The Spiritual Letters of Father P. J. De Caussade: On the Practice of Self-Abandonment to Divine Providence

by Jean-Pierre de Caussade, Algar Thorold (Translation)

2018 Reprint of 1934 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition software. The central theme of de Caussade's spiritual teaching is abandonment of self and the act of submission to the will of God. It is the remedy he prescribed for all the afflictions and suffering of which the sisters [he was spiritual director to] complained in their letters to him. De Caussade's doctrine of self-abandonment to Divine Providence, and his view that suffering is not only to be endured but welcomed as the will of God present a valuable and hopeful alternative to the prevailing doctrine of self-fulfillment, and contain a powerful message for today's material society, which sees suffering as totally unacceptable.

168 pages, Paperback

Published April 24, 2018

About the author

Jean Pierre de Caussade was a French Jesuit priest and writer known for his work Abandonment to Divine Providence (also translated as The Sacrament of the Present Moment) and his work with Nuns of the Visitation in Nancy, France.

Reviews

[Boostacow · Rating 5 out of 5]

Small but very difficult beautiful read. Was recommended to me by my best friend who is not religious but through my Catholic lens and his learning lens, an incredible open lesson on how to give oneself over to faith, patience, and a divine as you would know it.