Grace :
Humans can live two ways: either with Grace or with2 Corinthians 12:9 "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Grace is made perfect in weakness. A state of meek and humble heart. Grace cannot work with harden heart.
The
most effective tool to work with grace is the rosary; it is Jacob's
ladder, connecting the physical and spiritual realms. Thy will be done
as it is in heaven. To access the help of heavenly
bodies who work in the spiritual realm and bring it into the physical
realm of our own realities, the rosary is the definite tool.
There are two kinds of grace: Actual Grace and Sanctifying Grace. (Friday after Epiphany)
Actual grace, accessible to both believers and non-believers, is a free gift and entitlement of every individual. Actual grace operates through inherent moral and natural laws to guide people towards God, virtuous actions, and everyday blessings. As a result, non-believers come to recognize sin and will be held accountable for ignoring the evidence provided by God.
Believers receive righteousness through faith in Christ, and baptism is the outward expression of that faith. Through baptism , believers receive Sanctifying Grace. Righteousness is justified through Sanctifying grace, which is access only through catholic baptism, and condemnation is based on justification.
Actual grace is for physical realm and Sanctifying Grace is for spiritual realm. The Rosary is the most effective tool for achieving a holistic balance for accessing and comprehending wisdom; it is Jacob's ladder, connecting the physical and spiritual realms.
1 Corinthians 6:11 you have had yourselves washed, you were sanctified, you were justified.
Washed refers to baptism, while sanctified indicates a genuine response to the call of baptism by leading an active Catholic life through self-purification, which opens the path to justification. This indicates being chosen for cleansing through sanctifying grace. 'Brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you as the first fruits for salvation through sanctification' (2 Thessalonians 2:13).
Righteousness through justification is ongoing process initiated at baptism, where God infuses righteousness, making believers holy and children of God, a transformation that continues throughout life through sacraments, good works, and perseverance, involving both God's action and the believer's cooperation towards complete sanctification.
In Luke 5:12-16, when the leper saw Jesus, he said, “Lord, if you wish, you can make me clean.”
By engaging with actual grace, a person is helped to identify their current state and to desire purification. This leads to an expression of faith and the process of purgation of sanctifying grace, which brings about reparation and healing.
Jesus responded, “I do will it. Be made clean,” and the leprosy left him immediately.
Actual grace works with physical realities, and sanctifying grace works with corresponding underlying spiritual realities; realizing this process is required for purgation.
Sanctifying Grace
Baptism reestablish relation with God, through Jesus. Baptism connects the individual to Christ's death, burial, and resurrection. Christ put his seal upon us and given the Spirit in our hearts as a first installment. Baptism grants access to sanctifying grace.
Sanctifying grace allows the Holy Spirit to dwell within the soul, making the baptized person a new creation in Christ, an adopted child of God, and an heir of heaven.
This grace is the source of growth in holiness and enables the practice of theological and moral virtues. Sanctifying grace, is a supernatural gift from God, infused into the soul at Baptism, that makes a person holy and pleasing to God. It is a permanent disposition that enables the soul to live in communion with God and to act by His love.
Rosary is an effective tool for comprehending and experiencing the works of sanctifying grace to union with Christ.
sanctifying grace makes a person holy and pleasing to God by dwelling within the soul. It's a permanent state of grace that transforms the individual, allowing them to participate in God's divine life and act according to his will.
Catholic has to live a life aligned with sanctifying grace, growing in faith, and striving for holiness to union with Christ. Baptism initiates this process, providing the grace and spiritual resources necessary for this journey. The struggle against concupiscence becomes a central part of this ongoing spiritual battle.
Sanctifying grace is an habitual gift, a stable and supernatural disposition that perfects the soul itself to enable it to live with God, to act by his love. Source: Catechism of the Catholic Church
Grace (gratia, Charis), in general, is a supernatural gift of God to intellectual creatures (men, angels) for their eternal salvation, whether the latter be furthered and attained through salutary acts or a state of holiness.
In the process of justification we must distinguish two periods: first, the preparatory acts or dispositions (faith, fear, hope, etc.); then the last, decisive moment of the transformation of the sinner from the state of sin to that of justification or sanctifying grace, which may be called the active justification (actus justificationis) with this the real process comes to an end, and the state of habitual holiness and sonship of God begins.