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57 Life in Christ gives the souls which He visits numerous riches (i.e. virtues), the noble coats of arms (i.e. the nature of His grace and the signs of various gifts) and His Divine blessing (...). Here comes the Father: rise up, why are you sleeping? Here comes the Groom: go out to meet Him. Here hastens the Comforter: why are you sighing in sorrow? Open the cell of your heart before Them and let it become transformed into heaven. O, Holy Trinity! O, Father Most Holy, O, Son Most Gracious, O, Spirit most Beloved, the dwelling of my soul stands wide open before you: come, hurry, but I am a sinful man.” 4 The thought about the Holy Spirit often recurs in our author’s writ- ings. Father Papczynski emphasizes the role played by the Holy Spirit in prompting man to imitate the life of Christ just as when He animated the Apostles to proclaim the glory of Jesus, with courage, to be ready to suf- fer, to bear abuses and blows. This is of essential importance in such for- mation of a Christian that enables him to bear injuries willingly, ignore insults, calumnies and false accusations. 5 As he presents the teaching about the Divinity of Christ in the Trinity of Persons, our author does not ignore His humanity and sees the proof of this humanity in the following statement made by Our Savior: “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me” (Mt 28, 18). Here Jesus speaks of Himself as man rather than God. As God, He is equal in authority to the Father; no one gave Him this authority, He always had it of Himself. But the authority is given to Christ as man in heaven, so that, having ascended there, He might be able to open it to the faithful, the just, the holy and close it to the unfaithful, the unjust and the condemned. He is given authority on earth, so that He might destroy the worship enjoyed by all creation, the worship due only to God, that He might attract all nations to the true faith, both by Himself and through His disciples, and that He might establish His Church and reign every- where in people’s minds, hearts and souls. 6 After having brought the truth about the Divinity and humanity of Christ closer to the readers, Father Papczynski focuses his attention on Christ’s saving power. This power is inherent in His very name.