Spiritual WritingsPaulist Press, 1989 - 401 páginas "The texts are first-rate, and the introductions are informative and reliable. The books will be a welcome...addition to the bookshelf of every literate religious person." The Christian Century Robert Bellarmine: Spiritual Writings translated and edited by John Patrick Donnelly, S.J., and Roland J. Teske, S.J. introduction by John Patrick Donnelly, S.J. preface by John O'Malley, S.J. "Look up in wonder, my soul, at the infinite goodness of your Creator, who carries and conserves all things so lovingly despite his not needing their works." Robert Bellarmine (1542-1621) There are few figures in the history of the Church that have had such a wide-ranging effect on the religious life of their age as Robert Bellarmine. Born in Tuscany in 1542, he entered the Society of Jesus at the height of the Counter-Reformation. His first major work, The Controversies, was published in 1586 and became the standard apologetic used in disputes with the Protestants. His revision of the Latin Vulgate Bible that had been commissioned by the Council of Trent became the standard Catholic text for over three hundred years. In 1597 he published his most popular and memorable work, Dottrina cristiana breve. That short catechism was used by Jesuit missionaries in sixty-two languages for over three centuries. Scholar, bishop, and saint, Bellarmine was a true Renaissance figure whose diverse skills shaped the Church of his day. Perhaps less well known is his contribution to the spiritual tradition of post-Tridentine Catholic spirituality. In this volume, two of his most influential ascetical works have been produced for the first time in modern English translations. The Mind's Ascent to God (1614) is a treatment of the steps involved in ascending to union with God, written in the tradition of Bonaventure and John Climacus. Characterized by Pierre Pourrat as a work of "optimistic piety, overflowing with divine love," it became an almost instant success, with five Italian editions done in the first year of publication. By 1930 some sixty editions in over fourteen different languages had promulgated what is arguably Bellarmine's most beautiful and inspiring spiritual work. In 1619 he published his last ascetical piece, The Art of Dying Well, which is included here in its entirety. Drawing on the medieval genre of books on death, it blended a traditional approach with elements of new piety of the Renaissance and Counter-Reformation. Together these two works, introduced masterfully by John Donnelly, provide a deep insight into the piety of a great figure. + |
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... pleasure in this work , more than in others he wrote , as he tells us in his dedicatory letter to Cardinal Aldobrandini . It is not difficult to see why , even at a distance of several hundred years . The Ascent articulates a vision of ...
... pleasure in this work , more than in others he wrote , as he tells us in his dedicatory letter to Cardinal Aldobrandini . It is not difficult to see why , even at a distance of several hundred years . The Ascent articulates a vision of ...
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... pleasure is destroyed and duty becomes oppressive . " 2 Again it is Saint Augustine who , speaking in his Confessions of himself and his frequent meditations on how creatures reveal God , says , " I often do this . I enjoy it and take ...
... pleasure is destroyed and duty becomes oppressive . " 2 Again it is Saint Augustine who , speaking in his Confessions of himself and his frequent meditations on how creatures reveal God , says , " I often do this . I enjoy it and take ...
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... pleasure which I enjoy and which God my Father enjoys . Who can imagine the greatness of this honor , this power , this pleasure , and this happiness of the King of kings and the Lord of lords , the Lord our God ? Surely the person who ...
... pleasure which I enjoy and which God my Father enjoys . Who can imagine the greatness of this honor , this power , this pleasure , and this happiness of the King of kings and the Lord of lords , the Lord our God ? Surely the person who ...
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... pleasure of the spirit is much more enjoyable than the pleasure of the flesh , and intellectual delights are much more enjoy- able than those of the belly . " The first come from a perishable creature , the second come from the God of ...
... pleasure of the spirit is much more enjoyable than the pleasure of the flesh , and intellectual delights are much more enjoy- able than those of the belly . " The first come from a perishable creature , the second come from the God of ...
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... pleasure than their own beauty and appearance . " Many have perished by the beauty of a woman " ( Sir 9 : 9 ) , says Ecclesiasticus . Often we have seen with sorrow men otherwise wise so captivated by love for the beauty of women and ...
... pleasure than their own beauty and appearance . " Many have perished by the beauty of a woman " ( Sir 9 : 9 ) , says Ecclesiasticus . Often we have seen with sorrow men otherwise wise so captivated by love for the beauty of women and ...
Índice
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STEP FIVE | 96 |
STEP SIX | 104 |
STEP SEVEN | 117 |
STEP EIGHT | 129 |
STEP TWELVE | 175 |
STEP THIRTEEN | 183 |
STEP FOURTEEN | 200 |
STEP FIFTEEN | 210 |
NOTES | 223 |
The Art of Dying Well | 229 |
PREFACE | 233 |
BOOK ONE | 237 |
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Palavras e frases frequentes
alms almsgiving angels Apostle says art of dying Ascent beauty Bellarmine Bellarmine's blessed body called Catholic charity Christ Christians Church commandments confession contrition created things creatures David death desire devil divine earth eternal eucharist everlasting evil eyes faith fasting Father fear fire flesh fountain gifts give glory Gospel grace happy heart heaven heavenly hell Holy Spirit Homily honor human soul infinite Jesuit John Climacus judge judgment justice king kingdom ladder Letter light living Lord mercy mind penance perfect praise pray prayer Prophet Psalm punishment reason received reward rich Robert Bellarmine sacrament Saint Ambrose Saint Augustine Saint Basil Saint Bernard Saint Cyprian Saint Gregory Saint James Saint Jerome Saint John Chrysostom Saint Malachi salvation Scripture Sermon sick sinners sins speaks stars teaches temporal tion true viaticum virgins virtues whole wicked wise words
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Página 268 - Truly, I say to you, they have their reward. But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, that your fasting may not be seen by men but by your Father who is in secret; And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
Página 102 - Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort ; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
Página 146 - Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously...
Página 28 - Spirit in the inward man ; that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith ; to the end that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may be strong to apprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Página 121 - Every good endowment and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
Página 97 - Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
Página 188 - Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head" To another he said, "Follow me.
Página 126 - I see another law in my members, fighting against the law of my mind, and captivating me in the law of sin, that is in my members. Unhappy man that I am, who shall deliver me from the body of this death ? The grace of God by Jesus Christ our Lord.