Seventh Part: Moral Theology and Spirituality¶
The Prima secundae is a general treatise on morality, under the following headings:
Man’s ultimate purpose and goal,
Human voluntary acts,
Passions and habits,
Virtues, gifts, and vices,
Law, by which God guides us,
Grace, by which God aids us.
The Secunda secundae is a detailed treatment, first on each of the virtues, theological and cardinal, then on the active and contemplative life, lastly on the state of perfection, episcopal and religious.
Everywhere throughout these treatises we find the formulas of a solid spiritual life supported by theological foundations. These principles appear chiefly, in the Prima secundae, under grace, virtues, and gifts, in the Secunda secundae, under the theological virtues, then under prudence, justice, humility, and their corresponding gifts. Here we can but underline the essentials.