An edition of Life of Dame Gertrude More, Order of S. Benedict, from ancient Mss.
(1877)
Life of Dame Gertrude More, Order of S. Benedict, from ancient Mss.
by Henry Collins
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Life of Dame Gertrude More, Order of S. Benedict, from ancient Mss.
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CONTENTS
Introduction 1
CHAPTER I.
The family and early years of Gertrude More; her entrance into a Convent and Profession 13
CHAPTER II.
Her unhappy state of mind, and her attempts at prayer 28
CHAPTER V.
She goes to Father Baker for counsel. — His method with her 36
CHAPTER IV.
The propension of the soul towards God. — Change in Dame Gertrude More 56
CHAPTER V.
Further explanation of the aptitude for an interior life. — The office of an external guide 67
CHAPTER VI.
Different kinds of prayer for beginners: vocal prayer; meditation, interior acts 76
CHAPTER VII.
Prayer of sensible affections. — Contemplation 93 Scheme of Father Baker's teaching on Divine calls 106
CHAPTER VIII.
The call of God to the use of things indifferent. — The soul to proceed gradually 108
CHAPTER IX.
Too much haste hurtful. — Examen of conscience, in what manner made by contemplative souls 117
CHAPTER X.
The aridity in prayer felt by Gertrude. — Her temptation to reiterate former confessions 136
CHAPTER XI.
Her sickness and last end 145
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