Spiritual Writers and That ofTheologians]]\ G. [[tta050#^tta050-bk7|Which of These Two Terminologies Is theLoftier?]] II\. [[tta051|THE ENTRANCE INTO THE ILLUMINATIVE WAY]]\ A. [[tta051#^tta051-bk1|The Fact of the Second Conversion in the Lives of the Servants ofGod]]\ B. [[tta051#^tta051-bk2|The Necessity of the Second Conversion]] III\. [[tta052|THE SECOND CONVERSION ACCORDING TO SEVERAL SPIRITUAL WRITERS]]\ A. [[tta052#^tta052-bk1|The Second Conversion in The Dialogue of St.Catherine ofSiena]]\ B. [[tta052#^tta052-bk2|The Second Conversion According to Blessed Henry Suso andTauler]] IV\. [[tta053|THE PASSIVE PURIFICATION OF THE SENSES AND THE ENTRANCE INTO THE ILLUMINATIVE WAY]]\ A. [[tta053#^tta053-bk1|The Necessity of this Purification]]\ B. [[tta053#^tta053-bk2|How the Passive Purification of the Senses IsProduced]]\ C. [[tta053#^tta053-bk3|The Cause of This State]]\ D. [[tta053#^tta053-bk4|Note]] V. [[tta054|CONDUCT TO BE OBSERVED IN THE NIGHT OF THE SENSES]]\ A. [[tta054#^tta054-bk1|Four Rules of Direction Relative to This State]]\ B. [[tta054#^tta054-bk2|Trials Which Ordinarily Accompany the Night of theSenses]]\ C. [[tta054#^tta054-bk3|The Effects of the Passive Purification of theSenses]] VI\. [[tta055|THE SPIRITUAL AGE OF PROFICIENTS: PRINCIPAL CHARACTERISTICS]]\ A. [[tta055#^tta055-bk1|The Knowledge of God in Proficients]]\ B. [[tta055#^tta055-bk2|The Love of God and of Souls in Proficients]] VII\. [[tta056|THE SPIRITUAL EDIFICE IN PROFICIENTS]] VIII\. [[tta057|PRUDENCE AND THE INTERIOR LIFE]]\ A. [[tta057#^tta057-bk1|Defects to Be Avoided]]\ B. [[tta057#^tta057-bk2|Acquired Prudence and Self-control]]\ C. [[tta057#^tta057-bk3|Infused Prudence]]\ D. [[tta057#^tta057-bk4|Holy Discretion and the Gift of Counsel]] IX\. [[tta058|THE DIFFERENT FORMS OF JUSTICE AND THE EDUCATION OF THE WILL]]\ A. [[tta058#^tta058-bk1|Commutative and Distributive Justice in Relation to the InteriorLife]]\ B. [[tta058#^tta058-bk2|Legal Justice, Equity, and the Formation ofCharacter]]\ C. [[tta058#^tta058-bk3|Justice and Charity]]\ D. [[tta058#^tta058-bk4|The Virtues Connected with Justice in ChristianLife]] X. [[tta059|PATIENCE AND MEEKNESS]]\ A. [[tta059#^tta059-bk1|Patience and Longanimity, Twin Columns of the InteriorLife]]\ B. [[tta059#^tta059-bk2|Supernatural Meekness and Its Fruits]] XI\. [[tta060|THE VALUE OF CHASTITY AND ITS SPIRITUALFRUITFULNESS]]\ A. [[tta060#^tta060-bk1|The Motive That Should Inspire Chastity]]\ B. [[tta060#^tta060-bk2|The Spiritual Fruitfulness of Chastity]] XII\. [[tta061|THE HUMILITY OF PROFICIENTS]]\ A. [[tta061#^tta061-bk1|Humility toward God]]\ B. [[tta061#^tta061-bk2|Humility toward Our Neighbor]] XIII\. [[tta062|THE HUMILITY OF THE WORD MADE FLESH AND WHAT OURS SHOULDBE]]\ A. [[tta062#^tta062-bk1|The Humility and Magnanimity of Christ]]\ B. [[tta062#^tta062-bk2|The Union of Humility and Christian Dignity]]\ [[tta062#^tta062-bk3|APPENDIX. THE GLORY OF THE CROSS]] XIV\. [[tta063|THE SPIRIT OF POVERTY]]\ A. [[tta063#^tta063-bk1|The Value of Voluntary Poverty]]\ B. [[tta063#^tta063-bk2|The Fruitfulness of Voluntary Poverty]]\ C. [[tta063#^tta063-bk3|The Merit of the Vows]] XV\. [[tta064|THE GRANDEUR OF OBEDIENCE]]\ A. [[tta064#^tta064-bk1|The Type of Servitude from Which Obedience DeliversUs]]\ B. [[tta064#^tta064-bk2|The Fruits of Obedience]] XVI\. [[tta065|SIMPLICITY AND UPRIGHTNESS]]\ A. [[tta065#^tta065-bk1|Defects Opposed to Simplicity]]\ B. [[tta065#^tta065-bk2|Veracity and the Interior Life]]\ C. [[tta065#^tta065-bk3|Superior Simplicity, the Image of That of God]] XVII\. [[tta066|THE SPIRIT OF FAITH AND ITS PROGRESS]]\ A. [[tta066#^tta066-bk1|The Nature of the Spirit of Faith]]\ B. [[tta066#^tta066-bk2|The Growth of Infused Faith in Us]]\ C. [[tta066#^tta066-bk3|The Excellence and the Power of the Spirit ofFaith]]\ D. [[tta066#^tta066-bk4|A Practical Manner of Living by the Spirit ofFaith]] XVIII\. [[tta067|CONFIDENCE IN GOD; ITS CERTITUDE]]\ A. [[tta067#^tta067-bk1|Defects to Be Avoided]]\ B. [[tta067#^tta067-bk2|The True Nature of Christian Hope]]\ C. [[tta067#^tta067-bk3|The Certitude of Hope]]\ D. [[tta067#^tta067-bk4|The Qualities of Christian Hope]]\ E. [[tta067#^tta067-bk5|Admirable Effects of Living Hope Confirmed byTrials]] XIX\. [[tta068|THE LOVE OF CONFORMITY TO THE DIVINE WILL]]\ A. [[tta068#^tta068-bk1|The Signs of Imperfect Love]]\ B. [[tta068#^tta068-bk2|The Nature of Charity and the Marks of ItsProgress]]\ C. [[tta068#^tta068-bk3|The Love of God and Our Natural Dispositions]]\ D. [[tta068#^tta068-bk4|Progressive Conformity to the Signified DivineWill]] XX\. [[tta069|FRATERNAL CHARITY, RADIATION OF THE LOVE OF GOD]]\ A. [[tta069#^tta069-bk1|Why Our Love of God Should Extend to OurNeighbor]]\ B. [[tta069#^tta069-bk2|Efficacy of the Love of Charity]]\ C. [[tta069#^tta069-bk3|The Compass and Order of Charity]]\ D. [[tta069#^tta069-bk4|How to Make Progress in Fraternal Charity]] XXI\. [[tta070|ZEAL FOR THE GLORY OF GOD AND THE SALVATION OFSOULS]]\ A. [[tta070#^tta070-bk1|The Motives of Zeal]]\ B. [[tta070#^tta070-bk2|The Qualities of Zeal]]\ C. [[tta070#^tta070-bk3]] XXII\. [[tta071|DOCILITY TO THE HOLY GHOST]]\ A. [[tta071#^tta071-bk1|The Inspirations of the Holy Ghost]]\ B. [[tta071#^tta071-bk2|The Ascending Gradation of the Gifts]]\ C. [[tta071#^tta071-bk3|Conditions Required for Docility to the HolyGhost]]\ D. [[tta071#^tta071-bk4|Acts Which Prepare the Soul for Docility to the HolyGhost]]\ E. [[tta071#^tta071-bk5|The Harmonizing of Docility to the Holy Ghost with Obedience andPrudence]]\ F. [[tta071#^tta071-bk6|The Fruits of Docility to the Holy Ghost]] XXIII.[[tta072|THE DISCERNING OF SPIRITS]]\ A. [[tta072#^tta072-bk1|The Signs of the Spirit of Nature]]\ B. [[tta072#^tta072-bk2|The Signs of the Spirit of the Devil]]\ C. [[tta072#^tta072-bk3|The Signs of the Spirit of God]] XXIV\. [[tta073|THE SACRIFICE OF THE MASS AND PROFICIENTS]]\ A. [[tta073#^tta073-bk1|Adoration]]\ B. [[tta073#^tta073-bk2|Reparation]]\ C. [[tta073#^tta073-bk3|Petition]]\ D. [[tta073#^tta073-bk4|Thanksgiving]] XXV\. [[tta074|THE COMMUNION OF PROFICIENTS]]\ A. [[tta074#^tta074-bk1|The Holy Table and the Unity of the MysticalBody]]\ B. [[tta074#^tta074-bk2|Communion and the Growth of the Mystical Body ofChrist]]\ C. [[tta074#^tta074-bk3|Communion and the Gift of Oneself]] XXVI\. [[tta075|DEVOTION TO MARY IN PROFICIENTS]]\ A. [[tta075#^tta075-bk1|True Devotion to Mary]]\ B. [[tta075#^tta075-bk2|The Degrees of This Devotion]]\ C. [[tta075#^tta075-bk3|The Fruits of This Devotion]] XXVII\. [[tta076|THE UNIVERSAL ACCESSIBILITY OF THE MYSTICISM OF *TheImitation*]].\ A. [[tta076#^tta076-bk1|The Mystical Character of *The Imitation*]]\ B. [[tta076#^tta076-bk2|The Dispositions Required or the Asceticism of *TheImitation*]] XXVIII\. [[tta077|CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER]]\ A. [[tta077#^tta077-bk1|The Passage from Acquired Prayer to Initial InfusedPrayer]]\ B. [[tta077#^tta077-bk2|The Passage from Meditation to Contemplation According to theTraditional Teaching Expressed by St. Francis deSales]]\ C. [[tta077#^tta077-bk3|The Principles of This Traditional Teaching According to St.Thomas]]\ D. [[tta077#^tta077-bk4|The Acquired Prayer of Recollection and Passive RecollectionAccording to St. Teresa]] XXIX\. [[tta078|THE ERRORS OF THE QUIETISTS ON CONTEMPLATION AND PURELOVE]]\ A. [[tta078#^tta078-bk1|The Quietism of Molinos]]\ B. [[tta078#^tta078-bk2|Semi-Quietism]]\ C. [[tta078#^tta078-bk3|The Problem of Pure Love]]\ D. [[tta078#^tta078-bk4|In What the Practice of Pure Love Consists]] XXX\. [[tta079|THE DEGREES OF CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER IN PROFICIENTS]]\ A. [[tta079#^tta079-bk1|The Progress of Prayer and the Virtues]]\ B. [[tta079#^tta079-bk2|The Prayer of Quiet]]\ C. [[tta079#^tta079-bk3|The Prayer of Simple Union]]\ D. [[tta079#^tta079-bk4|Contemplative Prayer and Fervent Communion]] XXXI\. [[tta080|QUESTIONS RELATIVE TO INFUSED CONTEMPLATION]]\ A. [[tta080#^tta080-bk1|The Principal Problem]]\ B. [[tta080#^tta080-bk2|Accepted Definitions]]\ C. [[tta080#^tta080-bk3|Intimate Nature of Infused Contemplation]]\ D. [[tta080#^tta080-bk4|The Progress of Infused Contemplation]]\ E. [[tta080#^tta080-bk5|What Infused Contemplation Does Not NecessarilyRequire]]\ F. [[tta080#^tta080-bk6|The Call to Contemplation]]\ G. [[tta080#^tta080-bk7|The Direction of Souls in Relation toContemplation]] XXXII.[[tta081|THE NEW ELEMENTS IN INFUSED PRAYER]]\ A. [[tta081#^tta081-bk1|Whether the Character of Newness Always AppearsClearly]]\ B. [[tta081#^tta081-bk2|The Explanation of This Transition]]\ C. [[tta081#^tta081-bk3|Reply to a Difficulty]]\ D. [[tta081#^tta081-bk4|The Special Illumination of the Holy Ghost]]\ E. [[tta081#^tta081-bk5|The Special Illumination of the Gift of Wisdom Sufficient forInfused Contemplation]] XXXIII\. [[tta082|THE AGREEMENT AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ST.TERESA AND ST. JOHNOF THE CROSS]]\ A. [[tta082#^tta082-bk1|The Cause of These Differences]]\ B. [[tta082#^tta082-bk2|Whether These Differences Have a Common Basis]]\ C. 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