Download or read book Counsels Concerning a Religious Vocation written by St Alphonsus M Liguori Cssr and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-04-08 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I. We ought to conform to the designs of God in the choice of a state of life, whatever it may be 4 II. The vocation to the religious state. How important it is to follow it promptly 8 III. Means to be employed for preserving a religious vocation in the world 21 IV. Dispositions required for entering religion 37 V. Trials that we must expect to have in the religious life 65 Conclusion 73 Great advice from a Doctor of the Church, St Alphonsus Liguori, CSSR

Download or read book The Choice of a State of Life written by St. Alphonsus Liguori and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-04-24 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Counsels Concerning a Religious Vocation 6 I. We ought to conform to the Designs of God in the Choice of a State of Life, whatever it may be. 6 II. The Vocation to the Religious State. How Important it is to follow it promptly. 7 1. Misery to Which One Exposes One's Self by Not Corresponding to It 7 2. We Must Obey the Voice of God Without Delay 10 III. Means to be Employed for Preserving a Religious Vocation in the World. 13 Secrecy 14 Prayer 19 Recollection 20 Disposition Required for Entering Religion 20 Detachment from Comforts 23 -from Parents 25 -Self-Esteem 27 -from One's Own Will 30 Trials Which We Must Expect to have in the Religious Life 33 Conclusion 27 Considerations for Those Who are Called to the Religious State 39 How the Salvation of the Soul is Secured by Entering the Religious State 39 The Happy Death of the Religious 41 The Account He Will have to Render to Jesus Christ on the Day of Judgment Who Does Not Follow His Vocation 45 The Torment Which Will be the Lot of Him Who is Damned for Having Lost His Vocation 47 The Immense Glory Which the Religious Enjoy in Heaven 49 The Interior Peace that God Gives to Good Religious to Enjoy 52 The Damage Done to Religious by Tepidity 55 How Dear to God is a Soul That Gives Itself Entirely to Him 58 How Necessary it is, in Order to Become a Saint, to Have a Great Desire for Such a Thing 61 The Love We Owe to Jesus Christ in Consideration of the Love He Has Shown to Us 64 The Great Happiness Religious Enjoy in Dwelling in the Same House with Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament 67 The Life of Religious Resembles Mostly the Life if Jesus Christ 70 The Zeal Which Religious Ought to Have for the Salvation of Souls 72 How Necessary to Religious are the Virtues of Meekness and Humility 75 How Much Religious Ought to Confide in the Patronage of Mary 78 Prayers Taken from St Thomas Aquinas 80 Answer to a Young Man Who Asks Counsel on the Choice of a State of Life 82 Advice to a Young Person in Doubt About the State of Life She Ought to Embrace 89 Discourse to Pious Maidens 95 Vocation to the Priesthood 108 Appendix 122 Hymn 126 The Choice of a State of Life, and the Vocation to the Religions State. COUNSELS CONCERNING A RELIGIOUS VOCATION. I. We ought to conform to the Designs of God in the Choice of a State of Life, whatever it may be. It is evident that our eternal salvation depends principally upon the choice of our state of life. Father Granada calls this choice the chief wheel of our whole life. Hence, as when in a clock the chief wheel is deranged, the whole clock is also deranged, so in the order of our salvation, if we make a mistake as to the state to which we are called, our whole life, as St. Gregory Nazianzen says, will be an error. If, then, in the choice of a state of life, we wish to secure our eternal salvation, we must embrace that to which God calls us, in which only God prepares for us the efficacious means necessary to our salvation. For, as St Cyprian says: "The grace of the Holy Spirit is given according to the order of God, and not according to our own will;" and therefore St. Paul writes, Every one hath his proper gift from God." That is, as Cornelius a Lapide explains it, God gives to everyone his vocation, and chooses the state in which he wills him to be saved. And this is the order of predestination described by the same apostle: Whom he predestinated, them he also called; and whom he called, them he also justified, . . . and them he also glorified. We must remark that in the world this doctrine of the vocation is not much studied by some persons. They think it to be all the same, whether they live in the state to which God calls them, or in that which they choose of their own inclination, and therefore so many live a bad life.

Download or read book Religious Vocation an Unnecessary Mystery written by Richard Butler and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Questions on Vocations written by Dennis J. Downing and published by IvePress. This book was released on 2008 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Choice of a State of Life and the Vocation to the Religions State written by St. Alphonsus M. Liguori and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-27 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Choice of a State of Life, and the Vocation to the Religions State. COUNSELS CONCERNING A RELIGIOUS VOCATION. I. We ought to conform to the Designs of God in the Choice of a State of Life, whatever it may be. It is evident that our eternal salvation depends principally upon the choice of our state of life. Father Granada calls this choice the chief wheel of our whole life. Hence, as when in a clock the chief wheel is deranged, the whole clock is also deranged, so in the order of our salvation, if we make a mistake as to the state to which we are called, our whole life, as St. Gregory Nazianzen says, will be an error. If, then, in the choice of a state of life, we wish to secure our eternal salvation, we must embrace that to which God calls us, in which only God prepares for us the efficacious means necessary to our salvation. For, as St Cyprian says: "The grace of the Holy Spirit is given according to the order of God, and not according to our own will;" and therefore St. Paul writes, Every one hath his proper gift from God." That is, as Cornelius a Lapide explains it, God gives to everyone his vocation, and chooses the state in which he wills him to be saved. And this is the order of predestination described by the same apostle: Whom he predestinated, them he also called; and whom he called, them he also justified, . . . and them he also glorified. We must remark that in the world this doctrine of the vocation is not much studied by some persons. They think it to be all the same, whether they live in the state to which God calls them, or in that which they choose of their own inclination, and therefore so many live a bad life.

Download or read book States of Christian Life and Vocation According to the Doctors and Theologians of the Church written by Jean-Baptiste Berthier and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The few years that make up what is called a man's life, are of the utmost importance. They determine his entire eternity. Our Father in Heaven takes a deep interest in them, and does not wish them to be a failure. On our part, then, we should not misuse these years, and much less should we trifle them away. A pagan emperor mourned the loss even of one day. St. Paul tells us that all our time is given to us to work good." The book, "States of Christian Life and Vocation" is a compilations of teachings, for Christian adherents, on how to live their lives in a manner worthy of Faith. Compiled by Jean Baptiste Berthier, it draws its learning from the Holy Scriptures, Catholic tradition, the works of the fathers, and in the theologians and masters of the spiritual life.

Download or read book Vocations Explained Matrimony Virginity the Religious State and the Priesthood written by Dennis J. Downing and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Vocations Explained: Matrimony, Virginity, the Religious State and the Priesthood" by Dennis J. Downing. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Download or read book The Religious State written by Saint Alfonso Maria de' Liguori and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Great Means of Salvation and of Perfection written by St. Alphonsus Liguori and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-04-24 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction 8 Part I The Necessity, Power and Conditions of Prayer Chapter I 11 The Necessity of Prayer Chapter II 34 The Power of Prayer Chapter III 46 The Conditions of Prayer Part II Which Proves That the Grace of Prayer is Given to All and Which Treats of the Ordinary Mode in Which This Grace Operates Introduction 83 Chapter I 84 God Wishes All Men to be Saved and Therefore Christ Died to Save All Men Chapter II 104 God Commonly Gives to All the Just the Grace Necessary for the Observance of the Commandments and to All Sinners the Grace Necessary for Conversion Chapter III 124 Exposition and Confutation of Jansenius' System of "Delectation Relatively Victorius Chapter IV 157 God Gives All the Grace to Pray if They Choose, as the "Sufficient Grace" Which is Common to All Men is by Itself Enough for Prayer Devout Practices 190 Mental Prayer and Exercises of a Retreat Chapter I Mental Prayer 203 Chapter II The Exercise of a Retreat 235 The Choice of a State of Life and the Vocation to the Religious State 341 Counsels Concerning a Religious Vocation 341 Considerations for Those Who are Called to the Religious State 375 Answer to a Young Man Who Asks Counsel on the Choice of a State of Life 419 Advice to a Young Person in Doubt About the State of Life She Ought to Embrace 426 Discourse to Pious Maidens 432 Vocation to the Priesthood 445 Appendix 460 Hymn 463 Introduction Necessary to be read I have published several spiritual works, on visiting the Blessed Sacrament, on the Passion of Jesus Christ, on the Glories of Mary, and, besides, a work against the Materialists and Deists, with other devout little treatises. Lately I brought out a work on the Infancy of our Saviour, entitled Novena for Christmas; and another entitled Preparation for Death, besides the one on the Eternal Maxims, most useful for meditation and for sermons, to which are added nine discourses suitable during seasons of Divine chastisements. But I do not think that I have written a more useful work than the present, in which I speak of prayer as a necessary and certain means of obtaining salvation, and all the graces that we require for that object. If it were in my power, I would distribute a copy of it to every Catholic in the world, in order to show him the absolute necessity of prayer for salvation. I say this, because, on the one hand, I see that the absolute necessity of prayer is taught throughout the Holy Scriptures, and by all the holy Fathers; while, on the other hand, I see that Christians are very careless in their practice of this great means of salvation. And, sadder still, I see that preachers take very little care to speak of it to their flocks, and confessors to their penitents; I see, moreover, that even the spiritual books now popular do not speak sufficiently of it; for there is not a thing preachers, and confessors, and spiritual books should insist upon with more warmth and energy than prayer; not but that they teach many excellent means of keeping ourselves in the grace of God, such as avoiding the occasions of sin, frequenting the sacraments, resisting temptations, hearing the Word of God, meditating on the eternal truths, and other means, all of them, I admit, most useful; but, I say, what profit is there in sermons, meditations, and all the other means pointed out by masters of the spiritual life, if we forget to pray? Since our Lord has declared that he will grant his graces to no one who does not pray. "Ask and ye shall receive." (John 16:24)

Download or read book The Great Means of Salvation and of Perfection written by Cssr St Alphonsus M Liguori and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-09-16 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction 7 Part I 10 The Necessity, Power and Conditions of Prayer Chapter I 10 The Necessity of Prayer Chapter II 31 The Power of Prayer Chapter III 42 The Conditions of Prayer Part II 77 Which Proves That the Grace of Prayer is Given to All and Which Treats of the Ordinary Mode in Which This Grace Operates Introduction 77 Chapter I 78 God Wishes All Men to be Saved and Therefore Christ Died to Save All Men Chapter II 97 God Commonly Gives to All the Just the Grace Necessary for the Observance of the Commandments and to All Sinners the Grace Necessary for Conversion Chapter III 115 Exposition and Confutation of Jansenius' System of "Delectation Relatively Victorius Chapter IV 145 God Gives All the Grace to Pray if They Choose, as the "Sufficient Grace" Which is Common to All Men is by Itself Enough for Prayer Devout Practices 176 Mental Prayer and Exercises of a Retreat 187 Chapter I Mental Prayer 187 Chapter II The Exercise of a Retreat 216 The Choice of a State of Life and the Vocation to the Religious State 316 Counsels Concerning a Religious Vocation 316 Considerations for Those Who are Called to the Religious State 348 Answer to a Young Man Who Asks Counsel on the Choice of a State of Life 388 Advice to a Young Person in Doubt About the State of Life She Ought to Embrace 395 Discourse to Pious Maidens 401 Vocation to the Priesthood 413 Appendix 426 Hymn 430 Introduction Necessary to be read I have published several spiritual works, on visiting the Blessed Sacrament, on the Passion of Jesus Christ, on the Glories of Mary, and, besides, a work against the Materialists and Deists, with other devout little treatises. Lately I brought out a work on the Infancy of our Saviour, entitled Novena for Christmas; and another entitled Preparation for Death, besides the one on the Eternal Maxims, most useful for meditation and for sermons, to which are added nine discourses suitable during seasons of Divine chastisements. But I do not think that I have written a more useful work than the present, in which I speak of prayer as a necessary and certain means of obtaining salvation, and all the graces that we require for that object. If it were in my power, I would distribute a copy of it to every Catholic in the world, in order to show him the absolute necessity of prayer for salvation. I say this, because, on the one hand, I see that the absolute necessity of prayer is taught throughout the Holy Scriptures, and by all the holy Fathers; while, on the other hand, I see that Christians are very careless in their practice of this great means of salvation. And, sadder still, I see that preachers take very little care to speak of it to their flocks, and confessors to their penitents; I see, moreover, that even the spiritual books now popular do not speak sufficiently of it; for there is not a thing preachers, and confessors, and spiritual books should insist upon with more warmth and energy than prayer; not but that they teach many excellent means of keeping ourselves in the grace of God, such as avoiding the occasions of sin, frequenting the sacraments, resisting temptations, hearing the Word of God, meditating on the eternal truths, and other means, all of them, I admit, most useful; but, I say, what profit is there in sermons, meditations, and all the other means pointed out by masters of the spiritual life, if we forget to pray? Since our Lord has declared that he will grant his graces to no one who does not pray. "Ask and ye shall receive." (John 16:24)

Download or read book Vocations Explained written by A Vincentian Father and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-04-25 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An abridgement of Questions on Vocations approved by Cardinal Gibbons and Cardinal Satolli. CONTENTS I. Definition. - Every Person has some special vocation 5 II. Necessity of following a vocation 6 III. Matrimony - Is it a vocation? 9 IV. Mixed Marriages 12 V. Virginity 14 VI. The Three Evangelical Counsels 16 1. Poverty 17 2. Perpetual Chastity 18 3. Obedience 19 VII. The Religious State 20 VIII. Marks of a vocation to the religious state 23 IX. Doubts about a vocation to the religious state 27 X. Encouraging others to enter the religious state 29 XI. Means of preserving a vocation to the religious state - some obstacles 35 XII. Children and the religious state 37 XIII. Duty of parents regarding the religious vocation of their children 42 XIV. Vocations to the priesthood 45 XV. Do vocations to the priesthood come directly from God? 47 XVI. Fostering vocations to the priesthood 48 XVII. Preventing vocations to the priesthood 50 XVIII. Means of knowing our vocation 52 1. Prayer 52 2. Freedom from sin 53 3. Humility 54 4. Retreat 54 5. Counsel 54 Prayer of St Bernard 55

Download or read book Vocations Explained written by A Vincentian Father and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-15 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I. DEFINITION.-EVERY PERSON HAS SOME SPECIAL VOCATION 6 II. NECESSITY OF FOLLOWING A VOCATION 9 III. MATRIMONY-IS IT A VOCATION? 14 IV. MIXED MARRIAGES 19 V. VIRGINITY 25 VI. THE THREE EVANGELICAL COUNSELS 29 1. Poverty 30 2. Perpetual Chastity 31 3. Obedience 33 VII. THE RELIGIOUS STATE 35 VIII. MARKS OF A VOCATION TO THE RELIGIOUS STATE 41 IX. DOUBTS ABOUT A VOCATION TO THE RELIGIOUS STATE 47 X. ENCOURAGING OTHERS TO ENTER THE RELIGIOUS STATE 51 XI. MEANS OF PRESERVING A VOCATION TO THE RELIGIOUS STATE.-SOME OBSTACLES 62 XII. CHILDREN AND THE RELIGIOUS STATE 65 XIII. DUTY OF PARENTS REGARDING THE RELIGIOUS VOCATION OF THEIR CHILDREN 73 XIV. VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD 79 XV. DO VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD COME DIRECTLY FROM GOD 83 XVI. FOSTERING VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD 87 XVII. PREVENTING VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD 91 XVIII. MEANS OF KNOWING OUR VOCATION 94 1. Prayer 94 2. Freedom from Sin 96 3. Humility 97 4. Retreat 98 5. Counsel 98 Prayer of St. Bernard 99

Download or read book Paths Of Love written by Joseph Bolin and published by Joseph Bolin. This book was released on 2008-05-31 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "At last I have found my vocation. My vocation is love!" Love is the heart of every vocation. This book about vocation to marriage, priesthood, or religious life, has several unique features. First, while being addressed to all Catholics, not only to theologians, it does not oversimplify vocation, or give a mere compilation of advice, but aims to present the rich depth and wealth of the Christian understanding of vocation in a simple and accessible manner. Secondly, this book goes right to two great saints at the heart of quite different traditions on vocation, namely St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Ignatius Loyola, and the basic difference between them, a difference which is often unappreciated, or is passed over superficially. The goal is not to decide in favor of one over the other, nor to examine in detail their historical or theological connection; this book rather aims to use these different points of view to convey all that belongs to a full Christian and human approach to vocation.

Download or read book Counsels and thoughts for the spiritual life of believers by T Moor written by Thomas Moor (author of Counsels and thoughts.) and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Saint Alphonsus de Liguori Collection 30 Books written by Saint Alphonsus de Liguori and published by Catholic Way Publishing. This book was released on with total page 9245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE SAINT ALPHONSUS DE LIGUORI COLLECTION [30 BOOKS] CATHOLIC WAY PUBLISHING — 25 Books in One E-Book: The Complete Ascetical Works and More — Over 3.5 Million Words. 18,824 Active Linked Endnotes — Includes an Active Index and 25 Table of Contents for Each Book — Includes Illustrations by Gustave Dore Saint Alphonsus Maria de' Liguori, C.Ss.R. (27 September 1696 – 1 August 1787), was an Italian Catholic bishop, spiritual writer, composer, musician, artist, poet, lawyer, scholastic philosopher, and theologian. He founded the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (the Redemptorists). In 1762 he was appointed Bishop of Sant'Agata dei Goti. A prolific writer, he published nine editions of his Moral Theology in his lifetime, in addition to other devotional and ascetic works and letters. Among his best known works are The Glories of Mary and The Way of the Cross, the latter still used in parishes during Lenten devotions. He was canonized in 1839 by Pope Gregory XVI. Pope Pius IX proclaimed him a Doctor of the Church in 1871. One of the most widely read Catholic authors, Alphonsus Liguori is the patron saint of confessors. ———BOOKS——— THE COMPLETE ASCETICAL WORKS Vol. I: Preparation for Death Vol. II: The Way of Salvation and of Perfection Vol. III: The Great Means of Salvation and of Perfection Vol. IV: The Incarnation Birth and Infancy of Jesus Christ Vol. V: The Passion and the Death of Jesus Christ Vol. VI: The Holy Eucharist Vol. VII & VIII: The Glories of Mary Vol. IX: The Victories of the Martyrs Vol. X & XI: The True Spouse of Jesus Christ Vol. XII: Dignity and Duties of the Priest Vol. XIII: The Holy Mass Vol. XIV: The Divine Office Vol. XV: Preaching Vol. XVI: Sermons for All the Sundays in the Year Vol. XVII: Miscellany Vol. XVIII: Letters of Saint Alphonsus de Liguori THE WORKS OF SAINT ALPHONSUS DE LIGUORI Saint Alphonsus de Liguori Biography How to Pray at All Times The Way of the Cross The History of Heresies and their Refutation Uniformity with God’s Will The School of Christian Perfection The Religious State Sermons Upon Various Subjects Devout Reflections on Various Spiritual Subjects The Life of Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori FIVE POPULAR BOOK EXCERPTS The Practice of the Love of Jesus Christ Visits to the Blessed Sacrament and to the Blessed Virgin Death, Judgment, Heaven, and Hell Nine Discourses for Times of Calamities The Seven Sorrows of Mary SEVEN ARTICLES By and About Saint Alphonsus de Liguori PUBLISHER: CATHOLIC WAY PUBLISHING

Download or read book Saint Alphonsus de Liguori Collection 20 Books written by Saint Alphonsus de Liguori and published by Aeterna Press. This book was released on with total page 6225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SAINT ALPHONSUS DE LIGUORI COLLECTION [20 BOOKS] — Quality Formatting and Value — Active Index, Multiple Table of Contents for all Books — Multiple Illustrations Saint Alphonsus Maria de' Liguori, C.Ss.R. (27 September 1696 – 1 August 1787), was an Italian Catholic bishop, spiritual writer, composer, musician, artist, poet, lawyer, scholastic philosopher, and theologian. He founded the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (the Redemptorists). In 1762 he was appointed Bishop of Sant'Agata dei Goti. A prolific writer, he published nine editions of his Moral Theology in his lifetime, in addition to other devotional and ascetic works and letters. Among his best known works are The Glories of Mary and The Way of the Cross, the latter still used in parishes during Lenten devotions. He was canonized in 1839 by Pope Gregory XVI. Pope Pius IX proclaimed him a Doctor of the Church in 1871. One of the most widely read Catholic authors, Alphonsus Liguori is the patron saint of confessors. —BOOKS— CONSIDERATIONS DIGNITY AND DUTIES OF THE PRIEST: A COLLECTION OF MATERIALS FOR ECCLESIASTICAL RETREATS MISCELLANY SERMONS: FOR ALL THE SUNDAYS IN THE YEAR SIX DISCOURSES ON NATURAL CALAMITIES, DIVINE THREATS, AND THE FOUR GATES OF HELL THE DIVINE OFFICE: EXPLANATION OF THE PSALMS AND CANTICLES THE GLORIES OF MARY GREAT MEANS OF SALVATION AND OF PERFECTION THE HISTORY OF HERESIES AND THEIR REFUTATION THE HOLY MASS THE INCARNATION, BIRTH AND INFANCY OF JESUS CHRIST THE PASSION AND THE DEATH OF JESUS CHRIST THE PRACTICE OF THE LOVE OF JESUS CHRIST THE SCHISM AND HERESY OF ENGLAND THE SCHOOL OF CHRISTIAN PERFECTION THE TRUE SPOUSE OF JESUS CHRIST THE VICTORIES OF THE MARTYRS THE WAY OF SALVATION AND OF PERFECTION THE WAY OF THE CROSS UNIFORMITY WITH GOD'S WILL PUBLISHER: AETERNA PRESS

Download or read book The Religious Vocation written by Richard Meux Benson and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-03-20 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: