The mystical flora of St. Francis de Sales
Subtitle: or, The Christian life under the emblem of plants
Publisher: M. H. Gill
Published: 1877
Place of publication: Dublin, Ireland
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: I. General Notions.; title: 1. Principles of a Christian Life, 1; title: 2. Advantages of a Christian Life, 6; title: II. Obstacles to a Christian Life.; title: 1. Sin, 8; title: 2. Affection to Sin and Imperfections, 13; title: 3. Useless Affections and Desires, 15; title: III. Purification of the Soul.; title: Its necessity and its elements, 17; title: IV. Practice of a Christian Life.; title: 1 Defects to correct or avoid, 23; title: 2. Virtues in general, 31; title: 3. Virtues in particular, 38; title: Humility and Obedience, 38; title: Chastity, 43; title: Charity, Simplicity, Meekness, 46; title: Patience, 48; title: The Little Virtues, 49; title: V. Pious Exercises of a Christian Life.; title: 1. Prayer, Meditation, and the Word of God, 50; title: 2. Devotion to our Lady and to the Saints, 58; title: 3. Meditation on the Mysteries of our Lord and of his Blessed Mother, 62; title: 4. The Sacraments, 84; title: VI. Trials of a Christian Life.; title: 1. Tribulations, 88; title: 2. Spiritual Desolation, 93; title: VII. Divine Love.; title: 1. Nature, Properties, and Object of Divine Love, 92; title: 2. Marvellous effects of Divine Love, 100; title: 3. Mystic Transports of Divine Love, 109; title: 4. Consolations and Promises of Divine Love, 118; title: List of Illustrations.; title: The Vine, Frontispiece.; title: The Passion Flower, 16; title: The Rose, 32; title: The Lily, 48; title: The Violet, 61; title: The Orange Flower, 80; title: The Pansy, 96; title: The Hawthorn, 112