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111 The Role of the Holy Spirit world to God the Father, the works of wisdom to the Son of God, and grace and sanctification, which are essential in spiritual formation, to the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit enlightens man, strengthens him with His power, enables him to act and supports him on his way to spiritual trans- formation. Today the theory of appropriation is recognized and accept- ed by all Catholic theologians. 40 Since Jesus Christ sent the Spirit as Comforter to the people, we must receive Him with love and open ourselves to His grace and gifts, which is precisely what the two authors strongly encourage us to do. Such an attitude makes us willing to undertake all necessary efforts on our way to sanctification. Since such sanctification takes place in the Church and through the Church, it will be beneficial to become more closely acquainted with the role played by the Church in this salutary work as presented in the teachings of Father Papczynski and Father Matulaitis- Matulewicz. Notes: 1 IC f. 52r. 2 Ibid., f. 57r. 3 “Ecce Pater venit; surge; quid dormis? ecce Sponsus adest; prodi obviam illi: ecce Consolator advolat: cur maerore confec- tus gemis? Aperi illis cellam cordis tui, et in caelum mutabitur ab illis. O Trinitas! o Pater Sanctissime, Filii clementissime, Spiritus amabilissime, patet vobis mansio animae meae. Venite, accelerate, sed homo ego peccator sum.” Ibid., f. 56v. 4 Ibid., f. 47r. 5 De gratia, MP, Vol. II, 31 n. 6 Ibid., 29. 7 Ibid., 30. 8 “Id potissimum in quo tota vita consistit, est gratia Spirit. Sancti, quae datur per fidem Christi. Et ideo principaliter lux nova est gratia Spiritus Sancti” (St. Thom. I, II, q. 106, a. 1,2).