Mysticism

Mysticism is the mystical life, a share in the Divine Life in Jesus Christ through the Sacraments of the Catholic Church: In other words, it is a participation in the Mystery of the Holy Trinity in the Mystery of Christ through the Holy Mysteries of the Mystery of the Mystical Body of Christ.

Mysticism should not be confused with "the special graces or extraordinary signs of this mystical life...granted only to some for the sake of manifesting the gratuitous gift given to all." That is, mysticism should not be confused with miracles or private revelations, since these special graces and extraordinary signs only manifest the gratuitous gift of mysticism given to all.