Spiritual letters of archbishop Fénelon. Letters to women, tr. by the author of 'Fénelon, archbishop of Cambrai'. (Half-a-crown eds. of devotional works). |
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Common terms and phrases
abide accept amid bear better Blessed calm CAMBRAI CHRISTIAN perfection comfort Comte de Gramont confession conscious consolation cross daily dangerous death detachment dissipation distractions disturb duties earthly everything evil excitement faith faithlessness fancy faults fear feel Francis de Sales friends gifts give God's Hand God's Presence grace heart Holy Spirit hope humble humiliation imagination indulge jealous Jesus Christ lead live Lord Lord's Prayer love for love lowly Madame meditation ment Mercy mind mistrust mortify Mount Tabor natural neighbours ness never one's Open your heart ourselves patiently peace perfect pleasure pray prayer pride quietly reading realise recollection restless sacrifice scruples seek self-love self-will silence simple simplicity solitude soul speak stedfast strength suffer talk taste teach temptation Thee things Thou tion trial trouble turn venial sins weakness weariness worldly yielding
Popular passages
Page 118 - Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
Page 248 - Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.
Page 271 - But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment; yea, I judge not mine own. self ; (for I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified;) but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
Page 129 - Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you; and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly of heart; and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
Page 41 - He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much : and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
Page 278 - For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
Page 192 - Son, for mine own part I have no further delight in any thing in this life. What I do here any longer, and to what end I am here, I know not, now that my hopes in this world are accomplished. One thing there was for which I desired to linger for a while in this life, that I might see thee a Catholic Christian before I died. My God hath done this for me more abundantly, that I should now see thee withal, despising earthly happiness, become His servant: what do I here?
Page 302 - Augustin. A DOMINICAN ARTIST : a Sketch of the Life of the Rev. Pere Besson, of the Order of St. Dominic.
Page 169 - For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
Page 155 - And why ? I was grieved at the wicked : I do also see the ungodly in such prosperity.