chelsea Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 What are some books or meditations you would recommend to someone who is preparing to enter religious life in the coming months? I have recommended vita consecrata but im not sure what else is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 [u]And You are Christ's[/u], by Thomas Dubay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byzantine Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 [i]The Ladder of Divine Ascent[/i] by St. John Climacus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AveMariaPurissima Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 [i]The Way of Divine Love[/i] by Sister Josefa Menéndez. This book is amesome -- I can't recommend it enough!!!! (In fact, I've been considering making a post about it!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savvy Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 I would recommend [i]In His Zone[/i] by Fr. Mark Goring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemma Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Who's doing the entering and into which spirituality? The latter more important than the former. The Conferences of St John Cassian is always used in novitiates. Blessings, Gemma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted June 23, 2012 Author Share Posted June 23, 2012 Franciscan spirituality. Thanks for the suggestions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheresaThoma Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 [quote name='Lisa' timestamp='1340461367' post='2447879'] [u]And You are Christ's[/u], by Thomas Dubay [/quote] I totally agree with this one. I was given it as a gift and I keep reading it over and over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filius_angelorum Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 The Conferences of St. John Cassian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemma Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 The Rule of the Secular Franciscans lists the Little Flowers of St. Francis. I've always heard rave reviews about the book, and how much it helped those of Franciscan persuasion to deepen their spirituality. Blessings, Gemma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen'sDaughter Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 One I have found very helpful is [i]Introduction to the Devout Life[/i] by Saint Fancis de Sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strictlyinkblot Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 'To Heaven with Diana', I know its Dominican rather than Franciscan spirituality but its a wonderful book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmaberry Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 [quote name='Queen'sDaughter' timestamp='1340496157' post='2448075'] One I have found very helpful is [i]Introduction to the Devout Life[/i] by Saint Fancis de Sales. [/quote] [quote name='Lisa' timestamp='1340461367' post='2447879'] [u]And You are Christ's[/u], by Thomas Dubay [/quote] The above are wonderful, along with The Imitation of Christ by Thomas Kempis, The Imitation of Mary by Alexander de Rouville, and True Devotion by St Louis de Montfort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 [i]The Story of a Soul. [/i]I cannot stress enough just how amazing and beautiful that book is for someone discerning. And for everyone else in the world not blessed enough to experience the joy of discerning the Religious life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Agreed on St. Therese's [u]Story of a Soul [/u]and [u]The Way of Divine Love[/u]. Wonderful books. Get the John Clark, OCD translation of the Story of a Soul as it is the best literal translation.... If one is into Franciscan spirituality, I can't recommend [u]The Perfect Joy of St. Franci[/u]s by Felix Timmermans strongly enough! It is strongly based on the Little Flowers of St. Francis, but reads like a novel. I encountered it when I was a postulant, and it was the FIRST book I purchased for myself when I left the convent. Totally helped me through that tough transition. I hadn't been that much into St. Francis and St. Clare before that... but walked away with a strong devotion to both.... Another one that I have found VERY helpful is [u]He Leadeth Me[/u] by the Servant of God Fr. Walter Ciszek, S.J. He went as a missionary to the Russian people during the communist years.... and learned some incredible lessons about radical trust in God. Very powerful!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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