The spiritual depth of a soul is measured by its capacity for silence. A Dominican soul is a virginal soul, detached from all evil. It dwells in complete union with God. All our Dominican carry a lily in their hands. They are virgins, pure, free from inordinate affections.
Purity is a character- istic note of the Order of light and truth.
It dwells on the heights in the unalloyed splendor of God. Its gaze becomes identified through the light to the Word with the wisdom of God. Its purpose is to direct everything straight to God as quickly and as completely as possible. Its existence among men should be nothing else than a prolonged gaze of long toward God alone. It is in contemplative silence that a Dominican soul finds the fulness of God.