Vera Sapentia or True Wisdom
Contributors: Mgr Byrne (Translator)
Publisher: St Athanasius Press
Published: September 30, 2003
Place of publication: Potosi, WI 53820 USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780970652676
Subjects: Spirituality - General; Religion - Inspirational/Spirituality; Religion - Prayer & Spirituality; Religion
First sentence: I. THIS is the voice of Christ to every devout soul.
Description: Thomas A Kempis is well known for the Imitation/Following of Christ, the second best selling book of all time after the Holy Bible. His rich spiritual writings have been read by Catholics since the book was first written in 1418. What most readers don't know is that Thomas A Kempis wrote 27 books in all and most have been out of print for 100+ years.
St Athanasius Press has spent the last 2 years searching for these rare spiritual classics in order to bring them back into print so today's Catholics can benefit from the spiritual richness found in Thomas A Kempis' books. The first such book is Vera Sapientia or True Wisdom. Softcover. 220 pages. In English.

This unedited edition was translated from the Latin by the Right Rev Mgr Byrne D.D., V.G.and originally published exactly 100 years ago. Written in a similar style as the Imitation of Christ it is sure to become a widely read book in a generation that has all but lost its real sense of true wisdom and spirituality.
Table of contents: title: That Virtue Has to Carry on War with Vice
label: Book I; title: Three Different Modes of Human Life
label: 1; title: The Severe Judgement of God
label: 2; title: That we should be Sorry and Weep for our Sins
label: 3; title: Lamentation over Time and Negligence
label: 4; title: The Prayer of a Humble and Contrite Spirit
label: 5; title: Compunction of Heart, or the Griefs and Sighs of a Penitent Soul
label: 6; title: The Devout Prayer of a Sinner turning to God, and imploring Mercy
label: 7; title: Watchfulness and Prayer are to be employed in Temptations
label: 8; title: An encouragement to Spiritual Advancement
label: 9; title: A Determined Fight is to be carried on against Vice, after the Example of the Saints
label: 10; title: That Conscience is to be Guarded at all Times and in every Place
label: 11; title: On Solitude and Silence
label: 12; title: How the Faithful Mind is Affected by Various Temptations by which it is assailed or to which it is now Subject
label: 13; title: The Preceding Subject is Continued
label: 14; title: Confidence in Divine Mercy
label: 15; title: What Things Can Be Truly And Justly Called Good And Bad
label: Book II; title: The Shortness and Miseries of the Present Life
label: 1; title: The Preceding Subject Continued
label: 2; title: Sighing for Eternal Life
label: 3; title: The Eternal Praise of God, Divine Love, and Desire of Eternal Glory
label: 4; title: Divine Hope
label: 5; title: Christ in the Life of Him who has Died to the World
label: 6; title: Withdrawing from Creatures
label: 7; title: Contempt for all Earthly Consolation
label: 8; title: That great Sweetness and Consolation are found in God
label: 9; title: Seeking the Only and Best Good
label: 10; title: True Peace is to be sought in God Alone
label: 11; title: The Desire of Divine Enjoyment
label: 12; title: The Sighing of a Soul on account of the Delay of Glory
label: 13; title: The Remembrance of the Heavenly Country
label: 14; title: The Miseries Which The Good Endure In This World
label: Book III; title: The Devout are Tried by Contrary Things
label: 1; title: The Elect are Proved in Many Ways
label: 2; title: God is to be Praised in the Absence of Devotion
label: 3; title: The True Lover of God
label: 4; title: The Soul should be Grateful for every gift
label: 5; title: The Conformity of a Devout Soul with its Crucified Lord
label: 6; title: God is the Helper and Refuge of the Poor
label: 7; title: Lazarus Poor and Infirm
label: 8; title: The Union of the Soul with God in the Various Crises of Life
label: 9; title: The Beloved giving the Reason of His Withdrawing
label: 10; title: The Same Subject Continued
label: 11; title: Praise of Religious Poverty
label: 12; title: The Commendation of Poverty from the Example of Christ and His Saints
label: 13; title: The Connection and Relationship of Poverty with Humility
label: 14; title: The Consolation of Poverty
label: 15; title: The Necessity of Patience in the midst of the Miseries of Life
label: 16; title: The Consolation of the Afflicted and Sorrowful in Trouble
label: 17; title: Patience is Recommended from the Words and Example of Christ and of the Patriarchs
label: 18; title: Patience is to be principally Exercised in the Mortification of our own Wills
label: 19; title: Patience is taught by the Example of the Prophets and Martyrs
label: 20; title: Patience is Recommended from the Consideration of its Usefulness, of its Shortness, and of its Eternal Reward
label: 21; title: Divine Consolation in Suffering for Christ
label: 22; title: The Consideration of the Most Pious Mother the Virgin Mary
label: 23; title: Of The Virtues Of A Truly Christian Man
label: Book IV; title: On Stability
label: 1; title: A Right Intention is to be Directed to God
label: 2; title: Prudent Speech and Brotherly Compassion
label: 3; title: The Great Merit of Patience for Christ
label: 4; title: The Remembrance of the Passion of the Lord in Opposition to Dissipation
label: 5; title: The Invocation of the Holy Name of Jesus and of the Blessed Virgin Mary His Mother
label: 6; title: On Humility
label: 7; title: The Conduct and Actions of the Truly Humble, and also the Qualities of the Proud
label: 8; title: On the clear Intelligence of the Holy Scriptures
label: 9; title: In Praise of the Holy Angels
label: 10; title: The Prayer of the Devout Lover and Praiser of God
label: 11; title: The Union of Heart to be Maintained with God
label: 12; title: The Walking of a Pure Soul with God
label: 13; title: On Peace of Heart and Rest in God
label: 14; title: On the Recollection of the Heart with God
label: 15; title: On Companionship with Jesus and His Saints
label: 16; title: Our Complete Happiness and Last End are to be Placed in God Alone
label: 17; title: The Approach to the Holy of Holies, Jesus Christ, the King of Angels
label: 18; title: The Approach to Salute the Glorious Virgin
label: 19; title: That Thanks are to be Given for all Benefits
label: 20