The Spirit of Sacrifice (Classic Reprint): And the Life of Sacrifice in the Religious State - Couverture souple

Sylvain Marie Giraud

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330145216 ISBN 13 : 9781330145210

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Discover the spiritual path of sacrifice in a religious life and the call to steadfast devotion. This volume presents a thoughtful, historical look at the vocation of monks and nuns, focusing on the spirit of self-offering that underpins their sacred duties. It invites readers to understand how vow, humility, and poverty shape a life dedicated to God and the Church.

Written with reverence for tradition, the book traces motives for the life of sacrifice, explains the meaning of the religious state, and explores the practical and moral dimensions of living as a victim united to Christ. It reflects on zeal in challenging times and the ongoing work of sanctification within religious communities, from the novitiate through the full profession of vows.

• Be guided through the core idea that sacrifice is central to the religious life and its practice.


• Learn how vows, especially chastity and poverty, shape daily choices and community life.


• Understand the role of humility, obedience, and interior purity in the life of a religious.


• Explore the pathway from novitiate to a mature, steadfast commitment to God.

Ideal for readers of spiritual theology and those interested in the history and meaning of religious vocation.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

After the Priesthood, the life of the monk or nun Is the brightest ornament of the Chm-ch of Jesus Christ. We may say of it what one of the Fathers in the first ages of Christianity said of virginity: It is the fairest, moslj glorious fruit of divine grace; a work perfect and unblemished, worthy to be extolled and magnified, a mirror in which the hohness of God is reflected here below, the most glorious gift of Christ to His flock, the joy of the Church. No wonder, then, that so lovely and attractive a theme should have inspired the pen of a great number of writers. How dehghtful it is to work for the souls whom Our Lord loves with a special predilection! How exalted a task to promote the sanctification of those favored ones who, provided they correspond to the wondrous grace vouchsafed to them, afford abundant consolation to the heart of their divineS pouse, and abundant edification to holy Church, their Mother, whose most illustrious children they are! It is to Father Rodriguez, S.J., that we owe the first comprehensive treatise on the rehgious life, the first andS t. Cyprian, de Habitu Virginum.
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Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330145216
• ISBN 13: 9781330145210
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 506
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