Life of Dame Gertrude More, Order of St. Benedict (from ancient MSS.)
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- Life of Dame Gertrude More, Order of St. Benedict (from ancient MSS.)
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- 1877
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Life of Dame Gertrude More, Order of St. Benedict (from ancient MSS.)
Author: Collins, Henry, Catholic priest
Year: 1877
CONTENTS Introduction 1 CHAPTER I. The family and early years of Gertrude More; her entrance into a Convent and Profession 13 CHAPTER II. Her unhappy state of mind, and her attempts at prayer 28 CHAPTER V. She goes to Father Baker for counsel. — His method with her 36 CHAPTER IV. The propension of the soul towards God. — Change in Dame Gertrude More 56 CHAPTER V. Further explanation of the aptitude for an interior life. — The office of an external guide 67 CHAPTER VI. Different kinds of prayer for beginners: vocal prayer; meditation, interior acts 76 CHAPTER VII. Prayer of sensible affections. — Contemplation 93 Scheme of Father Baker's teaching on Divine calls 106 CHAPTER VIII. The call of God to the use of things indifferent. — The soul to proceed gradually 108 CHAPTER IX. Too much haste hurtful. — Examen of conscience, in what manner made by contemplative souls 117 CHAPTER X. The aridity in prayer felt by Gertrude. — Her temptation to reiterate former confessions 136 CHAPTER XI. Her sickness and last end 145 Digitized by Google.