Introduction to the Devout Life

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Contents

About This Book p
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CONTENTS p
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CONTAINING NEEDFUL COUNSELS CONCERNING SOME
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THE POINT WHEN IT ATTAINSA CONFIRMED RESOLUTION TO FOLLOW THE SAME p
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The Nature and Excellence of Devotion p
9
Devotion is suitable to every Vocation and Profession
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advance in the Devout Life p
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The First Step must be Purifying the Soul p
13
On Obedience p
71
On Purity p
72
How to maintain Purity p
73
On Poverty of Spirit amid Riches p
74
How to exercise real Poverty although actually Rich p
75
How to possess a rich Spirit amid real Poverty p
77
Evil and Frivolous Friendship p
78
On Frivolous Attachments p
79

The First Purification namely from Mortal Sin p
14
How to effect this Second Purification p
15
FIRST MEDITATION p
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SECOND MEDITATION p
17
THIRD MEDITATION p
18
FOURTH MEDITATION p
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FIFTH MEDITATION p
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SIXTH MEDITATION p
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SEVENTH MEDITATION p
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EIGHTH MEDITATION p
23
NINTH MEDITATION p
24
TENTH MEDITATION p
25
How to make a General Confession p
26
A hearty Protest made with the object of confirming the Souls resolution to serve God as a conclusion to its acts of Penitence p
27
Conclusion of this First Purification p
28
It is needful to put away all Inclination for Useless and Dangerous Things p
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All Evil Inclinations must be purged away p
30
CONTAINING SUNDRY COUNSELS AS TO UPLIFTING THE SOUL TO GOD IN PRAYER AND THE USE OF THE SACRAMENTS p
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A short Method of Meditation And first the Presence of God the First Point of Preparation p
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Invocation the Second Point of Preparation p
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The Third Point of Preparation representing the Mystery to be meditated to Your Imagination p
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Considerations the Second Part of Meditation p
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Some Useful Hints as to Meditation p
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Concerning Dryness in Meditation p
37
Morning Prayer p
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On Spiritual Retirement p
39
Aspirations Ejaculatory Prayer and Holy Thoughts p
40
Of Holy Communion and how to join in it p
43
Of the other Public Offices of the Church p
44
How the Saints are united to us p
45
How to Hear and Read Gods Word p
46
On Confession p
48
Of Frequent Communion p
50
How to Communicate p
51
CONTAINING COUNSELS CONCERNING THE PRACTICE OF VIRTUE p
53
The same Subject continued p
55
On Patience p
57
On Greater Humility p
59
On Interior Humility p
61
Humility makes us rejoice in our own Abjection p
63
How to combine due care for a Good Reputation with Humility p
65
Gentleness towards others and Remedies against Anger p
66
On Gentleness towards Ourselves p
68
We must attend to the Business of Life carefully but without Eagerness or Overanxiety p
70
Of Real Friendship p
80
Of the Difference between True and False Friendship p
82
Remedies against Evil Friendships p
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Further Advice concerning Intimacies p
84
On The Practice of Bodily Mortification p
85
Of Society and Solitude p
88
On Modesty in Dress p
89
Of Conversation and first how to Speak of God p
90
Of Unseemly Words and the Respect due to Others p
91
Of Hasty Judgments p
92
On Slander p
95
Further Counsels as to Conversation p
97
what are allowable p
98
Of Forbidden Amusements p
99
Of Balls and other Lawful but Dangerous Amusements p
100
When to use such Amusements rightly p
101
Of a WellBalanced Reasonable Mind p
103
Of Wishes p
104
Counsels to Married People p
105
The Sanctity of the Marriage Bed p
108
Counsels to Widows p
109
One Word to Maidens p
111
ORDINARY TEMPTATIONS p
113
The need of a Good Courage p
114
Of Temptations and the difference between experiencing them and consenting to them p
115
Two striking Illustrations of the same p
116
Encouragement forthe Tempted Soul p
117
When Temptation and Delectation are Sin p
118
Remedies for Great Occasions p
119
How to resist Minor Temptations p
120
How to strengthen the Heart against Temptation p
121
Of Sadness and Sorrow p
123
Of Spiritual and Sensible Consolations and how to receive them p
124
Of Dryness and Spiritual Barrenness p
128
An Illustration p
130
CONTAINING COUNSELS AND PRACTICES FOR RENEWING AND CONFIRMING THE SOUL IN DEVOTION p
133
Examination of the Soul as to its Progress in the Devout Life p
135
Examination of the Souls Condition as regards God p
136
Examination of your Condition as regards yourself p
137
Examination as to the Affectations of the Soul p
138
Reflections suitable to the renewal of Good Resolutions p
139
Second Considerationon the Excellence of Virtue p
140
The Love which Jesus Christ bears to us p
141
INDEX p
146

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TitleIntroduction to the Devout Life
AuthorFrancis De Sales
PublisherLulu.com, 2007
ISBN142450788X, 9781424507887
  
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