Journal of a Soul
Subtitle: The Autobiography of Pope John XXIII
Publisher: Image
Published: November 9, 1999
Language: eng
Number of pages: 544
ISBN-13: 9780385497541
First sentence: First and main principle: choose a spiritual director from among the most exemplary, prudent and learned, in whom you may have full trust, and on whom you may depend entirely, accepting his advice and direction with complete confidence.
Description: "No other pope of this century has aroused so much interest and universal affection throughout the world as has Pope John XXIII. Journal of a Soul is an inspiring reading experience that records this pope's thoughts and traces his spiritual development from adolescence to the seminary to a career as a priest, a European papal diplomat, Patriarch of Venice, and finally Pope John XXIII.

This Image Books edition features a biographical portrait of Pope John by his personal secretary, Monsignor Loris Capovilla. It also includes several of his most moving prayers, sixty brief thoughts and aphorisms, his "Rules for the Ascetic Life," many of his letters, even his last will and testament.

Christians everywhere will welcome the reissue of "one of the most original, interesting, and inspiring revelations of intimate personal experiences ever written," which "ranks well with the classic spiritual autobiographies." (Critic) Journal of a Soul, the first ever such work from a Roman pontiff, opens new windows onto the soul of the man himself."--BOOK JACKET.