Noetic prayer is an activity initiated by the cleansing power of the Spirit and the mystical rites celebrated by the intellect.

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its intermediate stage is characterized by illuminative power and contemplation | and its final goal is ecstasy and the enraptured flight of the intellect towards God. | #111, On Commandments and Doctrines, p. 237.

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