Divine Intimacy - Black Leather Flexcover - Fr Gabriel of St Mary Magdalen

Meditations on the Interior Life for Every Day of the Liturgical Year - The beloved Carmelite classic on how to reach intimate union with God through prayer. About 3 pages per day. Covers the whole spiritual life. Based on the traditional liturgical calendar. Gives an absolutely Catholic view of life.?Grounding his work on a firm Thomistic basis, Fr. Gabriel draws from Sacred Scripture and the teachings of the great Carmelite Saints, including St. John of the Cross, St. Teresa of Avila, st. Therese of the Child Jesus and Sister Elizabeth of the Trinity. His goal -- marvelously achieved -- is to cover the whole doctrine of the spiritual life in the course of a year. Among the many topics covered are: Spiritual progress during aridity * Practicing * boundless confidence in God * Beginning anew every day and at every moment * Promptness in rising after a fall * Having a magnanimous heart toward God * The importance of fraternal charity toward everyone * That the spiritual life is lived primarily with our will rather than feelings * Recognizing the hidden visits of Our Lord * Certitude of faith in spiritual darkness * The twin virtues of fortitude and humility * How we must activate the infused virtues, A lifetime book! Impr. 1216 pgs, Black Leather Flexcover, By Rev. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen