Spiritual Secrets of a Trappist Monk: The Truth of Who You Are and What God Calls You to Be

by M. Raymond

Long years of prayer and contemplation disclosed to a holy Trappist monk many long-forgotten secrets about God and man surprising secrets that reveal to you who God is . . . and who you are in His sight. In spellbinding detail filled with holy fire, Trappist Father M. Raymond shows that the reality of who you are in Christ is much greater than you think. Indeed, the spiritual realities that Father Raymond unveils are beyond the wildest dreams of most believers. He reveals how Almighty God actually needs you, how you can live your life in the fullness of God's freedom, and how no matter what you can even stand in the world as straight as Christ Himself. Father Raymond also gives you the keys to unlock the mysteries of pain and of success and failure. In a startling way, he even discloses the mysteries of the future itself. These are just a few of the many spiritual secrets revealed here secrets that, understood rightly, are staggering in their implications for you and for your spiritual development. Father Raymond's electrifying message will revolutionize your view of yourself and of the meaning of the events of your daily life; it will fill your soul with a new sense of your own dignity in Christ, and it will fire you with delightful excitement for the things of God. Absorb the wisdom of these spiritual secrets, and you'll soon develop a transcendent view of yourself and of mankind that, if widely accepted, will heal the world's wounds. Father Raymond's refreshing view of God will set your soul and the world around you aflame with the fire of the Holy Spirit!

Genres: Catholic, Religion

394 pages, Paperback

First published June 15, 2000

About the author

Fr. Mary Raymond Flanagan, O.C.S.O.

Born Joseph David Flanagan in 1903, he grew up in Massachusetts. He joined the Jesuits in 1920, teaching at Holy Cross College from 1927 to 1930 and later serving as retreat master. In 1936, he joined the Order of the Cistercians of the Strict Observance (Trappists) at the cloister of the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemane in Kentucky where he received the name he is most know by today, Fr. Mary Raymond. He wrote twenty-two books as a Trappist, many dealing with the subject of how the laity could achieve sanctity.

Reviews

[Les Walters]

I've long enjoyed the writings of Fr Raymond OCSO and thought this was one I'd missed all those years ago. However, it was originally published as "You" in 1957. I have that book...somewhere! But I'm enjoying this edition anyway. Fr Raymond is a great write and an excellent and inspiring teacher.

[Rose · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has entered the "Will-recommend-to -friends-if-they-need-a-good-spiritual-book" category.

[Frank · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book starts off with the question "Who are you?" That is a hard question to answer. It seems more a psychology book with God mixed in. It has some good stuff in it but it seemed more like a 101 in God and You. It is not a book I think I would want to read again???

[Christine Calabrese · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not really finished, this book left me a bit wanting. I was just not interested in the topic.