Menti Nostrae

According to the teaching of the Divine Master, the perfection of Christian life consists especially in the love of God and of one’s neighbor,^{18Cf. Matth., XXII, 37, 38, 39.} a love that is fervent, devoted, and painstaking. If it has these qualities it can be said to embrace all virtues;^{19Cf. I Cor., XIII, 4, 5, 6, 7.} and can rightly be called the “bond of perfection”.^{20Col., III, 14.} In whatever circumstances a man is placed he should direct his intentions and his actions towards this end.