The Banquet of the Ten Virgins, Discourse VII

Discourse VII

• The Banquet of the Ten Virgins VII.1 — Chapter I.—What the True and Seemly Manner of Praising; The Father Greater Than the Son, Not in Substance, But in Order; Virginity the Lily; Faithful Souls and Virgins, the One Bride of the One Christ. It is not…vatican.va
• The Banquet of the Ten Virgins VII.2 — The Interpretation of that Passage of the Canticles. Consider now, O virgins, that, in saying to the bride, “Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse,” He shows the clear eye of the understanding, when the…vatican.va
• The Banquet of the Ten Virgins VII.3 — Virgins Being Martyrs First Among the Companions of Christ. Let no one suppose that all the remaining company of those who have believed are condemned, thinking that we who are virgins alone shall be led on to attain…vatican.va
• The Banquet of the Ten Virgins VII.4 — Chapter IV.—The Passage Explained; The Queens, the Holy Souls Before the Deluge; The Concubines, the Souls of the Prophets; The Divine Seed for Spiritual Offspring in the Books of the Prophets; The Nuptials of the…vatican.va
• The Banquet of the Ten Virgins VII.5 — The Sixty Queens: Why Sixty, and Why Queens; The Excellence of the Saints of the First Age. Chapter V.—The Sixty Queens: Why Sixty, and Why Queens; The Excellence of the Saints of the First Age. In addition to these…vatican.va
• The Banquet of the Ten Virgins VII.6 — The Eighty Concubines, What; The Knowledge of the Incarnation Communicated to the Prophets. Chapter VI.—The Eighty Concubines, What; The Knowledge of the Incarnation Communicated to the Prophets. It still remains to…vatican.va
• The Banquet of the Ten Virgins VII.7 — The Virgins, the Righteous Ancients; The Church, the One Only Spouse, More Excellent Than the Others. Chapter VII.—The Virgins, the Righteous Ancients; The Church, the One Only Spouse, More Excellent Than the Others.…vatican.va
• The Banquet of the Ten Virgins VII.8 — The Human Nature of Christ His One Dove. Can any one now say otherwise than that the Bride is the undefiled flesh of the Lord, for the sake of which He left the Father and came down here, and was joined to it, and,…vatican.va
• The Banquet of the Ten Virgins VII.9 — The Virgins Immediately After the Queen and Spouse. Moreover, we must further consider what the Spirit delivers to us in the rest of the psalm, after the enthronization of the manhood assumed by the Word at the right…vatican.va