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SectionTitleReaderNotesListen UrlStatus
0 Preface by the Author  philchenevert PL OK
1 Part I COUNSELS FOR THE SOUL'S GUIDANCE Ch 1: What True Devotion is  Elizabby PL OK
2 Part 1 Ch 2. The Nature and Excellence of Devotion..  argonant PL OK
3 Part 1 Ch 3 Devotion is suitable to every Vocation and Profession  samisaacson PL OK
4 Part 1 Ch 4.The Need of a Guide for those who would enter upon and advance in the Devout Life.  samisaacson PL OK
5 Part 1 Ch 5. The First Step must be Purifying the Soul.  samisaacson PL OK
6 Part 1 Ch 6. The First Purification, namely, from Mortal Sin.  samisaacson PL OK
7 Part 1 Ch 7. The Second Purification, from all Sinful Affections.  samisaacson PL OK
8 Part 1 Ch 8. How to effect this Second Purification  royalcrowncola PL OK
9 Part 1 Ch 9. First Meditation Of the End for which we were Created  argonant PL OK
10 Part 1 Ch 10. Second Meditation-Of the End for which we were Created  argonant PL OK
11 Part 1 Ch 11. Third Meditation - On the Gifts of God.  argonant PL OK
12 Part 1 Ch 12. Fourth Meditation.- On Sin  Pleonic PL OK
13 Part 1 Ch 13. Fifth Meditation - Of Death  Pleonic PL OK
14 Part 1 Ch 14 - Sixth Meditation - Of Judgment  Pleonic PL OK
15 Part 1 Ch. 15 - Seventh Meditation - Of Hell  Pleonic PL OK
16 Part 1 Ch. 16 - Eighth Meditation - On Paradise  Pleonic PL OK
17 Part 1 Ch. 17 - Ninth Meditation - On the Choice Between Heaven and Hell  argonant PL OK
18 Part 1 Ch 18 - Tenth Meditation - How the Soul chooses the Devout Life.  argonant PL OK
19 Part 1 Ch 19 - How to make a General Confession.  argonant PL OK
20 Part 1 Ch 20 - A hearty Protest made with the object of confirming the Soul’s resolution to serve God, as a conclusion to its acts of Penitence.  Cameopro77 PL OK
21 Part 1 Ch 21 - Conclusion of this First Purification.  samisaacson PL OK
22 Part 1 Ch 22 - The Necessity of Purging away all tendency to Venial Sins.  samisaacson PL OK
23 Part 1 Ch 23 - It is needful to put away all Inclination for Useless and Dangerous Things.  samisaacson PL OK
24 Part 1 Ch 24 - All Evil Inclinations must be purged away.  samisaacson PL OK
25 Part 2 COUNCILS ON THE NECESSITY OF UPLIFTING THE SOUL TO GOD - Ch 1 - The Necessity of Prayer.  argonant PL OK
26 Part 2 Ch 2 - A short Method of Meditation. And first, the Presence of God, the First Point of Preparation.  argonant PL OK
27 Part 2 Ch 3 - Invocation, the Second Point of Preparation.  argonant PL OK
28 Part 2 Ch 4 - the Third Point of Preparation, representing the Mystery to be meditated to Your Imagination.  argonant PL OK
29 Part 2 Ch 5 - Considerations, the Second Part of Meditation.  argonant PL OK
30 Part 2 Ch 6 - The Third Part of Meditation, Affections and Resolutions.  Cameopro77 PL OK
31 Part 2 Ch 7 - The Conclusion and Spiritual Bouquet  Cameopro77 PL OK
32 Part 2 Ch 8 - Some Useful Hints as to Meditation.  Cameopro77 PL OK
33 Part 2 Ch 9 - Concerning Dryness in Meditation.  Cameopro77 PL OK
34 Part 2 Ch 10 - Morning Prayer.  Cameopro77 PL OK
35 Part 2 Ch 11 - Evening Prayer and Examination of Conscience  argonant PL OK
36 Part 2 Ch 12 - On Spiritual Retirement.  argonant PL OK
37 Part 2 Ch 13 - Aspirations, Ejaculatory Prayer and Holy Thoughts.  argonant PL OK
38 Part 2 Ch 14 - Of Holy Communion, and how to join in it.  argonant PL OK
39 Part 2 Ch 15 - Of the other Public Offices of the Church.  argonant PL OK
40 Part 2 Ch 16 - How the Saints are united to us.  argonant PL OK
41 Part 2 Ch 17 - How to Hear and Read God’s Word.  argonant PL OK
42 Part 2 Ch 18 - How to receive Inspirations.  argonant PL OK
43 Part 2 Ch 19 - On Confession  argonant PL OK
44 Part 2 Ch 20 - Of Frequent Communion.  argonant PL OK
45 Part 2 Ch 21 - How to Communicate.  argonant PL OK
46 Part 3 THE PRACTICE OF VIRTUE - Ch 1 - How to select that which we should chiefly Practice.  Jibchmarl PL OK
47 Part 3 Ch 2 - The same Subject continued.  Jibchmarl PL OK
48 Part 3 Ch 3 - On Patience.  Lisa57 PL OK
49 Part 3 Ch 4 - On Greater Humility  Lisa57 PL OK
50 Part 3 Ch 5 - On Interior Humility.  fshort PL OK
51 Part 3 Ch 6 - Humility makes us rejoice in our own Abjection.  fshort PL OK
52 Part 3 Ch 7 - How to combine due care for a Good Reputation with Humility  fshort PL OK
53 Part 3 Ch 8 - Gentleness towards others and Remedies against Anger.  fshort PL OK
54 Part 3 Ch 9 - On Gentleness towards Ourselves  fshort PL OK
55 Part 3 Ch 10 - We must attend to the Business of Life carefully, but without Eagerness or Over-anxiety.  philchenevert PL OK
56 Part 3 Ch 11 - On Obedience.  philchenevert PL OK
57 Part 3 Ch 12 - On Purity.  Kenita PL OK
58 Part 3 Ch 13 - How to maintain Purity.  Kenita PL OK
59 Part 3 Ch 14 - On Poverty of Spirit amid Riches.  kathrinee PL OK
60 Part 3 Ch 15 - How to exercise real Poverty, although actually Rich.  Twinkle88 PL OK
61 Part 3 Ch 16 - How to possess a rich Spirit amid real Poverty.  Twinkle88 PL OK
62 Part 3 Ch 17 - On Friendship: Evil and Frivolous Friendship.  Twinkle88 PL OK
63 Part 3 Ch 18 - On Frivolous Attachments  Twinkle88 PL OK
64 Part 3 Ch 19 - Of Real Friendship.  kathrinee PL OK
65 Part 3 Ch 20 - Of the Difference between True and False Friendship.  kathrinee PL OK
66 Part 3 Ch 21 - Remedies against Evil Friendships.  kathrinee PL OK
67 Part 3 Ch 22 - Further Advice concerning Intimacies.  kathrinee PL OK
68 Part 3 Ch 23 - On The Practice of Bodily Mortification.  TheReadingBeaver PL OK
69 Part 3 Ch 24 - Of Society and Solitude.  TheReadingBeaver PL OK
70 Part 3 Ch 25 - On Modesty in Dress.  TheReadingBeaver PL OK
71 Part 3 Ch 26 - Of Conversation; and, first, how to Speak of God  fshort PL OK
72 Part 3 Ch 27 - Of Unseemly Words, and the Respect due to Others.  TriciaG PL OK
73 Part 3 Ch 28 - Of Hasty Judgments.  philchenevert PL OK
74 Part 3 Ch 29 - On Slander.  fshort PL OK
75 Part 3 Ch 30 - Further Counsels as to Conversation.  johnb2 PL OK
76 Part 3 Ch 31 - Of Amusements and Recreations: what are allowable.  johnb2 PL OK
77 Part 3 Ch 32 - Of Forbidden Amusements.  johnb2 PL OK
78 Part 3 Ch 33 - Of Balls, and other Lawful but Dangerous Amusements.  johnb2 PL OK
79 Part 3 Ch 34 - When to use such Amusements rightly.  johnb2 PL OK
80 Part 3 Ch 35 - We must be Faithful in Things Great and Small.  sbelcher PL OK
81 Part 3 Ch 36 - Of a Well-Balanced, Reasonable Mind.  Fiindil PL OK
82 Part 3 Ch 37 - Of Wishes.  Fiindil PL OK
83 Part 3 Ch 38 - Counsels to Married People.  iromair PL OK
84 Part 3 Ch 39 - The Sanctity of the Marriage Bed.  kathrinee PL OK
85 Part 3 Ch 40 - Counsels to Widows.  Jibchmarl PL OK
86 Part 3 Ch 41 - One Word to Maidens.  Jibchmarl PL OK
87 Part 4 CONCERNING ORDINARY TEMPTATIONS - Ch 1 We must not trifle with the Words of Worldly Wisdom.  fshort PL OK
88 Part 4 Ch 2 - The need of a Good Courage  Cyndy PL OK
89 Part 4 Ch 3 - Of Temptations, and the difference between experiencing them and consenting to them.  fshort PL OK
90 Part 4 Ch 4 - Two striking Illustrations of the same  Mich_elle PL OK
91 Part 4 Ch 5 - Encouragement for the Tempted Soul.  fshort PL OK
92 Part 4 Ch 6 - When Temptation and Delectation are Sin.  fshort PL OK
93 Part 4 Ch 7 - Remedies for Great Occasions.  royalcrowncola PL OK
94 Part 4 Ch 8 - How to resist Minor Temptations.  argonant PL OK
95 Part 4 Ch 9 - How remedy Minor Temptations.  argonant PL OK
96 Part 4 Ch 10 - How to strengthen the Heart against Temptation.  argonant PL OK
97 Part 4 Ch 11 - Anxiety of Mind.  argonant PL OK
98 Part 4 Ch 12 - Of Sadness and Sorrow.  argonant PL OK
99 Part 4 Ch 13 - Of Spiritual and Sensible Consolations, and how to receive them.  argonant PL OK
100 Part 4 Ch 14 - Of Dryness and Spiritual Barrenness  argonant PL OK
101 Part 4 Ch 15 - An Illustration.  argonant PL OK
102 Part 5 PRACTICES FOR RENEWING AND CONFIRMING THE SOUL IN DEVOTION. Ch 1 - It is well yearly to renew Good Resolutions by means of the following Exercises.  kerent PL OK
103 Part 5 Ch 2 - Meditation on the Benefit conferred on us by God in calling us to His Service.  kerent PL OK
104 Part 5 Ch 3 - Examination of the Soul as to its Progress in the Devout Life  royalcrowncola PL OK
105 Part 5 Ch 4 - Examination of the Soul’s Condition as regards God.  royalcrowncola PL OK
106 Part 5 Ch 5 - Examination of your Condition as regards yourself.  royalcrowncola PL OK
107 Part 5 Ch 6 - Examination of the Soul’s Condition as regards our Neighbour.  royalcrowncola PL OK
108 Part 5 Ch 7 - Examination as to the Affectations of the Soul.  royalcrowncola PL OK
109 Part 5 Ch 8 - The Affections to be excited after such Examination.  royalcrowncola PL OK
110 Part 5 Ch 9 - Reflections suitable to the renewal of Good Resolutions.  royalcrowncola PL OK
111 Part 5 Ch 10 - First Consideration—of the Worth of Souls.  discourser PL OK
112 Part 5 Ch 11 - Second Consideration—on the Excellence of Virtue.  discourser PL OK
113 Part 5 Ch 12 - The Example of the Saints.  Fiindil PL OK
114 Part 5 Ch 13 - The Love which Jesus Christ bears to us.  philchenevert PL OK
115 Part 5 Ch 14 - The Eternal Love of God for us.  philchenevert PL OK
116 Part 5 Ch 15 - General Affections which should result from these Considerations, and Conclusion of the Exercise.  gjaramil PL OK
117 Part 5 Ch 16 - The Impressions which should remain after this Exercise.  philchenevert PL OK
118 Part 5 Ch 17 - An Answer to Two Objections which may be made to this Book.  philchenevert PL OK
119 Part 5 Ch 18 - Three Important and Final Counsels.  philchenevert PL OK