Recollection

Recollection
Recollection: • Recollection, as understood in respect to the spiritual life, means attention to the presence of God in the soul
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    Recollection, as understood in respect to the spiritual life, means attention to the presence of God in the soul. It includes the withdrawal of the mind from external and earthly affairs in order to attend to God and Divine things. It is the same as interior solitude in which the soul is alone with God.

    This recollection is twofold:

    ♦ Active recollection may be acquired by our own efforts aided by the ordinary grace of God. Thus any devout soul can acquire the habit of thinking of God's presence and of fixing attention upon Him and his Divine perfections.

    ♦ Passive recollection does not depend upon our own efforts, but is an extraordinary grace infused by God, by which He summons together the faculties of the soul and manifests His presence and His perfections; this kind of recollection is classed by mystical writiers as the first degree of infused contemplation. The first kind of recollection belongs to ascetical devotion and practice. It is necessary for all who wish to attain Christian perfection. Without it, it is most difficult to make progress in virtue. Therefore, it is necessary to observe the means by which it may be acquired. These are:

    ♦ silence and solitude, according to our state of life, keeping in mind, at the same time, that one may be recollected amidst the duties of an active life;

    ♦ the avoidance of distracting and dissipating occupations not dictated by reason or required by necessity. Multiplicity of occupations is an obstacle to recollection. Father Faber says that the man who undertakes too much is a foolish man, if not a guilty one.

    ♦ The frequent exercise of the presence of God. As recollection is itself an application of the mind to the Divine presence within us, it is evident that the shortest way to its acquisition is frequently to call to mind that our souls are the temples of God.

    BELLECIUS, Solid Virtue (Dublin 1879); BLOSIUS, A Book of Spiritual Instruction, tr. WILBERFORCE (London, 1900); POULAIN, The Graces of Interior Prayer (London, 1910).

    ARTHUR DEVINE

    Transcribed by Ann M. Bourgeois Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of thy faithful and enkindle in them the fire of thy love, send forth thy Spirit and they shall be recollected and Thou shalt renew the face of the earth.

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Synonyms:

Remembrance, memory / Reminiscence, memory

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récollection — [ rekɔlɛksjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1553; « résumé » 1372; du lat. recollectus, p. p. de recolligere → recueillir ♦ Relig. Action de se recueillir, par la méditation, la prière. Retraite spirituelle. Se réunir pour une journée de récollection. ● récollection … Encyclopédie Universelle
Recollection — is the retrieval of memory. It is not a passive process; people employ metacognitive strategies to make the best use of their memory, and priming and other context can have a large effect on what is retrieved.When we try to remember information… … Wikipedia
Recollection — Rec ol*lec tion (r?k ?l*l?k sh?n), n. [Cf. F. r[ e]collection.] 1. The act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the operation by which objects are recalled to the memory, or ideas revived in the mind; reminiscence; remembrance. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
recollection — I noun afterthought, consciousness, contemplation of the past, memoir, memoria, memory, mental image, mental picture, mindfulness, recall, recognition, recordatio, remembrance, reminiscence, retrospection associated concepts: past recollection… … Law dictionary
recollection — Recollection. s. f. Action par laquelle on se recollige. Profonde recollection. recollection interieure. Il n est en usage que dans la devotion … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
recollection — 1590s, вЂњgathering together again,вЂќ from Fr. récollection or M.L. recollectionem, noun of action from recolligere (see RECOLLECT (Cf. recollect)). Meaning вЂњact of recalling to memoryвЂќ is from 1680s; a thing or scene so recalled, from 1781 … Etymology dictionary
recollection — [rek΄ə lek′shən] n. [Fr récollection < ML recollectio] 1. the act or power of recollecting, or calling back to mind; remembrance 2. what is recollected [recollections of youth] 3. Archaic a) calmness of mind b) religious meditation … English World dictionary
recollection — *memory, remembrance, reminiscence, mind, souvenir … New Dictionary of Synonyms
recollection — ► NOUN 1) the action or faculty of remembering. 2) a memory … English terms dictionary
recollection — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, distinct, vivid ▪ dim, faint, hazy, vague ▪ earliest ▪ … Collocations dictionary

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