Augustinian Spirituality as Pattern Flashcards
Patterned after the Rule of Augustine, as well as through
the lives of Augustinians over the many centuries since the time of Saint Augustine
Augustinian Spirituality
3 Principles of Augustinian Sporituality
- Veritas (Truth)
- Unitas (Unity)
- Caritas (Love)
Who is the friends that St. Augustine wrote his letter saying “I felt that I should not keep from you my tough about finding and holding to the truth. This, as you know, has been my burning passion since early youth.” ?
Honoratus
Something that led Augustine to much self-questioning and introspection
his passion for the truth
As emphasized in the Rule of Augustine, Augustine’s first expectation for members of the Augustinian community is to live harmoniously together in oneness of mind and heart.
As such, any Augustinian community
strives to live with mutual concern for one other, making sure to give mutual assistance to each other in every way possible.
Unitas
Augustinian spirituality’s one important aspiration is the ________________.
Understanding of the truth of oneself, and in that, the truth of God
Unity
Is not Uniformity
“Use knowledge as a kind of scaffolding to help build the structure of love and understanding, which will last forever even after knowledge destroys itself. Knowledge is useful when it is used to promote love. But it becomes useless, even harmful in itself, if separated
from such an end.
Caritas
Is the why and how of our knowledge
Love
Augustine highlights that spirituality denotes life in the Holy Spirit. It is the Spirit that conforms persons to Christ, by giving them the caritas that enables them to pray,” ____________”
“Abba, Father.”
“Love renders everything precious. If a rich man gives away the whole
of his property and everything he has yet withholds love, his giving means nothing. Every gift is to be tested against the touchstone of charity.”
Aug. St. Thomas of Villanova
In any Augustinian community, _______ is not nearly as important as _________
- what we give
- why we give
