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Author : Jean Nicolas Grou
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1874
Category : Spiritual life
ISBN : OXFORD:590444850
Author : Jean Nicolas Grou
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1910
Category : Spiritual life
ISBN : OCLC:6232690
Author : Jean Nicolas Grou
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1902
Category : Spiritual life
ISBN : OCLC:495909902
Author : Jean Nicolas Grou
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Spiritual life
ISBN : OCLC:47940950
Author : John Nicholas Grou
Publisher : Fivestar
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2024-03-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
According to the French Jesuit Cadres, the Caracteres de la vraie devotion of Pere Grou - a work which ran into no less than forty- four editions - was first published in Paris in the year 1788. This was quickly followed by a further work on the same subject, but treated from a somewhat different and more practical angle, the Maximes Spirituelles avec des explications, published in the following year. In his Preface to the original edition, reproduced here in its place, the author says: 'At the end of the little work which I wrote on the Marks of true devotion, I promised to write another under the title of Spiritual Maxims, in which I would explain in more detail the means for practicing that devotion. The following work is the result'. The former book defined what true devotion is: its motives, its object and the means for acquiring it; the second outlined in greater detail, as he says, the means for practicing that devotion, always bearing in mind that, in Pere Grou's use of the word, devotion stands for the interior life or the life of the spirit.
Author : John Nicholas Grou,Brother Hermenegild
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1492932396
"Pere Grou's great theme in the Spiritual Maxims is his insistence on the following of the spirit of Christ as opposed to what he calls the natural spirit, or the spirit of private judgment. Prayer for him is contemplative prayer, or the prayer of the interior way. Not that he despised formal meditation by any means, but he regarded it always as a stepping-stone towards a higher form of prayer, the intimate prayer of the spirit. His great aim and desire was to urge and encourage souls not to be afraid, but to persevere in a wholehearted gift of themselves to God, and in a faithful surrender to the guidance of the Holy Ghost." Translator A Monk Of Parkminster St. Alphonsus writes: "a single bad book will be sufficient to cause the destruction of a monastery." First Maxim: By the ladder of sanctity, men ascend and descend at the same time, which leads to knowledge of God and true knowledge of self. Second Maxim: Yield your liberty to God, and have no will but His Third Maxim: Pray for a wise guide whom, when you have found, trust, revere and obey Fourth Maxim: Be always mindful of the God Who is present everywhere, and Who dwells in the hearts of the just Fifth Maxim: Keep close to Our Lord in His mysteries, and draw the purest love from His salutary wounds Sixth Maxim: Make good use of the two sacraments, whereof one brings cleansing, and the other life, that is Penance and the Holy Eucharist Seventh Maxim: Let your intention be pure, and your devotion simple and upright Eighth Maxim: Follow the enlightening spirit of Christ: mistrust the blindness and treachery of the natural mind Ninth Maxim: Take no account of external things: seek strenuously after those blessings which are to be found within Tenth Maxim: Listen to Him Who teaches the heart without sound of words. Receive His peace, and guard it faithfully Eleventh Maxim: Treat God as a child treats his Father amd thus acquire a child-like spirit Twelfth Maxim: Beware of resisting the leadings of grace: be thoroughly generous in great things and in small Thirteenth Maxim: Never cease to struggle with the enemy that lives within the soul, and practice holy mortification Fourteenth Maxim: When God bids you be still in prayer, humble yourself silently before His Majesty Fifteenth Maxim: Cling not to sensible sweetness: suffer dryness with a good heart Sixteenth Maxim: The tempter combines cunning with violence: we must meet him with prayer and vigilance Seventhteenth Maxim: Beware of self-love, the rival of the love of God Eighteenth Maxim: Stay quietly at home: regulate your day, and waste no time Nineteenth Maxim: Let charity and piety begin at home, that is always fulfill your daily duties. Twentieth Maxim: Be cordial and kind, gentle and lowly; considerate towards others, severe upon yourself Twenty-First Maxim: Go straight on: never stop or look back. Grieve for sin, but never lose courage Twenty-Second Maxim: When we know our own helplessness, we learn to appreciate the value and efficacy of grace Twenty-Third Maxim: Love is our law: God is our portion; here by faith, in heaven by sight. Twentieth Maxim: Social Relationships Be cordial and kind, gentle and lowly; considerate towards others, severe upon yourself
Author : John Grou,John Nicholas Grou S J
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1727378377
Excerpt: First Maxim: The Knowledge of God and the knowledge of self By the ladder of sanctity, men ascend and descend at the same time All Christian sanctity is contained in two things: the knowledge of God, and the knowledge of self. 'Lord, that I may know Thee' cried St. Augustine, 'and that I may know myself'. A short prayer, but one opening out on to an infinite horizon. The knowledge of God elevates the soul; knowledge of self keeps it humble. The former raises the soul to contemplate something of the depths of the divine perfections, the latter lowers it to the abyss of its own nothingness and sin. (1) The amazing thing is that the very knowledge of God which raises man up, at the same time humbles him by the comparison of himself with God. Similarly self-knowledge, while it humbles him, lifts him up by the very necessity of approaching God in order to find solace in his misery. Marvellous ladder of sanctity, whereon men descend even as they ascend. For the true elevation of man is inseparable from his true humiliation. The one without the other is pride, while the latter without the former is to be unhappy without hope. Of what use would be the most sublime knowledge of God to us, if the knowledge of ourselves did not keep us little in our own eyes? Similarly, would we not fall into terrible despair, if the knowledge of our exceeding meanness and misery were not counterbalanced by our knowledge of God? But this two-fold knowledge serves to sanctify us. To be a saint, we must know and admit that we are nothing of ourselves, that we receive all things from God in the order of nature and grace, and that we expect all things from Him in the order of glory. By the knowledge of God, I do not mean abstract and purely ideal knowledge such as was possessed by pagan philosophers, who lost their way in vain and barren speculations, the only effect of which was to increase their pride. For the Christian, the knowledge of God is not an endless course of reasoning as to His essence and perfections, such as that of a mathematician concerned with the properties of a triangle or circle. There have been many philosophers and even theologians who held fine and noble ideas of God, but were none the more virtuous or holy as a result of it. The knowledge we must have is what God Himself has revealed concerning the Blessed Trinity; the work of each of the Persons in creating, redeeming and sanctifying us. We must know the scope of His power, His providence, His holiness, His justice and His love. We must know the extent and multitude of His mercies, the marvellous economy of His grace, the magnificence of His promises and rewards, the terror of His warnings and the rigour of His chastisements; the worship He requires, the precepts He imposes, the virtues He makes known as our duty, and the motives by which He incites us to their practice. In a word, we must know what He is to us, and what He wills that we should be to Him. This is the true and profitable knowledge of God taught in every page of Holy Scripture, and necessary for all Christians. It cannot be too deeply studied, and without it none can become holy, for the substance of it is indispensably necessary to salvation. This should be the great object of our reflection and meditation, and of our constant prayer for light. Let no one fancy that he can ever know enough, or enter sufficiently into so rich a subject. It is in every sense inexhaustible. The more we discover in it, the more we see there is yet to be discovered. It is an ever-deepening ocean for the navigator, an unattainable mountain height for the traveller, whose scope of vision increases with every upward step. The knowledge of God grows in us together with our own holiness: both are capable of extending continually, and we must set no bounds to either.
Author : Jean Nicolas Grou
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1874
Category : Spiritual life
ISBN : BL:A0026360162
Author : Anonymous
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2023-09-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783368836672
Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.
Author : FRANÇOIS FÉNELON,MADAME GUYON,PÈRE LACOMBE
Publisher : Letcetera Publishing
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2015-02-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781942796268
A collection of five inspiring essays by three brilliant thinkers who graced the court of Louis the XIV. François Fénelon, Madame Guyon, and Père Lacombe. They encouraged people to seek God themselves and practiced a form of “Quietism” which was considered heretical by the Catholic Church. They believed that you could have intimacy with God outside of the bonds of the church. Madam Guyon believed in constant prayer to, and communion with, the Almighty. FRANÇOIS FÉNELON: • Christian Counsel • Spiritual Letters MADAME GUYON: • Method of Prayer • On the Way to God PÈRE LACOMBE: • Spiritual Maxims Over the past few centuries, many have been encouraged by these short essays and found them instrumental in deepening their relationship with God. You will be encouraged and inspired.
Author : Francois Fenelon,Madame Jeanne Guyon,Pere Lacombe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1603749691
A collection of five inspiring essays by three closely linked mystical thinkers of the seventeenth century--Fran ois F nelon, Madame Jeanne Guyon, and P re Lacombe--whose focus on the availability of intimacy with God made them scandalous in their day. "Christian Counsel" and "Spiritual Letters," by Archbishop F nelon, offer wise advice on how to find the keys to true devotion and peace. "Method of Prayer" and "On the Way to God," by F nelon's close friend, Madame Guyon, demonstrate the critical importance of constant prayer. "Spiritual Maxims," by P re Lacombe, the spiritual mentor of Madame Guyon, emphasizes the importance of expressing a passionate love for God. Each stirring work is divided into short chapters, making Spiritual Progress ideal for morning or evening devotions or for Bible study. This treasured collection of classic Christian wisdom is certain to lead readers closer to the heart of God.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 816 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Bibliography
ISBN : PRNC:32101079672158
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 766 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11516772
Author : Graduate Theological Union. Library
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1036 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Theology
ISBN : STANFORD:36105116560579
Author : Andrew Louth
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 4474 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2022-02-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780192638151
Uniquely authoritative and wide-ranging in its scope, The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church is the indispensable reference work on all aspects of the Christian Church. It contains over 6,500 cross-referenced A-Z entries, and offers unrivalled coverage of all aspects of this vast and often complex subject, from theology; churches and denominations; patristic scholarship; and the bible; to the church calendar and its organization; popes; archbishops; other church leaders; saints; and mystics. In this new edition, great efforts have been made to increase and strengthen coverage of non-Anglican denominations (for example non-Western European Christianity), as well as broadening the focus on Christianity and the history of churches in areas beyond Western Europe. In particular, there have been extensive additions with regards to the Christian Church in Asia, Africa, Latin America, North America, and Australasia. Significant updates have also been included on topics such as liturgy, Canon Law, recent international developments, non-Anglican missionary activity, and the increasingly important area of moral and pastoral theology, among many others. Since its first appearance in 1957, the ODCC has established itself as an essential resource for ordinands, clergy, and members of religious orders, and an invaluable tool for academics, teachers, and students of church history and theology, as well as for the general reader.