made him with whom he was combined what he was himself.” But Gregory again makes it clear that the completion of this process of absorption of the humanity by the divinity occurred only when Christ was risen and glorified. “After the Passion he makes the man whom he has united with him into Christ.” And, interestingly, the glory into which the humanity is absorbed (Gregory cites John 17:5, “the glory that I had in your presence before the world existed”) is identified with the Holy Spirit. We say