Introduction to the Devout Life


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First published in the early 17th century, it has proven its value as a daily spiritual guide and helpful reference for living an authentic Christian life. Written specifically for laymen, it began as letters from Saint Francis to a married woman who was seeking holiness amidst the distractions of her life of wealth and status. It contains treasures of wisdom for every reader, from eager beginner to lifelong Christian. Summary by Wikipedia and Phil Chenevert. (10 hr 11 min)

Chapitres

Preface by the Author 12:51 Lu par Phil Chenevert
Part I COUNSELS FOR THE SOUL'S GUIDANCE Ch 1: What True Devotion is 5:50 Lu par Beth Thomas (1974-2020)
Part 1 Ch 2. The Nature and Excellence of Devotion.. 5:14 Lu par Dylan P. Straub
Part 1 Ch 3 Devotion is suitable to every Vocation and Profession 4:39 Lu par Sam Isaacson
Part 1 Ch 4.The Need of a Guide for those who would enter upon and advance in t… 5:54 Lu par Sam Isaacson
Part 1 Ch 5. The First Step must be Purifying the Soul. 4:39 Lu par Sam Isaacson
Part 1 Ch 6. The First Purification, namely, from Mortal Sin. 3:00 Lu par Sam Isaacson
Part 1 Ch 7. The Second Purification, from all Sinful Affections. 3:47 Lu par Sam Isaacson
Part 1 Ch 8. How to effect this Second Purification 4:07 Lu par royalcrowncola
Part 1 Ch 9. First Meditation Of the End for which we were Created 3:54 Lu par Dylan P. Straub
Part 1 Ch 10. Second Meditation-Of the End for which we were Created 3:54 Lu par Dylan P. Straub
Part 1 Ch 11. Third Meditation - On the Gifts of God. 3:43 Lu par Dylan P. Straub
Part 1 Ch 12. Fourth Meditation.- On Sin 4:41 Lu par J A Carter
Part 1 Ch 13. Fifth Meditation - Of Death 5:33 Lu par J A Carter
Part 1 Ch 14 - Sixth Meditation - Of Judgment 5:07 Lu par J A Carter
Part 1 Ch. 15 - Seventh Meditation - Of Hell 3:50 Lu par J A Carter
Part 1 Ch. 16 - Eighth Meditation - On Paradise 4:16 Lu par J A Carter
Part 1 Ch. 17 - Ninth Meditation - On the Choice Between Heaven and Hell 3:40 Lu par Dylan P. Straub
Part 1 Ch 18 - Tenth Meditation - How the Soul chooses the Devout Life. 4:22 Lu par Dylan P. Straub
Part 1 Ch 19 - How to make a General Confession. 2:48 Lu par Dylan P. Straub
Part 1 Ch 20 - A hearty Protest made with the object of confirming the Soul’s r… 4:53 Lu par Cameopro77
Part 1 Ch 21 - Conclusion of this First Purification. 2:32 Lu par Sam Isaacson
Part 1 Ch 22 - The Necessity of Purging away all tendency to Venial Sins. 4:37 Lu par Sam Isaacson
Part 1 Ch 23 - It is needful to put away all Inclination for Useless and Danger… 2:49 Lu par Sam Isaacson
Part 1 Ch 24 - All Evil Inclinations must be purged away. 2:26 Lu par Sam Isaacson
Part 2 COUNCILS ON THE NECESSITY OF UPLIFTING THE SOUL TO GOD - Ch 1 - The Nece… 5:31 Lu par Dylan P. Straub
Part 2 Ch 2 - A short Method of Meditation. And first, the Presence of God, the… 4:48 Lu par Dylan P. Straub
Part 2 Ch 3 - Invocation, the Second Point of Preparation. 1:35 Lu par Dylan P. Straub
Part 2 Ch 4 - the Third Point of Preparation, representing the Mystery to be me… 2:23 Lu par Dylan P. Straub
Part 2 Ch 5 - Considerations, the Second Part of Meditation. 1:40 Lu par Dylan P. Straub
Part 2 Ch 6 - The Third Part of Meditation, Affections and Resolutions. 2:03 Lu par Cameopro77
Part 2 Ch 7 - The Conclusion and Spiritual Bouquet 2:04 Lu par Cameopro77
Part 2 Ch 8 - Some Useful Hints as to Meditation. 5:09 Lu par Cameopro77
Part 2 Ch 9 - Concerning Dryness in Meditation. 2:48 Lu par Cameopro77
Part 2 Ch 10 - Morning Prayer. 3:16 Lu par Cameopro77
Part 2 Ch 11 - Evening Prayer and Examination of Conscience 2:05 Lu par Dylan P. Straub
Part 2 Ch 12 - On Spiritual Retirement. 4:25 Lu par Dylan P. Straub
Part 2 Ch 13 - Aspirations, Ejaculatory Prayer and Holy Thoughts. 9:57 Lu par Dylan P. Straub
Part 2 Ch 14 - Of Holy Communion, and how to join in it. 4:30 Lu par Dylan P. Straub
Part 2 Ch 15 - Of the other Public Offices of the Church. 2:14 Lu par Dylan P. Straub
Part 2 Ch 16 - How the Saints are united to us. 3:02 Lu par Dylan P. Straub
Part 2 Ch 17 - How to Hear and Read God’s Word. 2:26 Lu par Dylan P. Straub
Part 2 Ch 18 - How to receive Inspirations. 5:26 Lu par Dylan P. Straub
Part 2 Ch 19 - On Confession 6:55 Lu par Dylan P. Straub
Part 2 Ch 20 - Of Frequent Communion. 5:46 Lu par Dylan P. Straub
Part 2 Ch 21 - How to Communicate. 4:29 Lu par Dylan P. Straub
Part 3 THE PRACTICE OF VIRTUE - Ch 1 - How to select that which we should chief… 10:09 Lu par Jibchmarl
Part 3 Ch 2 - The same Subject continued. 8:25 Lu par Jibchmarl
Part 3 Ch 3 - On Patience. 10:45 Lu par Lisa57
Part 3 Ch 4 - On Greater Humility 6:59 Lu par Lisa57
Part 3 Ch 5 - On Interior Humility. 10:56 Lu par fshort
Part 3 Ch 6 - Humility makes us rejoice in our own Abjection. 8:12 Lu par fshort
Part 3 Ch 7 - How to combine due care for a Good Reputation with Humility 8:43 Lu par fshort
Part 3 Ch 8 - Gentleness towards others and Remedies against Anger. 9:24 Lu par fshort
Part 3 Ch 9 - On Gentleness towards Ourselves 5:23 Lu par fshort
Part 3 Ch 10 - We must attend to the Business of Life carefully, but without E… 5:54 Lu par Phil Chenevert
Part 3 Ch 11 - On Obedience. 6:41 Lu par Phil Chenevert
Part 3 Ch 12 - On Purity. 3:59 Lu par Kenita
Part 3 Ch 13 - How to maintain Purity. 4:21 Lu par Kenita
Part 3 Ch 14 - On Poverty of Spirit amid Riches. 5:58 Lu par Kathrine Engan
Part 3 Ch 15 - How to exercise real Poverty, although actually Rich. 8:27 Lu par Twinkle
Part 3 Ch 16 - How to possess a rich Spirit amid real Poverty. 4:13 Lu par Twinkle
Part 3 Ch 17 - On Friendship: Evil and Frivolous Friendship. 4:33 Lu par Twinkle
Part 3 Ch 18 - On Frivolous Attachments 6:02 Lu par Twinkle
Part 3 Ch 19 - Of Real Friendship. 6:00 Lu par Kathrine Engan
Part 3 Ch 20 - Of the Difference between True and False Friendship. 4:29 Lu par Kathrine Engan
Part 3 Ch 21 - Remedies against Evil Friendships. 7:07 Lu par Kathrine Engan
Part 3 Ch 22 - Further Advice concerning Intimacies. 4:58 Lu par Kathrine Engan
Part 3 Ch 23 - On The Practice of Bodily Mortification. 10:45 Lu par Stephen
Part 3 Ch 24 - Of Society and Solitude. 6:31 Lu par Stephen
Part 3 Ch 25 - On Modesty in Dress. 4:48 Lu par Stephen
Part 3 Ch 26 - Of Conversation; and, first, how to Speak of God 3:16 Lu par fshort
Part 3 Ch 27 - Of Unseemly Words, and the Respect due to Others. 5:04 Lu par TriciaG
Part 3 Ch 28 - Of Hasty Judgments. 11:50 Lu par Phil Chenevert
Part 3 Ch 29 - On Slander. 12:27 Lu par fshort
Part 3 Ch 30 - Further Counsels as to Conversation. 4:58 Lu par John
Part 3 Ch 31 - Of Amusements and Recreations: what are allowable. 3:33 Lu par John
Part 3 Ch 32 - Of Forbidden Amusements. 2:34 Lu par John
Part 3 Ch 33 - Of Balls, and other Lawful but Dangerous Amusements. 6:17 Lu par John
Part 3 Ch 34 - When to use such Amusements rightly. 2:51 Lu par John
Part 3 Ch 35 - We must be Faithful in Things Great and Small. 6:13 Lu par sbelcher
Part 3 Ch 36 - Of a Well-Balanced, Reasonable Mind. 4:42 Lu par Sean Lally
Part 3 Ch 37 - Of Wishes. 5:12 Lu par Sean Lally
Part 3 Ch 38 - Counsels to Married People. 14:19 Lu par Heidi Olson
Part 3 Ch 39 - The Sanctity of the Marriage Bed. 2:00 Lu par Kathrine Engan
Part 3 Ch 40 - Counsels to Widows. 9:49 Lu par Jibchmarl
Part 3 Ch 41 - One Word to Maidens. 1:42 Lu par Jibchmarl
Part 4 CONCERNING ORDINARY TEMPTATIONS - Ch 1 We must not trifle with the Words… 7:16 Lu par fshort
Part 4 Ch 2 - The need of a Good Courage 3:48 Lu par Cyndy
Part 4 Ch 3 - Of Temptations, and the difference between experiencing them and … 6:41 Lu par fshort
Part 4 Ch 4 - Two striking Illustrations of the same 3:35 Lu par Mich_elle
Part 4 Ch 5 - Encouragement for the Tempted Soul. 3:21 Lu par fshort
Part 4 Ch 6 - When Temptation and Delectation are Sin. 5:16 Lu par fshort
Part 4 Ch 7 - Remedies for Great Occasions. 4:46 Lu par royalcrowncola
Part 4 Ch 8 - How to resist Minor Temptations. 2:40 Lu par Dylan P. Straub
Part 4 Ch 9 - How remedy Minor Temptations. 2:54 Lu par Dylan P. Straub
Part 4 Ch 10 - How to strengthen the Heart against Temptation. 3:00 Lu par Dylan P. Straub
Part 4 Ch 11 - Anxiety of Mind. 5:43 Lu par Dylan P. Straub
Part 4 Ch 12 - Of Sadness and Sorrow. 5:16 Lu par Dylan P. Straub
Part 4 Ch 13 - Of Spiritual and Sensible Consolations, and how to receive them. 14:48 Lu par Dylan P. Straub
Part 4 Ch 14 - Of Dryness and Spiritual Barrenness 10:26 Lu par Dylan P. Straub
Part 4 Ch 15 - An Illustration. 7:17 Lu par Dylan P. Straub
Part 5 PRACTICES FOR RENEWING AND CONFIRMING THE SOUL IN DEVOTION. Ch 1 - It i… 3:11 Lu par Keren Turton
Part 5 Ch 2 - Meditation on the Benefit conferred on us by God in calling us to… 4:59 Lu par Keren Turton
Part 5 Ch 3 - Examination of the Soul as to its Progress in the Devout Life 4:33 Lu par royalcrowncola
Part 5 Ch 4 - Examination of the Soul’s Condition as regards God. 6:48 Lu par royalcrowncola
Part 5 Ch 5 - Examination of your Condition as regards yourself. 3:27 Lu par royalcrowncola
Part 5 Ch 6 - Examination of the Soul’s Condition as regards our Neighbour. 2:00 Lu par royalcrowncola
Part 5 Ch 7 - Examination as to the Affectations of the Soul. 3:34 Lu par royalcrowncola
Part 5 Ch 8 - The Affections to be excited after such Examination. 2:07 Lu par royalcrowncola
Part 5 Ch 9 - Reflections suitable to the renewal of Good Resolutions. 1:28 Lu par royalcrowncola
Part 5 Ch 10 - First Consideration—of the Worth of Souls. 3:22 Lu par discourser
Part 5 Ch 11 - Second Consideration—on the Excellence of Virtue. 2:17 Lu par discourser
Part 5 Ch 12 - The Example of the Saints. 2:06 Lu par Sean Lally
Part 5 Ch 13 - The Love which Jesus Christ bears to us. 3:46 Lu par Phil Chenevert
Part 5 Ch 14 - The Eternal Love of God for us. 2:00 Lu par Phil Chenevert
Part 5 Ch 15 - General Affections which should result from these Considerations… 2:46 Lu par Gina Eltora
Part 5 Ch 16 - The Impressions which should remain after this Exercise. 2:06 Lu par Phil Chenevert
Part 5 Ch 17 - An Answer to Two Objections which may be made to this Book. 3:37 Lu par Phil Chenevert
Part 5 Ch 18 - Three Important and Final Counsels. 4:22 Lu par Phil Chenevert

Critiques

Awsome


(5 stars)

Much love. Blessed be God in His Angels and in His Saints

what a blessing!


(5 stars)

I have listened to this version at least yearly for some spring cleaning for the soul.

One of top spiritual classics of all time.


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One of the best.


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A spiritual masterpiece.

very thorough


(5 stars)

The book is a spiritual classic with very wise and thorough advice. Highly recommended!