Catholic word of the Day: IMPASSIBILITY, 07-01-09

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IMPASSIBILITY

Quality of the glorified human body in being free from every kind of physical evil, such as sorrow or sickness, injury or death. It may be defined as the impossibility to suffer and to die (Revelation 21:4). The inherent reason for impassibility consists in the perfect compliance of the body and emotions to the soul. (Etym. Latin in-, not + passibilis, able to suffer; impassibilis, incapable of suffering.)

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A new word for me. Had never heard of this.

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It is sown a natural body, it shall rise a spiritual body (1 Corinthians 15:44)

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Does all this mean that only the incorruptibles achieved impassibility, or is it something for all of us to strive toward.

(Of course it is — that didn’t come out the way I wanted it to.)

Maybe I should say, how then does one achieve this total union of mind, heart body and soul?

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8 For by grace you are saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, for it is the gift of God; 9 Not of works, that no man may glory. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus in good works, which God hath prepared that we should walk in them. (Eph. 2)