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Vitalis Lehodey

Born

in Hambye, France

December 17, 1857

Died

May 06, 1948

Website

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Rt. Reverend Dom Vitalis Lehodey, O.C.R. was ordained priest on Dec. 18, 1880 in Coutances; he began monastic life on July 28, 1890 in Bricquebec. He was elected elected abbot of Bricquebec on July 8, 1895. He died on May 6 1948.

He admitted in his preface to Holy Abandonment that many other books on the subject have already been written. He went on to say, however, that every author who wrote on the spiritual life naturally discussed the topic of Conformity to God's Will. His intent with Holy Abandonment was to provide a work both theoretic and practical to offer a solution to the problems of our times. Dom Lehodey also expressed his mission to contribute something, even if it were little, to the ineffable glory of God. The book was origina ...more

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	The Ways of Mental Prayer 4.57 avg rating — 155 ratings — published 1924 — 53 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“We must not confine ourselves to reciting the words [in prayer] with our lips; it is necessary that we should raise to God our mind by attention, our heart by devotion, and our will by submission.”
― Vitalis Lehodey, The Ways of Mental Prayer

tags: spirituality

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“Prayer, in its widest sense, does four things: it adores, asks pardon, gives thanks, and begs for graces.”
― Vitalis Lehodey

tags: catholic, meditation, mental-prayer, spirituality

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“The rule recognised by spiritual authors is this: meditation for beginners, affective prayer for proficients, active or passive contemplation for advanced souls.”
― Vitalis Lehodey, The Ways of Mental Prayer

tags: catholicism, meditation, philosophy, prayer, religion

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