WHEN WE LISTEN TO BACH OR A GREGORIAN MELODY, ALL THE FACULTIES OF THE SOUL REMAIN SILENT AND STRETCH OUT TO GRASP THIS PERFECTLY BEAUTIFUL THING, EACH IN ITS OWN WAY. INTELLIGENCE, AMONG OTHER THINGS; IT FINDS NOTHING TO AFFIRM AND DENY, BUT IT FEEDS ON IT. SHOULDN’T FAITH BE AN ADHERENCE OF THIS KIND? THE MYSTERIES OF FAITH ARE DEGRADED BY MAKING THEM AN OBJECT OF AFFIRMATION OR NEGATION, WHEREAS THEY MUST BE AN OBJECT OF CONTEMPLATION.