A memoir of Mother Francis Raphael, O.S.D. (Augusta Theodosia Drane)
Subtitle: Sometime Prioress Provincial of the Congregation of Dominican Sisters of S. Catherine of Siena, Stone. With some of her spiritual notes and letters.
Publisher: Longmans, Green, and Co.
Published: 1904
Place of publication: London; New York; Bombay
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: TABLE OF CONTENTS; title: PART I; title: I. MEMOIR OF MOTHER FRANCIS RAPHAEL DRANE, O.S.D.; title: I.— Childhood and Early Life  4; title: II.— Anglicanism. 32; title: III. — Conversion 37; title: IV. — Life as a Religious 59; title: V. — Mother Francis Raphael Prioress of Stone 96; title: VI.— Mother Francis Raphael as Mother Provincial 115; title: VII.— The Last Purification 140; title: II. EXTRACTS FROM CORRESPONDENCE; title: I.— To the Very Rev. Canon Walker of Scarborough 161; title: II.— To the Prioress of S. Benedict's, Colwich. 165; title: III.— Extracts from Letters to an Intimate Friend 173; title: PART II; title: I. THOUGHTS SUGGESTED BY CERTAIN SCRIPTURE TEXTS; title: I.— ON SOME OF OUR LORD'S PARABLES: —; title: I. The Harvest Field 3; title: II. The Hidden Treasure 7; title: III. The Pearl of Price 10; title: IV. The Labourers in the Vineyard 13; title: V. The Ten Talents 21; title: VI. The Prodigal Son 23; title: VII. The Grain of Wheat 31; title: II. — ON THREE OF OUR LORD'S MIRACLES: —; title: VIII. The Multiplication of the Loaves  37; title: IX. Blind Bartimeus 42; title: X. The Widow's Son 47; title: III. — LESSONS AND INCIDENTS FROM OUR LORD'S LIFE: —; title: XI. Judge not 51; title: XII. The Storm on the Lake 53; title: XIII. The Rich Young Man 56; title: XIV. The Crumbs from the Master's Table  60; title: XV. "Due in Altum" 63; title: XVI. Martha and Mary 67; title: XVII. Zatxhg^ 71; title: XVIII. The Sacred Humanity 74; title: XIX. Philip and Nathaniel 77; title: XX. "The Gift of God" 80; title: IV. — MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS: —; title: XXI. S. John the Baptist 86; title: XXII. S. John the Baptist (continued) 91; title: XXIII. Christ in the Heart 95; title: XXIV. The Fourfold Trial of the Soul 97; title: V. — ON SOME OF THE LITURGICAL SEASONS AND FEASTS: —; title: XXV. The Lamb of God 101; title: XXVI. The Shepherds 103; title: XXVII. The Three Kings HO; title: XXVIII. Ash-Wednesday 116; title: XXIX. Passion Sunday 119; title: XXX. The Procession of Palms 122; title: XXXI. The Stations of the Cross 124; title: XXXII. The Sea of Tiberias  132; title: XXXIII. Reflections on the Blessed Sacrament  137; title: XXXIV. The Secret of the Sacred Heart 142; title: XXXV. Thoughts on the Rosary 143; title: VI. — NOTES OF PRIVATE MEDITATIONS —; title: Seeking Jesus   149; title: Holy Mass 150; title: Time 151; title: The Service of God 151; title: Hope 152; title: Reform of Life 153; title: Persevering Prayer  153; title: Sloth 154; title: Hypocrisy 155; title: "Deus est Portio Mea"  156; title: God's exceeding Mercy 157; title: Jesus Christ, the Mercy of God 158; title: Looking to God 159; title: Purity of Intention 160; title: How to Love God more  161; title: The Lord's Vineyard 162; title: The Risen Body 162; title: Cowardice in Prayer 163; title: Faith 164; title: The Woman of Canaan  165; title: The Transfiguration 166; title: Player 167; title: "Vacate et Videte, quia ego sum Deus" 168; title: The Love of God, the one thing needful 169; title: Eternal Life 170; title: II. EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS ON SPIRITUAL SUBJECTS; title: I. — Extracts from Private Letters —; title: To Superioresses 175; title: On the Direction of the Will 179; title: On what the Soul desires   182; title: On Humility 184; title: On Self-love   186; title: On Self-knowledge 188; title: On the Evil of constant Self-inspection  190; title: On Self-analysis 191; title: On Detachment 192; title: On Corporal Austerities   195; title: On Cheerfulness 197; title: On Expansive Charity 198; title: On Judging others 198; title: On Action and Contemplation 200; title: On Prayer 201; title: On Distractions 203; title: Encouragement 204; title: Miscellaneous 213; title: Letters of Consolation and Condolence  216; title: On the Religious Life 221; title: II.— Letters Addressed to the Different Convents of the Congregation on occasion of the chief Festivals of the Church —; title: The Immaculate Conception 235; title: Christmas 241; title: On Renewal of Fervour at the beginning of the New Year 247; title: On Preparation for Lent 250; title: On the Benefit of Vocal Prayer 256; title: On the Secret of Compunction 257; title: Easter 258; title: On the Alleluia 260; title: On the Feast of our Holy Mother S. Catherine of Siena 266; title: On the Feast of Pentecost 275; title: On the Feast of the Sacred Heart 282; title: On the Feast of our Holy Father S. Dominic  284; title: On the Feast of the Assumption 296; title: On the Feast of the Holy Rosary 300; title: On All Saints 309; title: On All Saints of the Order of S. Dominic  314; title: Works of Augusta Theodosia Drane  319