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The Life of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga of the Company of Jesus
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404 pages, Paperback
Published March 30, 2020
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Virgilio Cepari
13 books3 followersVirgilio Cepari (Roma, 1564 – 1631) è stato un religioso e gesuita italiano.
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While travelling he was always saying vocal
meditating. He never omitted his usual fasts, or prayers, Or his evening prayers. As soon as he reached an inn he withdrew into a room, and looked about for a crucifix before which to
and if there was none he made a cross on a piece of pray, with charcoal or ink, and kneeling down before it he paper hour or more in prayer and his usual devotions. spent an On arriving at any city where there was a residence or College of the Society, if the place was a capital, after he had paid his respects to the Sovereign, he always went to see the Fathers. The first thing he did on entering the College was to go straight to the Church to make a visit to the Blessed Sacrament, and he then remained talking with the Fathers as long as he could.
The second thing was that he was persuaded that the true and perfect Religious IS he who observes precisely all the rules of his holy Institute, and uses all diligence in the perfect pereven the least exercises that religious life formance of all, prescribes daily to each one. He gave himself up with zeal to the perfect observance of all the rules, and did with great attention and exactitude the daily and ordinary actions of religious life. By this means he reached such a height of perfection that he may justly be proposed as a type of sanctity to all those religious who desire to live holily; and especially to those of the Society, for the principal benefit
of their order, clearness, and any others, on account accuracy: he had also a particular devotion to the holiness of this great Doctor. Our Saint possessed great abilities and a clear understanding combined with mature judgment, as we have his professors bore witness, seen, and to this his scholars had one of whom stated that none of except Aloysius ever given him occasion to consider his answers proposed. Gonzaga, on occasion of a difficulty which he With great ability, he combined as far as his health diligence in study, and the permission of superiors would allow. Before study he always prayed for a short time, and his method was not to read a variety of the lectures of his professor. authors, but to consider attentively If any difficulty occurred that he was not able to solve, he noted it down, and proposed it at the end of the repetition, after the others had culties; or , when he had stated their diffcollected a chose a time which was number of them, he convenient to his room to ask for a solution.
meditating. He never omitted his usual fasts, or prayers, Or his evening prayers. As soon as he reached an inn he withdrew into a room, and looked about for a crucifix before which to
and if there was none he made a cross on a piece of pray, with charcoal or ink, and kneeling down before it he paper hour or more in prayer and his usual devotions. spent an On arriving at any city where there was a residence or College of the Society, if the place was a capital, after he had paid his respects to the Sovereign, he always went to see the Fathers. The first thing he did on entering the College was to go straight to the Church to make a visit to the Blessed Sacrament, and he then remained talking with the Fathers as long as he could.
The second thing was that he was persuaded that the true and perfect Religious IS he who observes precisely all the rules of his holy Institute, and uses all diligence in the perfect pereven the least exercises that religious life formance of all, prescribes daily to each one. He gave himself up with zeal to the perfect observance of all the rules, and did with great attention and exactitude the daily and ordinary actions of religious life. By this means he reached such a height of perfection that he may justly be proposed as a type of sanctity to all those religious who desire to live holily; and especially to those of the Society, for the principal benefit
of their order, clearness, and any others, on account accuracy: he had also a particular devotion to the holiness of this great Doctor. Our Saint possessed great abilities and a clear understanding combined with mature judgment, as we have his professors bore witness, seen, and to this his scholars had one of whom stated that none of except Aloysius ever given him occasion to consider his answers proposed. Gonzaga, on occasion of a difficulty which he With great ability, he combined as far as his health diligence in study, and the permission of superiors would allow. Before study he always prayed for a short time, and his method was not to read a variety of the lectures of his professor. authors, but to consider attentively If any difficulty occurred that he was not able to solve, he noted it down, and proposed it at the end of the repetition, after the others had culties; or , when he had stated their diffcollected a chose a time which was number of them, he convenient to his room to ask for a solution.
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