in the case of John the Baptist, who was "filled with the Holy Ghost even from his mother's womb" ( Lk. 1:11 ), so that he was in the desert even as a boy; in another way by the practice of virtuous action, according to Heb. 5:14 : "Strong meat is for the perfect; for them who by…

, did not have so excellent a vision as the Blessed Virgin. Reply to Objection 3: As Ambrose says on Lk. 1:11 : "We are disturbed, and lose our presence of mind, when we are confronted by the presence of a superior power." And this happens not only in bodily, but also in imaginar…

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