The Spirit Of St. Gertrude
Subtitle: or, The love of the heart of Jesus to his creatures
Publisher: Burns, Lambert & Oates
Published: 1866
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: PART I.; title: REVELATION S OF THE LOVE OF THE HEART OF JESUS TO HIS CREATURES.; title: CHAPTER PAGE; title: I. — Introduction, 5; title: II. — How the Heart of Jesus loves and rewards our Confidence,  9; title: IV. — How the Heart of Jesus loves and rewards Conformity to His Will in Sickness, 15; title: V. — How the Heart of Jesus rewards Devotion to His Passion, 19; title: VI. — How the Heart of Jesus rewards and treasures our Sufferings, 25; title: VII. — How the Heart of Jesus assists our Imperfect Efforts,  27; title: VIII. — Of the abundant Virtue which flows from the Heart of J esus into the Faithful Soul, 30; title: IX. — How the Soul may seek God, and transfigure itself into Him in four ways, 33; title: X. — Of a mystic Tube by which we may draw every Grace from the Heart of Jesus, 36; title: XI. — How the Lovers of Jesus Crucified must carry their Cross after Him, 44; title: XII. — They who labour for the Advancement of Religion are rewarded as if they had clothed the Saviour — Angels encompass the Blest, 45; title: XIII. — How we should offer our actions through the Son to the Eternal Father, 48; title: XIV. — Why God is pleased by Images of Jesus Crucified, 50; title: XV. — The value and efficacy of Good Desires, 52; title: XVI. — How we may profit by the Merit of others, 54; title: XVII. — How our Lord consoled St. Gertrude by offering her His Heart, 56; title: XVIII. — The value of a Good Will, 59; title: XIX. — Of the Languor caused by Divine Love 63; title: XX. — How the Pleasure of the Senses deprives of Spiritual Pleasures, 65; title: XXI. — How the Soul is purified and embellished by the Merits of Jesus Christ, 67; title: XXII. — Of the true manner of spiritually performing the Corporal Works of Mercy, 71; title: XXIII. — Of the Oblation of the Merits of Jesus Christ for the Sins of the Church, 73; title: XXIV. — How we may obtain a share in the Merits of the Life of Jesus Christ, 75; title: XXV. — The Saint is instructed how to atone for the Sins of the Church, 76; title: XXVI. — How the Beautitude and Glory of St. Benedict was shown to St. Gertrude, 80; title: PART II.; title: REVELATIONS OF THE LOVE OF THE HEART OF JESUS IN THE MOST HOLY SACRAMENT.; title: I. — How the Heart of Jesus desires us to communicate, notwithstanding our Unworthiness, 88; title: II. — Our Lord appears to St. Gertrude under the form of a Pelican, 93; title: III. — How St. Gertrude prepared for Holy Communion, 95; title: IV. — Of the value and importance of Spiritual Communion, 98; title: V. — How agreeable frequent Communion is to the Heart of Jesus, 103; title: VI. — Our Lord showed His Heart to St. Gertrude, 105; title: VII. — How Gertrude heard Mass in Ecstasy, 106; title: VIII. — How Gertrude was taught to assist at Mass in Spirit, 117; title: PART III.; title: THE LOVE OF THE HEART OF JESUS IN THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE.; title: I. — Of the value and efficacy of Confession — how we should conquer the difficulties we feel in approaching the Sacrament of Penance 121; title: II. — Of the Love of the Heart of Jesus in per- mitting the Just to fall for their humiliation, 126; title: III. -—Of the Benefit we may derive from our Faults, 127; title: IV. — Of the Renewal of the Seven Sacraments in her Soul, and of Fraternal Charity, 130; title: V. — How Imperfections of which we forget to accuse ourselves in Confession are pardoned by God, 133; title: PART IV.; title: THE LOVE OF THE HEART OF JESUS TOWARDS THE SOULS IN PURGATORY.; title: I. — Of the Love of the Heart of Jesus in purifying the Soul in Sickness, 139; title: II. — How a Disobedience was expiated by an Illness, 144; title: III. — How the Soul desires to be purified after Death, 147; title: IV. — Of the Agony and Death of M. B., and of her Blessed Soul — how salutary it is to assist the Souls in Purgatory, 152; title: V. — How the Souls of G. and B. were purified for neglecting Confession, and for taking pleasure in earthly things, 155; title: VI. — -Those who have persevered long in Sin are not easily benefited by the Prayers of the Church, and are liberated with difficulty, 160; title: VII. — Of Prayers for the Souls of Deceased Parents, 164; title: PART V.; title: REVELATIONS OF THE LOVE OF THE HEART OF JESUS TO HIS MOTHER.; title: I. — How the Heart of Jesus desires that His Mother should be honoured, 171; title: II. — How powerfully the Blessed Virgin protects those who invoke her ; and how we may supply for our negligences in her service, 174; title: III. — How we may remember the Passion of Christ, and proclaim the praises of the Virgin Mother of God, in reciting the Seven Canonical Hours, 182; title: IV. — How Gertrude was taught bythe Heart of Jesus to honour His Blessed Mother on the Feast of His Nativity, 186; title: V. — Vision of Our Blessed Lady on Christmas Night 190; title: VI. — How we should salute and honour the Blessed Mother of God, 197; title: VII.— How the Mother of God assists Sinners, 200; title: VIII. — How St. Gertrude recited None and Vespers in honour of the Blessed Virgin, 202; title: IX. — How St. Gertrude was consoled in her Sickness, 205; title: The Little Office of St. Gertrude, 209