Chap.

 1 Int|       those who wish to attain the perfection of Christian life, you have
 2 Int|          problems of the states of perfection. ~At the same time you have
 3 Int|            congresses of states of perfection, the sessions of prayer
 4 Int|           members of the states of perfection. ~The present Congress,
 5 Int|      desire for bringing states of perfection more fully into the Church,
 6 Int|      organization of the states of perfection and in their work of adaptation
 7 Int|          concerning the problem of perfection and that of the revision
 8 Int|        shall speak first about the perfection of Christian life in general,
 9 Int|         that are called "states of perfection" by examining first their
10 I  |                             I. THE PERFECTION OF CHRISTIAN LIFE ~It is
11 I  |        recall that the concept of "perfection" cannot be identified with
12 I  |           the concept of "state of perfection," and that it also extends
13 I  |         encounter heroic Christian perfection, that of the Gospel and
14 I  |         outside of every "state of perfection." ~We therefore understand
15 I  |     understand the tendency toward perfection as an habitual disposition
16 I  |            of its fellow man. ~The perfection of every free human activity
17 I  |   voluntary adherence to God. This perfection is partly obligatory because
18 I  |          to define the elements of perfection here. We intend to speak
19 I  |          the service of God. ~This perfection consists above all in union
20 I  |             The Ideal of Christian Perfection ~The ideal of Christian
21 I  |             The ideal of Christian perfection is derived from the teachings
22 I  |            to attain this ideal of perfection with all his strength, but
23 I  |         way in the three states of perfection according to the manner
24 I  |          gives access to states of perfection to the greatest possible
25 I  |          not constitute "states of perfection," it does not claim in any
26 I  |           exist real tendencies to perfection outside the latter. ~We
27 I  |          others in the exercise of perfection. ~None of the constituting
28 I  | constituting elements of Christian perfection and of a real tendency to
29 I  |      juridic or canonical state of perfection. ~
30 I  |         its realization, Christian perfection does not allow for any revision
31 I  |        those who live in states of perfection and those who do not participate
32 I  |         Luke 18:27). II. STATES OF PERFECTION ~The problems of adaptation
33 I  |          revision within states of perfection will occupy our attention
34 I  |           members of the states of perfection, and later the communities
35 I  |          their tendency to achieve perfection. ~1. The Members of States
36 I  |           The Members of States of Perfection ~We shall emphasize only
37 I  |            of Our speech about the perfection of Christian life in general
38 I  |           members of all states of perfection and constitutes their primary
39 I  |          as the norm of a state of perfection, he is always free to appeal
40 I  |           sincere desire to aim at perfection through obedience, but because
41 I  |            belong to the states of perfection. No one would dare say that
42 I  |            member of the states of perfection, whether he is a Superior
43 I  |          Congress of the States of Perfection, in which we gave answer
44 I  |        relations between states of perfection and the Vicar of Christ
45 I  |        those who are in a state of perfection must give the good example.
46 I  |           members of the states of perfection. In order to be effective,
47 I  |         good result. ~The realm of perfection, into which We have briefly
48 I  |           called your attention to perfection in general and to perfection
49 I  |       perfection in general and to perfection within the state of perfection.
50 I  |     perfection within the state of perfection. A great number of laymen,
51 I  |      charity, which is the bond of perfection" (Colossians 3:14). Beyond
52 I  |          constantly draw closer to perfection. This is the grace that