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0 Author's Note  aspiringphilothea 01:48 Listen PL OK
1 Chapter 1 - Part 1 - On the Excellence of Virginity  Cbteddy 16:10 | Pages 1-6 (up to paragraph 11.) Listen PL OK
2 Chapter 1 - Part 2 - On the Excellence of Virginity   Pages 7-15 (starting from paragraph 11.) Open
3 Chapter 2 - Part 1 - On the Advantages of a Religious State   Pages 15-22 (up to paragraph 14.) Open
4 Chapter 2 - Part 2 - On the Advantages of a Religious State   Pages 22-28 (starting from paragraph 14.) Open
5 Chapter 3 - A Religious should belong entirely to God  ej400 Pages 29-42 Assigned
6 Chapter 4 - On the desire of Perfection   Pages 42-54 Open
7 Chapter 5 - On the danger to which an imperfect Religious, who is but liitle afraid of her imperfection, exposes her salvation   Pages 54-63 Open
8 Chapter 6 - Continuation of the same subject   Pages 63-73 Open
9 Chapter 7 - On Interior Mortification, or abnegation of self-love   Pages 73-80 Open
10 Chapter 7 - Section 1 - On detachment from self-will   Pages 80-87 Open
11 Chapter 7 - Section 2 - On Obedience  ej400 14:12 | Pages 88-92 Listen PL OK
12 Chapter 7 - Section 3 - On the obedience due to Superiors   Pages 92-100 Open
13 Chapter 7 - Section 4 - On the obedience due to the rules   Pages 100-112 Open
14 Chapter 7 - Section 5 - On the four degrees of perfect obedience   Pages 112-122 Open
15 Chapter 8 - On the external mortification of the senses   Pages 122-130 Open
16 Chapter 8 - Section 1 - On the mortification of the eyes, and on modesty in general   Pages 130-138 Open
17 Chapter 8 - Section 2 - On the mortification of the appetite   Pages 139-147 Open
18 Chapter 8 - Section 3 - On the mortification of the senses of hearing, of smell, and of touch   Pages 148-151 Open
19 Chapter 9 - On Religious Poverty - Section 1 - On the perfection of poverty.   Pages 151-158 Open
20 Chapter 9 - Section 2 - On the degrees of the practice of perfect poverty   Pages 159-168 Open
21 Chapter 10 - On Detachment from Persons - Section 1 - On detachment from Relatives   Pages 168-174 Open
22 Chapter 10 - Section 2 - On detachment from seculars and even from the sisters   Pages 175-180 Open
23 Chapter 11 - On Holy Humility - Section 1 - On the advantages of humility   Pages 180-186 Open
24 Chapter 11 - Section 2 - On the humility of the intellect, or of the judgment   Pages 186-193 Open
25 Chapter 11 - Section 3 - On humility of the will, or of the affection - Part 1   Pages 193-202 (please read until the break line on page 202). Open
26 Chapter 11 - Section 3 - On humility of the will, or of the affection - Part 2   Pages 202-212 (starting from after the break line on page 202). Open
27 Chapter 12 - On Fraternal Charity - Section 1 - On the Charity to be practiced towards one's neighbour, especially ill judging their actions   Pages 212-218 Open
28 Chapter 12 - Section 2 - On the charity to be practiced in words   Pages 218-226 Open
29 Chapter 12 - Section 3 - On the charity to be practiced in works, and towards whom it is to be practiced   Pages 226-234 Open
30 Chapter 13 - On Patience - Section 1 - On patience in general   Pages 234-245 Open
31 Chapter 13 - Section 2 - On patience in infirmity, poverty, contempt, and desolation   Note: The text says section 1, although the next section says section 3, potentially a typo in the text). Pages 245-254 Open
32 Chapter 13 - Section 3 - On patience in temptations   Pages 254-262 Open
33 Chapter 14 - On Resignation to the Will of God - Section 1 - On the great advantages of resignation to the divine will   Pages 262-268 Open
34 Chapter 14 - Section 2 - In who* things we ought, in a special manner, to resign ourselves   Pages 268-275 Open
35 Chapter 15 - On Mental Prayer - Section 1 - Moral necessity of mental prayer for Religious   Pages 276-283 Open
36 Chapter 15 - Section 2 - On the practice of Mental Prayer   Pages 284-292 Open
37 Chapter 16 - On silence, solitude, and the presence of God - Section 1 - On Silence   Pages 292-302 Open
38 Chapter 16 - Section 2 - On the love of solitude, and on avoiding idleness   Pages 302-312 Open
39 Chapter 16 - Section 3 - On the presence of God   Pages 312-324 Open
40 Chapter 17 - On Spiritual Reading   Pages 324-332 Open
41 Chapter 18 - On the Frequentation of the Sacraments of Penance and the Eucharist - Section 1 - On Confession   Pages 332-346 Open
42 Chapter 18 - Section 2 - On Scruples   Pages 346-358 Open
43 Chapter 18 - Section 3 - On Communion. On Spiritual Communion, and Visitation of the Blessed Sacrament - Part 1  Keira1300 45:26 | Please read until: "On Spiritual Communion." Pages 358-371 Listen PL OK
44 Chapter 18 - Section 3 - On Communion. On Spiritual Communion, and Visitation of the Blessed Sacrament - Part 2  Keira1300 24:17 | Please read from: "On Spiritual Communion" until the end of Chapter 18 Section 3. Pages 371-378 Listen PL OK
45 Chapter 19 - On Purity of Intention  ej400 26:43 | Pages 379-386 Listen PL OK
46 Chapter 20 - On the prayer of petition   Pages 386-396 Open
47 Chapter 21 - On devotion to most holy Mary   Please include footnote on Page 396. Pages 396-408 Open
48 Chapter 22 - On the Love of Jesus - Section 1 - On the obligation of a Religious to love Jesus Christ   Pages 408-416 Open
49 Chapter 22 - Section 2 - On the means of acquiring divine love, and on the acts of love which a religious should practice towards Jesus Christ   Pages 416-427 Open
50 Chapter 23 - Admonitions to the Abbess - Part 1   Please read until "Admonitions to the Vicar or Assistant." Pages 427-435 Open
51 Chapter 23 - Admonitions to the Abbess - Part 2   Please start from "Admonitions to the Vicar or Assistant." To the end of Chapter 23 Pages 435-443 Open
52 Chapter 24 - Rule of Life for a Religious Who Desires to Become a Saint - Part 1   Please read parts 1-5. Pages 443-451 Open
53 Chapter 24 - Rule of Life for a Religious Who Desires to Become a Saint - Part 2   Please read until the break on Page 462. Pages 452-462 Open
54 Chapter 24 - Rule of Life for a Religious Who Desires to Become a Saint - Part 3   Please start from the break on page 462, until the end. Pages 462-471 Open