Seven gifts of Eternal Glory

By the reception of these Sacraments, man is led to future eternal glory 

which consists in seven gifts, three of the soul and four of the body. The 

first gift given to the soul is the vision of God in His essence, according 

to the words: "We shall see Him as He is." The second gift is 

comprehension, or that understanding of God as the reward of our merits: 

"So run that you may obtain." The third is perfect enjoyment, wherein we 

shall have full happiness in God: "Then shalt thou abound in delights of 

the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face to God."

The first gift which shall be enjoyed by the body is that of 

impassibility, for "this corruptible must put on incorruption." The 

second gift is brilliancy: "Then shall the just shine as the sun, in the 

kingdom of their Father." The third is agility, through which they can 

instantly be present wheresoever they wish: "They shall run to and fro like 

sparks among the reeds." The fourth is the gift of subtility, whereby 

they can penetrate wherever they desire: "It is sown a natural body, it 

shall rise a spiritual body." To all of which may He lead us, who liveth 

and reigneth forever and ever! Amen.