The life of the venerable F. Louis de Ponte
Subtitle: of the Society of Jesus
Publisher: Thomas Richardson and Son
Published: 1882
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: CHAPTER I.; title: His birth, education, studies, and mode of life, until his entrance into the Society of Jesus 1; title: CHAPTER II.; title: Fervour of his noviciate. Concludes his course of studies. Is ordained priest 12; title: CHAPTER III.; title: His scholastic employments. His solemn profession 28; title: CHAPTER IV.; title: He is appointed to govern. With what perfection to himself, and spiritual advantage to his subjects 40; title: CHAPTER V.; title: He resigns the rectorship. Is appointed inspector. Serves the plague-stricken 57; title: CHAPTER VI.; title: He is appointed prefect; of the spiritual exercises, to the great advantage of the whole province 63; title: CHAPTER VII.; title: His success in the confessional. His esteem of that function. His skill in the direction of souls 72; title: CHAPTER VIII.; title: His talent for preaching and giving the spiritual exercises. His care in performing every action perfectly 89; title: CHAPTER IX.; title: Some account of his writings, and of the great good effected by them 95; title: CHAPTER X.; title: His ardent love of God, and desire to suffer for Him 103; title: CHAPTER XI.; title: His charity towards his neighbour 114; title: CHAPTER XII.; title: Of his lively faith and constant hope in God 122; title: CHAPTER XIII.; title: Of his profound humility, and other virtues depending upon it 131; title: CHAPTER XIV.; title: His mortification and corporal austerities 141; title: CHAPTER XV.; title: His great purity of soul and body 152; title: CHAPTER XVI.; title: His prayer and sublime contemplation 157; title: CHAPTER XVII.; title: His obedience and zeal in the observance of his institute 168; title: chapter xvm.; title: Of his devotion to the Blessed Eucharist 173; title: CHAPTER XIX.; title: His tender devotion to our Blessed Lady, his angel-guardian, and to the saints 181; title: CHAPTER XX.; title: Of the supernatural gifts of counsel and discernment of spirits conferred by God on Father de Ponte, and of his great talent in the direction of souls 188; title: CHAPTER XXI.; title: Prophecies of Father de Ponte, and other gifts; title: CHAPTER XXII.; title: His holy death, and its attendant circumstances 216; title: CHAPTER XXIII.; title: Miracles performed by God through the merits of His servant after his decease 229; title: CHAPTER XXIV.; title: Profitable maxims found amongst the writings of Father de Ponte 239