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A Treatise of Spiritual Life: Leading Man by an Easily and Clear Method from the Commencement of Conversion to the Very Summit of Sanctity
A Treatise of Spiritual Life - Leading Man by an Easily and Clear Method from the Commencement of Conversion to the Very Summit of Sanctity is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1893. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
520 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2006
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April 3, 2025
Another wonderful reading for lent and plenty to reflect on.
December 9, 2014
(My copy is from LiteraryLicensing, not Loreto, but otherwise there needs to be no image since mine is pretty anonymous-looking too)
It does make the text open a little more if you have this with Ven. Mother Julienne Morrell's commentaries, but even just the main text makes this a good little book. It is directed mainly to nuns (and monks), but even a layperson can get a lot out of this book.
It's short and to the point; the commentaries add more explanation without wandering too much around. My particular favorites were the first two chapters on poverty and silence. The comments on food and drink sound a lot like modern basic dietary advice would say: not eating too much or too little, favoring vegetables etc. The text ends with a couple of summaries which are quite useful. Chapter XVIII also has a really nice prayer at the end.
So, a nice book (especially with commentary); anyone passionate about advancing in piety and virtue can find inspiration in this.
It does make the text open a little more if you have this with Ven. Mother Julienne Morrell's commentaries, but even just the main text makes this a good little book. It is directed mainly to nuns (and monks), but even a layperson can get a lot out of this book.
It's short and to the point; the commentaries add more explanation without wandering too much around. My particular favorites were the first two chapters on poverty and silence. The comments on food and drink sound a lot like modern basic dietary advice would say: not eating too much or too little, favoring vegetables etc. The text ends with a couple of summaries which are quite useful. Chapter XVIII also has a really nice prayer at the end.
So, a nice book (especially with commentary); anyone passionate about advancing in piety and virtue can find inspiration in this.
August 24, 2018
St. Vincent Ferrer...
Amazing wisdom.
For some saints, many words are necessary to get a point across. Not with this saint.
Clear and easy to understand (although one might not wish to).
It is difficult to do what is God's will at times, but after reading this, one has no excuse.
This treatise is short, but it is not something that should be read quickly.
One must take time to reflect on what has been read.
Take time to ponder the simple explanations of how to grow in holiness.
I found this was great material for mental prayer/meditation.
Amazing wisdom.
For some saints, many words are necessary to get a point across. Not with this saint.
Clear and easy to understand (although one might not wish to).
It is difficult to do what is God's will at times, but after reading this, one has no excuse.
This treatise is short, but it is not something that should be read quickly.
One must take time to reflect on what has been read.
Take time to ponder the simple explanations of how to grow in holiness.
I found this was great material for mental prayer/meditation.
February 24, 2022
86/100 (= 5.1/6) ≈ 5 Stars
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Short and sweet advice from a giant of a saint. He gets down into some extremely practical advice at times.
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Short and sweet advice from a giant of a saint. He gets down into some extremely practical advice at times.
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