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 and desire of earthly goods, sensual pleasures, and the pride of independence; and 2. Because by them man sacrifices to the Lord his God all that he has and is: his exterior goods, by the vow of poverty; his body, by the vow of chastity; and his mind or will, by the vow of obedience.

'''34. Who are obliged to observe the Evangelical Counsels? '''

All Religious, and all those who have bound themselves by vow to keep them.

'''35. Can people in the world also lead a perfect life? '''

Yes, if they do not live according to the spirit of the world, but according to the spirit of Jesus Christ.

'''36. Is, then, the spirit of the world at variance with the spirit of Christ? '''

Most certainly it is, as we distinctly see from those sentences of our Saviour which are called the ' Eight Beatitudes.'

'''37. Which are the Eight Beatitudes? '''

1. 'Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.