The Way of Perfection

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ISBN: 9781905574087 | 1905574088
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Copyright: 1/1/2008

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St. Teresa of Jesus, also known as St. Teresa of Avila, was a Spanish Carmelite nun in the 16th Century, who became a prominent mystic, writer and monastic reformer. The Way of Perfection is a great classic useful for anyone wishing to develop his or her prayer life. St Teresa divided the book into three sections. The first describing the requirements for prayer: detachment, humility and love. In the second section she develops these themes, and the last provides an insightful exploration of the Lord's Prayer. This book will help you to grow in prayer and in faith, as the timeless wisdom of this well-loved Doctor of the Church leads you closer to the loving heart of God our father. Book jacket.

Preface	p. ix
Saint Teresa's Title Page	p. xi
Protestation	p. xii
Prologue	p. xiii
The reasons which led me to establish this Monastery with such a strict enclosure	p. 1
This chapter insists that there should not be pre-occupation with temporal needs, and sets forth the advantages of poverty	p. 4
Continues the subject commenced in the first chapter, and exhorts the Sisters always to be occupied in praying to God for those who work for the Church. It ends with an Exclamation	p. 8
This chapter urges the keeping of the Rule, and speaks of three important things in the spiritual life	p. 13
This chapter speaks of the first of these three things: love of the neighbour, and the danger of special friendships	p. 15
Continues on the subject of confessors, and points out that it is important that they should be well instructed	p. 20
Returns to the subject of perfect love, which had been commenced	p. 23
Continues to treat of spiritual love, and offers some advice as to how to obtain it	p. 27
Treats of the great benefit of being detached from all created things, interior and exterior	p. 33
Treats of the great advantage it is to those who have left the world, to fly from their relatives, and that they find much truer friends	p. 35
Affirms that it does not suffice to detach ourselves from our family, if we are not detached from ourselves; and that detachment and humility go together	p. 37
Continues on the subject of mortification, and points out that it must be acquired in illness	p. 41
Speaks of the little esteem in which life and honour are to be held by God's true lover	p. 43
Continues on the subject of mortification, and shows how necessary it is to flee from the standards and wisdom of the worlds if we would attain to true wisdom	p. 47
In which is shown how important it is not to admit anyone to profession whose spirit is opposed to what has been said	p. 51
Treats of the great benefit derived from not excusing ourselves, even when we are condemned without fault	p. 52
Shows how necessary has been the foregoing preparation, before commencing to treat of prayer	p. 56
On the difference that there must be between the perfection of the life of contemplatives and that of those who content themselves with mental prayer. How it is possible that God may sometimes raise a dissipated soul to perfect contemplation, and for what reason	p. 58
Of how all souls are not apt for contemplation, that some are long in attaining to it, and that the humble soul ought to be satisfied to follow the way by which the Lord leads her	p. 62
Continues the same subject, and points out how much greater are the trials of contemplatives than of persons given to the active life, and contains great consolation for the latter	p. 66
This chapter begins to treat of prayer; it is especially for those who cannot make use of the understanding in prayer	p. 70
Declares that consolation of some kind is never wanting in the way of prayer, and advises the Sisters always to make this the subject of their conversations	p. 79
This chapter speaks of the great importance of commencing with a firm resolve to persevere in prayer, and to ignore the difficulties suggested by the devil	p. 83
In which mental prayer is explained	p. 87
Treats of the importance of not turning back when we have commenced to follow the way of prayer, and exposes anew the need of resolution	p. 91
Shows how vocal prayer must be made with perfection, and how closely it is allied with mental prayer	p. 94
In which is shown how greatly the soul gains by praying vocally with perfection, and that God sometimes raises it thus to a super-natural state	p. 97
Explains how we may bring the understanding into recollection, and suggests means of doing so. It is very important for beginners in prayer	p. 99
Which treats of the great love that our Lord shows towards us in the first words of the Paternoster, and how important it is for those who aspire to be daughters of God to disregard distinction of birth	p. 104
In which the prayer of recollection is explained, and means proposed for acquiring it	p. 108
Continues to give instruction on the prayer of recollection, and points out how little we should regard being in favour with Superiors	p. 113
Shows how important it is to understand what we are asking in prayer, and discusses those words of the Paternoster: "Sanctificetur nomen Tuum," applying them to the prayer of quiet, which is then explained	p. 116
Continues the same subject, describes the prayer of quiet, and gives some advice to those who are favoured with it; it is very noteworthy	p. 120
This chapter discusses these words of the Paternoster: "Fiat voluntas Tua, sicut in caelo et in terra" and shows the merit of saying these words with entire detachment from self, and how well the Lord repays it	p. 128
Speaks of the great need we have of what we ask for from the Lord in these words of the Paternoster: "Give us this day our daily bread."	p. 134
Continues the same subject, and gives useful advice for the moments following the reception of the Most Blessed Sacrament	p. 137
Concludes the matter commenced, with an Exclamation to the Eternal Father	p. 143
Treats of these words of the Paternoster: "Dimitte nobis debita nostra"	p. 146
Speaks of the excellence of this prayer of the Paternoster, and how we shall find consolation in it in many ways	p. 152
Treats of the great need we have of beseeching the Eternal Father to grant us what we ask in these words: "Et ne nos inducas in tentationem, sed libera nos a malo," and explains some temptations	p. 154
Continues the same subject, gives advice concerning divers temptations, and the means of freeing the soul from them	p. 159
Assures us that if we take care to walk in the love and fear of God, we shall be secure against every temptation	p. 162
Speaks of the fear of God, and how we must keep ourselves from venial sins	p. 166
Treats of the last words of the Paternoster: "Sed libera nos a malo. Amen." "But deliver us from evil. Amen"	p. 171
Appendix	p. 175
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