Practical Guide — St. Alphonsus de Liguori
The True Spouse of Jesus Christ
First published 1929. Translated by Rev. Eugene Grimm (ed.). St. Alphonsus's The True Spouse of Jesus Christ in the Grimm edition of the Ascetical Works (second edition revised, 1929, Redemptorist Fathers), transcribed page by page from the print with every word preserved; the saint's own footnotes stand at their places, and the edition's index of subjects is restored with every reference a link. Download: PDF · EPUB The original this transcription was made from: Internet Archive.
The Doctor of Moral Theology to the nun — and to every soul vowed to God: the vocation examined, the virtues of her state one by one, mortification, prayer, and perseverance. Under the patronage of the saint whose name this library bears.
The book’s own contents, as printed: Contents (as printed)
Contents
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- Title Pages and Approvals
- Contents (as printed)
- Introduction
- Chapter I: The Merit of Virgins Who Have Consecrated Themselves to God
- Chapter II: The Advantages of the Religious State
- Chapter III: The Religious Should Belong Entirely to God
- Chapter IV: The Desire of Perfection
- Chapter V: The Danger to Which an Imperfect Religious, Who Is But Little Afraid of the Consequences of Her Imperfections, Exposes Her Salvation
- Chapter VI: Continuation of the Same Subject
- Chapter VII: Interior Mortification, or Abnegation of Self-love—Obedience
- Chapter VIII: Exterior Mortification
- Chapter IX: Religious Poverty
- Chapter X: Detachment From Relatives and Other Persons
- Chapter XI: Holy Humility
- Chapter XII: Fraternal Charity
- Chapter XIII: Patience
- Chapter XIV: Resignation to the Will of God
- Chapter XV: Mental Prayer
- Chapter XVI: Silence, Solitude, and the Presence of God
- Chapter XVII: Spiritual Reading
- Chapter XVIII: The Frequentation of the Sacraments
- Chapter XIX: Purity of Intention
- Chapter XX: Prayer
- Chapter XXI: Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Chapter XXII: The Love for Jesus
- Chapter XXIII: Particular Admonitions
- Chapter XXIV: Rule of Life for a Religious That Desires to Become a Saint
- Index.