Annotation CCLXXXII

”But the fruit of the Spirit is charity.” — Galatians 5:22

Whether the damned are ever to be saved.

Jerome, [in] the fifth book of the commentaries on the Galatians, declaring this, seems to allude to the Origenist dogma concerning the damned [being] at some time [eventually] to be saved

—in these words: “IT IS TO BE NOTED, that after love [dilection] joy follows. For he who loves someone always rejoices in his felicity. And if he sees him deceived by some error, and fallen into the slippery [ways] of sins, he will grieve indeed, and will hasten to rescue [him]: but he will not be able to change joy into sadness, knowing that none of the rational creatures perishes perpetually with God.” Annotation 131, and 225, and 229 of the preceding book are to be seen by thee.