Spiritual exercises: readings for a retreat of seven days. Tr. and abridged from the French
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- Spiritual exercises: readings for a retreat of seven days. Tr. and abridged from the French
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Spiritual exercises: readings for a retreat of seven days. Tr. and abridged from the French
Author: Bourdaloue, Louis, 1632-1704
Year: 1868
CONTENTS. Introduction. Meditation for the Eve of a Retreat 1 I Day MED. 1. Of the End of Man 6 2. Of the Christian's End 13 3. Of the Perfection of our Daily Life 20 II Day 4. Of Mortal Sin 26 5. Of Venial Sin 31 6. Of Mental Prater 38 III Day 7. Of Lukewarmness in Serving God 46 8. Of Abusing Divine Grace 53 9. Of Wasting Time 58 IV Day 10. Of Death 63 11. Of the Judgment of God 67 12. Of Eternal Punishment 76 V. Day 13. Of the Return of the Prodigal Child to his Father, and of the Soul to her God 81 14. Of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ in the Christian Soul 92 15. Of the Humility of the Lord Jesus Christ in the Incarnation 101 VI. Day. 16. Of the Love of Jesus Christ in His Active Life 111 17. Of the Interior Sufferings of the Lord Jesus Christ in His Passion 120 18. Of the Bodily Sufferings of the Lord Jesus Christ in His Passion 130 VII. Day 19. Of the New Life of our Lord in His Resurrection 138 20. Of our Lord's Return to Heaven in His Ascension 145 21. Of the Desent of the Holy Spirit, Which is the Love of God 151 APPENDIX 22. Of the Performance of Common Duties 156 23. Of Spiritual Reading 163 24. Of Social Intercourse 170 25. Of the Practice of the Presence of God 179 Digit