Holy Wisdom
Subtitle: or, Directions for the prayer of contemplation : extracted out of more than forty treatises by the Ven. F. Augustin Baker
Publisher: London : Burns & Oates; New York : Benziger
Published: 1911
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: Verses on the Picture and Writings of Father Baker iii.; title: Editor's Preface v.; title: Approbations i; title: Author's Preface 7; title: THE FIRST TREATISE.; title: Of an Internal Life in General.; title: FIRST SECTION.; title: Of a Contemplative Life in General. The nature and end thereof and general disposition required thereto; title: Chapter i. The Nature and End of an Internal Life 29; title: Chapter II. Of Natural Propensions to Devotion 34; title: Chapter III. Of a State Contemplative and Active 38; title: Chapter IV. Ot the Necessity of a Strong Resolution 44; title: Chapter V. Of the Danger of a Tepid Life 54; title: Chapter VI. The Parable of a Pilgrim 58; title: SECOND SECTION.; title: God by His Holy Inspirations is the Guide and Director in an Internal Contemplative Life.; title: Chapter I. Two Internal Guides in all Christians 66; title: Chapter II. Of an External Director 73; title: Chapter III. Of reading Spiritual Books 86; title: Chapter IV. Of immediate Divine Inspirations 92; title: Chapter V. Impediments to Divine Inspirations 98; title: Chapter VI. How God communicates Internal Light 104; title: Chapter VII. How to obtain Light in Doubtful Cases 112; title: Chapter VIII. What is the certainty of Divine Inspirations? 123; title: Chapter IX. Divine Calls do not prejudice Authority 127; title: THIRD SECTION.; title: The School of Contemplation, vie., Solitude and a Religious Profession.; title: Chapter I. All Conditions capable of Contemplation 135; title: Chapter II. These Instructions Profitable to Seculars 140; title: Chapter III. The Great Advantages of a Religious State 145; title: Chapter IV. A State of Introversion is the end of Religion 148; title: Chapter V. How far Ignorance will excuse Religious Persons 160; title: Chapter VI. The Contemplation of the Primitive Monks 166; title: Chapter VII. The Special Duties of Religious Persons 172; title: Chapter VIII. The Duties of Superiors 177; title: Chapter IX. The Duties of Novices 183; title: Chapter X. Of the Apostolical Mission into England 187; title: THE SECOND TREATISE.; title: Of the First Instrument of Perfection, viz., Mortification.; title: FIRST SECTION.; title: Of Mortification in General; and of Necessary and Voluntary Mortifications.; title: Chapter I. All duties contained in Mortification and 94; title: Chapter II. Mortification of an Affection to Venial Sins 199; title: Chapter III. Absolute Necessity of Mortification 206; title: Chapter IV. General Rules of Mortification 212; title: Chapter V. Of Mortifications, Voluntary and Necessary 218; title: Chapter VI. Of Abstraction of Life, and Solitude 225; title: Chapter VII. 230; title: Chapter VIII. Of Tranquillity of Mind 236; title: SECOND SECTION; title: Certain Special Mortifications of the Passions.; title: Chapter I. Of Special Mortifications 241; title: Chapter II. Of the Mort ification of Love 243; title: Chapter III. The Nature and Acts of Divine Charity 246; title: Chapter IV. Of Purity of Intention 249; title: Chapter V. The Order and Degrees of Charity to others 255; title: Chapter VI. Of Temperance in Refection 265; title: Chapter VII. Of Patience 272; title: Chapter VIII. Of Scrupulosity 278; title: Chapter IX. Of Scruples arising- from Inward Sources 283; title: Chapter X. Of Scruples concerning External Duties 288; title: Chapter XI. Of Scruples concerning Confession 292; title: Chapter XII. Of Scruples concerning Vocation 305; title: Chapter XIII. Of Humility 309; title: Chapter XIV, Of Obedience 320; title: Chapter XV. Of Virtues in General 331; title: THE THIRD TREATISE.; title: Of Prayer.; title: FIRST SECTION.; title: Of Prayer in General, and the General Division of it.; title: Chapter I. The Excellency of Prayer in General 341; title: Chapter II. Of Vocal Prayer 344; title: Chapter III. The Excellency of Internal Affective Prayer 349; title: Chapter IV. Of Prayer without Ceasing 357; title: Chapter V. Of Sensible Devotion 366; title: Chapter VI. Of Distractions 377; title: Chapter VII. The Doctrine of Fr. Baltazar Alvarez, S.J. Defended 383; title: SECOND SECTION.; title: Of the first degree of Internal Prayer, vis., Meditation.; title: Chapter I. The degrees of Prayer 395; title: Chapter II. Of Meditation 406; title: Chapter III. How Meditation is to be Exercised 410; title: Chapter IV. Of set Retirements for Meditation 417; title: Chapter V. Signs when a Change of Prayer is Seasonable 421; title: THIRD SECTION.; title: Of the Exercises of Immediate Forced Acts of Will, being the Second Degree of Internal Prayer.; title: Chapter I. Of Acts of the Will and Affections 431; title: Chapter II. Variety of Acts, how to be exercised 437; title: Chapter III. Of the Exercise of Acts of Resignation 450; title: Chapter IV. How Prayer is to be Execised in Distractive Offices 457; title: Chapter V. How Prayer is to be Practised in Sickness 466; title: Chapter VI. Of Spiritual Discretion 482; title: Chapter VII. Of the Prayer of Interior Silence 489; title: FOURTH SECTION.; title: Of Contemplation.; title: Chapter I. Of Contemplation in General 502; title: Chapter II. Of the Prayer of Aspirations 509; title: Chapter III. Of Passive Unions 519; title: Chapter IV. Of a Passive Union purely Intellectual 531; title: Chapter V. Of the Great Desolation 536; title: Chapter VI. Of the State of Perfection 541; title: An Advertisement to the Reader 549; title: A Postscript to the Reader 551; title: A Memorial by Fr. Leander 554; title: Certain Patterns of Devout Exercises of Immediate Acts and Affections of the Will.; title: To the Devout Reader 565; title: Acts upon the Life and Passion of Jesus Christ 567; title: Holy Exercises of Contrition 592; title: Holy Exercises of Pure Love to God 607; title: Holy Exercises of Acts of the Will 623; title: Holy Exercises of Resignation 630; title: A Daily Constant Exercise 650