1
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the Undivided Oneness of God |
2
|
the two natures of Christ; both the Divine and the material |
3
|
the Three Persons of the Most Holy Trinity, the three Magi
and their gifts |
4
|
the Evangelists and their Gospels; the elements, humors and
material world; North, South, East, and West; the four seasons |
5
|
the Five Wounds; the senses |
6
|
the days of creation; creation fallen; imperfection |
7
|
covenant, oath; perfection; the day God rested (the Sabbath
being the sign of the Covenant with Adam); the seven colors the rainbow
(a sign of the Covenant made with Noe); the seven Sacraments (the
Covenant sign made with the Church); the Gifts of the Holy Ghost; the
virtues and vices |
8
|
the visible world, made in seven days, with the invisible
kingdom of grace following; regeneration |
9
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man's imperfection; the choirs of Angels |
10
|
the Commandments; the Plagues of Egypt |
12
|
the tribes of Israel; the Apostles; the signs of the Zodiac;
the hours of the day and the hours of the night; the penetration of
matter with spirit (3 X 4) |
13
|
betrayal; Judas |
33
|
the number of years of Jesus's human life |
40
|
testing and trial; the years of the Deluge; the years of
wandering in the desert in Exodus; the days Moses spent on Mt. Sinai;
Christ's days in the desert |
72
|
the number of
years Our Lady is said to have lived on earth, according to tradition.
The belief that the Blessed Virgin lived for 72 years is not a matter
of dogma or doctrine, but it is what is traditionally accepted as being
the case and often has an effect in various devotions. Her age at death
comes into play, for example, in the structure of "The Franciscan Crown," or "The Rosary
of the Seven Joys of the Blessed Virgin Mary." |
666
|
the number of the Beast. (Also 616 in some later manuscripts,
a number rejected by St. Irenaeas as a scribal error). |
1000
|
the milennium -- the Church Age |
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