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What the Fathers say

Psalms 139:11

Western Saints

Bonaventure

By which most fervent desire, in the manner of fire, our spirit is not only made agile for ascent, but also by a certain learned ignorance is rapt above itself into darkness and ecstasy, so that not only does it say with the bride: We will run in the fragrance of your ointments, but also sings with the Prophet: And the night is my illumination in my delights. …

Breviloquium, Part 5 ↗