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Cult.


372 posted on 04/21/2015 12:22:16 PM PDT by Resettozero
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The word “cult” connotes neither good nor evil. Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary defines a cult as “a system of religious beliefs and ritual; also: its body of adherents.”
In a Catholic context, a cult means a devotion to the person of Jesus, a saint, holy place, or holy relic.

Now, before “devotion” is mischaracterizewd it is the disposition of will to do promptly what concerns the worship and service of God. Although devotion is primarily a disposition or attitude of the will, acts of the will that proceed from such disposition are also expressions of devotion. Essential to devotion is readiness to do whatever gives honor to God, whether in public or private prayer (worship) or in doing the will of God (service). A person who is thus disposed is said to be devoted. His devotedness is ultimately rooted in a great love for God, which in spiritual theology is often called devotion. (Etym. Latin devotio, state, act, or expression of being devoted; from devovere, to vow.)

375 posted on 04/21/2015 12:33:25 PM PDT by Eucharista
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