Introduction to the Devout Life
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Thorough instructions on living a holy and sinless life in practically every state of life. Often used for spiritual direction by those who have no spiritual directors.
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p.n8 This Book presents Catholic Teachings simply Rearranged as a Bouquet
p.n10 The Origin of This Book
p.n15 This Book Written that Both He and We May Become Devout
p.6 Devotion should be practiced differently in each vocation
p.6 True devotion is never incompatible with our state of life, but enriches it
p.7 Examples of the Devotion of Saints in various States of Life
p.8 The necessity of a Guide to conduct us on the way of Devotion
p.9 How to well choose and to entrust yourself to a Spiritual Director
p.10 We must begin the Spiritual Life with Purification and Courage
p.19 Second Meditation: On the end for which we were created
p.34 Tenth Meditation: Choice between the life of the World and the Devout Life
p.36 Confession turns the Ugliness of Sin into the Beauty of Humility
p.38 A profession of renewed loyalty toward God, to be made after a General Confession
p.40 The Effects of this Profession of Renewed Loyalty toward God
p.41 We must purify ourselves from all affection to venial sins
p.43 We ought to purify ourselves from an affection for useless and dangerous things
p.45 We must purify ourselves from our natural imperfections
p.46 On prayer, and meditation on the Life and Passion of Jesus
p.54 Affections and Resolutions: the third part of the Meditation
p.55 The Conclusion of each Meditation, and the Spiritual Nosegay
p.59 The dryness which we sometimes experience in Meditation
p.60 The Morning Exercise
p.84 Frequent Communion
p.126 We must treat of our affairs with diligence, but without eagerness or solicitude.
p.133 How to preserve Chastity
p.154 True vs vain friendships
p.173 How we must speak of God
p.176 Rash judgments
p.182 Of detraction
p.191 Prohibited Games
p.217 A Word to Virgins.
p.238 Of ungodly fear of evil
p.241 Of sadness
p.262 Annual Retreat: We ought every year to renew our good resolutions by the following exercises
p.263 Annual Retreat Exercise #1: This protestation is noble and much to be desired
p.264 Annual Retreat Exercise #1: How all Heaven rejoices at our renewed pledge to God
p.264 Annual Retreat Exercise #1: God in his generous mercy called us to him before it was too late
p.264 Annual Retreat Exercise #1: God in his goodness and sweet love called us to repentance
p.266 Annual Retreat Exercise #2: How and when to do the second part of the annual spiritual exercises
p.267 Annual Retreat Exercise #2: How to begin the self-examination of the annual spiritual exercises
p.268 Annual Retreat Exercise #3: An examination of the state of your soul towards God
p.270 Annual Retreat Exercise #4: An examination of our state with regard to ourselves
p.271 Annual Retreat Exercise #5: An examination of the state of our soul towards our neighbour
p.272 Annual Retreat Exercise #6:An examination of the affections of your soul
p.273 Annual Retreat Exercise #7: Affections to be exercised after this examination
p.274 Annual Retreat Exercise #8: Consideration of the excellence of our soul
p.275 Annual Retreat Exercise #9: Consideration of the excellence of virtue
p.276 Annual Retreat Exercise #10: Consideration of the example of the Saints
p.278 Annual Retreat Exercise #11: Consideration of the love that Jesus Christ bears us
p.279 Annual Retreat Exercise #12: Consideration of the eternal love of God towards us
p.280 Annual Retreat Exercise #13: General affections on the preceding considerations
p.281 Annual Retreat Exercise #14: Conclusion of these exercises
p.282 Annual Retreat Exercise #15: The sentiments we must preserve after the conclusion
p.282 The advice in this book are not too numerous in practice
p.283 The exercises in this book are suitable even for those not accustomed to prayer
p.285 We must keep our eyes on eternal bliss, and not forsake it for anything at all