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The Practice of the Presence of God

by Brother Lawrence (1605-1691)

The Practice of the Presence of God is a collection of letters and transcriptions of conversations, compiled by a disciple of Brother Lawrence. Brother Lawrence was a Carmelite monk and head cook in his monastery’s kitchens. He quickly gained an international reputation as a mystic and spiritual counselor. The Practice of the Presence records his last words of advice to his friends and disciples, as he suffered from an unnamed illness which would eventually take his life.

(Description written by Kirsten Ferreri).

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Total running time: 1:13:14
Read by Kirsten Ferreri

mp3 and ogg files

• 01 First Conversation – 00:04:02
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• 02 Second Conversation – 00:07:34
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• 03 Third Conversation – 00:03:48
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• 04 Fourth Conversation – 00:08:47
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  [ogg vorbis - 4.7MB]
• 05 First Letter – 00:03:32
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  [mp3@128kbps - 3.4MB]
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• 06 Second Letter – 00:08:22
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• 07 Third Letter – 00:02:33
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  [mp3@128kbps - 2.4MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 1.4MB]
• 08 Fourth Letter – 00:04:54
  [mp3@64kbps - 2.3MB]
  [mp3@128kbps - 4.7MB]
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• 09 Fifth Letter – 00:02:50
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  [mp3@128kbps - 2.7MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 1.5MB]
• 10 Sixth Letter – 00:02:58
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  [mp3@128kbps - 2.8MB]
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• 11 Seventh Letter – 00:02:39
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• 12 Eighth Letter – 00:02:26
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• 13 Ninth Letter – 00:03:05
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• 14 Tenth Letter – 00:02:04
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• 15 Eleventh Letter – 00:03:53
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  [ogg vorbis - 2.1MB]
• 16 Twelfth Letter – 00:02:23
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• 17 Thirteenth Letter – 00:02:21
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• 18 Fourteenth Letter – 00:02:14
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• 19 Fifteenth Letter – 00:02:49
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  [ogg vorbis - 1.5MB]

Cataloged on November 18, 2006