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To: Salvation; NYer; zot

Reminds me of a term “Reverent Joy” I had explained to me at sometime in the past.

A definition of Joy I found that ties in with this thread:

joy — In spiritual literature, the feeling aroused by the expectation or possession of some good. One of the fruits of the Holy Spirit. Joyful emotions affect the body, but they are essentially in the higher faculties of the soul. Differs from pleasure, which may affect the human spirit but originates in some bodily sensation. Thus joy is possessed by angels and human beings, and its source is the rational will. [Fr. John Hardon’s Modern Catholic Dictionary]


13 posted on 03/20/2015 8:08:33 AM PDT by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: GreyFriar

Thanks for the ping, the reminder, and the definition of Joy.


21 posted on 03/20/2015 6:03:29 PM PDT by zot
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