supernatural virtue

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There is no supernatural virtue in the crystal itself—it is merely a means to an end; a piece of useful apparatus to aid in the production of certain phenomena.

From Clairvoyance and Occult Powers by Panchadasi, Swami

When Dr. Newman was ordained in 1824, he has told us, he did not look on ordination as a sacramental rite, nor did he ascribe to baptism any supernatural virtue.

From Res Judicat? Papers and Essays by Birrell, Augustine

The supernatural virtue of charity renders us capable of loving God in a worthy and meritorious manner and of loving that which God loves.

From The Excellence of the Rosary Conferences for Devotions in Honor of the Blessed Virgin by Frings, Math Josef

And first, it is plain there is nothing extravagant in this report of the relics having a supernatural virtue; and for this reason, because there are such instances in Scripture, and Scripture cannot be extravagant.

From Apologia pro Vita Sua by Newman, John Henry

It was made to express, to represent God; but without attributing to the mere number ONE any divine or supernatural virtue.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert