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God Himself, given to a creature beyond any of its demands, is uncreated grace.

It is therefore some gratuitous gift of God, distinct from God Himself, positively leading to the beatific vision of God. Since the reality signified by the term grace is found properly both in God and in created things given to creatures beyond their due, the term grace applies truly to some created gifts of the supernatural order. It may be actual or habitual, external or internal, medicinal or elevating, or anything else, so long as it is a creature positively undue to the person it enhances. Created grace is any grace that results from God communicating Himself beyond nature's demands, such as the beatific vision and all supernatural creatures positively leading to it.