The Thomistic Institute Virtue, Vice, and Healing Grace | Fr. Albert Trudel, OP
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Oct 3, 2019 Fr. Albert Trudel, OP, discusses how the Beatitudes serve as the new Law, examples of humility and pride in Purgatory, Dante's interaction with an angel, and the role of virtues in combating sinful behaviors.
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Beatitudes as True Happiness
- Jesus presents the beatitudes as the pathway to ultimate happiness rather than mere law observance.
- Those socially disfavored are reversed as blessed in Christianity's vision of fulfillment.
Purgatory's Ordered Music
- Purgatory contrasts Inferno's chaos by featuring ordered music and hymns.
- This ordered sound progresses to Paradiso's celestial music symbolizing harmony with the divine.
Humility Illustrated in Purgatory
- Dante sees a marble frieze of the Annunciation that embodies humility on Purgatory's first terrace.
- Examples from Scripture and classical stories, like King David and Emperor Trajan, illustrate virtues linked to humility.