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CHAPTER IX. FIRST MEDITATION. Of Creation. Preparation. 1. PLACE yourself in the Presence of God. 2. Ask Him to inspire your heart. Considerations. 1. Consider…
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CHAPTER VIII. How to effect this Second Purification. THE first inducement to attain this second purification is a keen and lively apprehension of the great…
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CHAPTER VII. The Second Purification, from all Sinful Affections. ALL the children of Israel went forth from the land of Egypt, but not all went…
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CHAPTER VI. The First Purification, namely, from Mortal Sin. THE first purification to be made is from sin;–the means whereby to make it, the sacrament…
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CHAPTER V. The First Step must be Purifying the Soul. “THE flowers appear on the earth,” [15] says the Heavenly Bridegroom, and the time for…
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CHAPTER IV. The Need of a Guide for those who would enter upon and advance in the Devout Life. WHEN Tobias was bidden to go…
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CHAPTER III. Devotion is suitable to every Vocation and Profession. WHEN God created the world He commanded each tree to bear fruit after its kind;…
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CHAPTER II. The Nature and Excellence of Devotion. THOSE who sought to discourage the Israelites from going up to the Promised Land, told them that…
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PART I. COUNSELS AND PRACTICES SUITABLE FOR THE SOUL’S GUIDANCE FROM THE FIRST ASPIRATION AFTER A DEVOUT LIFE TO THE POINT WHEN IT ATTAINS A…
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I had another blog before having the twins, which focused solely on Catholic Classic literature. I’d like to resume that here, with a less intense…