Introduction to the Devout LifeSPCK, 19 janv. 2017 - 160 pages Francis de Sales was Bishop of Geneva in the early seventeenth century. He was known as a preacher, evangelizer and spiritual director and he founded the congregation of the Visitation of Holy Mary. In the Preface, he states that anyone with courage and determination can live in the world without being influenced by its spirit and he sets out to guide the reader in living a life of true devotion. |
Table des matières
Tenth meditation | |
How to make a general confession | |
A hearty protestation made with the object of confirming the souls resolution to serve God as a conclusion to its acts of penitence | |
Conclusion of this first purification | |
The necessity of purging away all tendency to venial sins | |
It is needful to put away all inclination for useless and dangerous things | |
All evil inclinations must be purged away | |
Part 2 | |
Second meditation | |
Third meditation | |
Fourth meditation | |
Fifth meditation | |
Sixth meditation | |
Seventh meditation | |
Eighth meditation | |
Ninth meditation | |
The necessity of prayer | |
A short method of meditation And first the presence of God the first point of preparation | |
the second point of preparation | |
representing the mystery to be meditated to your imagination | |
the second part of meditation | |
affections and resolutions | |
The conclusion and spiritual bouquet | |
Some useful hints as to meditation | |
Concerning dryness in meditation | |
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Expressions et termes fréquents
abjection accept Affections and resolutions amid angels behold better blessed called Catherine of Siena child Church communion confession consent consolations counsels dangerous daughter dear Lord delight desire despise diligent divine majesty dwell earthly eternal evil faults Francis de Sales friendship fruit gentleness give glory God’s grace heart heaven heavenly holy Holy Spirit honey honour humble humility husband inasmuch inspirations Jesus Christ judgement kindle live means meditation mercy mind mortal sin neighbour never obedience one’s ourselves passion patiently perfection PIERS PAUL READ pious poor poverty practise pray prayer precious purity receive remedy sacraments saints Saviour seek sins slander Song of Songs sorrow soul soul’s speak St Augustine St Bernard St Catherine St Francis St Paul strive sure sweetness take pleasure temptation thee therein things thou thought trifling troubled turn vanity venial venial sins virtue widow words worldly