Practice Of Mental Prayer
Subtitle: Second Treatise; Extraordinary Prayer
Publisher: P.J. Kenedy & Sons
Published: 1915
Language: eng
Number of pages: 293
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: Preface 3; title: PART I; title: Nature and Degrees of Extraordinary Prayer; title: CHAPTER; title: I. There are two Kinds of Mental Prayer: Ordinary and Extraordinary 13; title: II. Supernatural Recollection 18; title: III. Difference between Supernatural Recollection and Affective Prayer 23; title: IV. First Characteristic of Contemplation: Faith is Rendered Perfect in it by the Gift of Wisdom, which the Holy Ghost Showers upon the Soul 26; title: V. Second Characteristic of Contemplation: It is the Soul's Simple and Loving Gaze upon God 31; title: VI. Third Characteristic of Contemplation: The Soul there Learns to Know God by Experience by means of the Five Spiritual Senses Rendered Wonderfully Perfect by the Gift of Wisdom 35; title: VII. Fourth Characteristic of Contemplation: The Soul Feels no Fatigue, but in Profound Peace Drinks Deep of the Living Waters of Wisdom and Love 42; title: VIII. Fifth Characteristic of Contemplation: The Powers of the Sotil are Suspended by Admiration and Love 46; title: IX. Sixth Characteristic of Contemplation: It Is the Beginning of Everlasting Beatitude 50; title: X. Definition of Contemplation 55; title: XI. Difference between Infused Contemplation and the Active Contemplation of St. Ignatius's Exercises 58; title: XII. How there are Two kinds of Contemplation, One Perfect, and the Other Imperfect 62; title: XIII. First Degree of Imperfect Contemplation:; title: Prayer of Quiet 68; title: XIV. The Other Degree of Imperfect Contemplation:; title: Spiritual Intoxication 73; title: XV. First Degree of Perfect Contemplation: Simple Union 76; title: XVI. Second Degree of Perfect Contemplation: Ecstatic Union or Spiritual Betrothal 82; title: XVII. Consummated Union or Spiritual Marriage 94; title: XVIII. The Wounds Caused by Love 101; title: XIX. God's Works may be the Object of Infused Contemplation 107; title: PART II; title: The Various Trials through which Souls Called to Contemplation Must Pass; title: I. Penetrating Sight of One's Sins. Feeling of having been Abandoned by God 117; title: II. Second Trial: Spiritual Aridity 127; title: III. Third Trial : Temptations of the Devil 131; title: IV. Fourth Trial: Doubt as to the Truth of the Supernatural Graces Received 136; title: V. Fifth Trial: A Mysterious Suffering in which Joy and Pain are both United and where the Soul is Purified as in a Purgatory 139; title: VI. A Few Words on the "Soul's Dark Night" by St. John of the Cross 148; title: PART III; title: The Virtues and Devotions at which a Soul Must Labor if It Wishes to Make Serious Progress in Contemplation; title: I. In General, the Soul which is called to Contemplation must Give Itself to the Study and Practice of Solid Virtues  157; title: II. The Soul Called to Contemplation must Keep Itself entirely Free from Attachment to Creatures 167; title: III. The Soul Called to Contemplation and which Wishes to make Real Progress in it, must Strive after Intimate Union with Jesus Christ Crucified 172; title: IV. The Soul Called to Contemplation and which Wishes to Make Real Progress in it, must have a Special Devotion to the Holy Eucharist 181; title: V. The End which God has in view in Raising a Soul to Perfect Contemplation is not only to Lead it to to the Divine Union, but further to Give it Courage to Work and Suffer much for His Glory 187; title: PART IV; title: Supernatural Visions and Speech; title: I. Supernatural Visions and Speech: Their Nature and Different Classes 197; title: II. The Precautions to be taken before Placing Faith in Supernatural Visions and Speech 200; title: III. Five Ways in which God Speaks Supematurally to Souls, and how they should Receive these Extraordinary Favors 217; title: IV. St. Ignatius' Rule for Avoiding Illusions in the Use of Supernatural Speech 226; title: PART V; title: Vocation to Extraordinary Graces; title: I. Contemplation is not the only Means of Attaining Christian Perfection 235; title: II. Contemplation Requires a Special Vocation, which the greater number of Souls who make Mental Prayer do not Possess 242; title: III. By what Signs may it be Recognized that a Soul is Called to Contemplation? 252; title: IV. How the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius are a Preparation for Infused Contemplation 256; title: V. To what Extent may Extraordinary Graces be Desired? 261; title: VI. To what Extent is the Reading of Books treating of Extraordinary States to be Allowed to Pious Souls? 270; title: VII. What is to be the Conduct of a Soul Raised to Contemplation when making a Private Retreat?  274; title: VIII. What Share should Religious Raised to Contemplation take in General Retreats? 281