Practice of Perfection and Christian Virtues (Second Treatise)
Alphonsus Rodriguez
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This work is based on the material which Alphonsus Rodriguez (a Spanish Jesuit priest) collected from his spiritual exhortations to his brethren, and published at the request of his superiors. Although intended for use by his religious brethren, he modified it so it would also profit laypersons. It is a book of practical instructions on all the virtues which perfect the Christian life, whether lived in a monastery or in the world. It became popular at once, and more than 25 editions of the original Spanish have been issued, 60 editions in French, 20 in Italian, 10 in German, and 8 in Latin. This second treatise is on "Of the perfection of ordinary actions." - Summary by Wikipedia (modified) (1 hr 24 min)
Chapters
| Chapter 1: That our advancement and perfection consists in doing ordinary act… | 9:39 | Read by ancientchristian |
| Chapter 2: That it ought greatly to animate us to perfection, that God has pu… | 5:03 | Read by ancientchristian |
| Chapter 3: In what the goodness and perfection of our actions consists, and o… | 11:35 | Read by ancientchristian |
| Chapter 4: Of another means to do our actions well, which is to do them as if w… | 6:40 | Read by ancientchristian |
| Chapter 5: Of another means, which is to do every action as if it were to be th… | 12:51 | Read by ancientchristian |
| Chapter 6: Of another means of doing our actions well, which is to take no acco… | 7:23 | Read by ancientchristian |
| Chapter 7: Of another means to do our actions well, which is to get into a way … | 8:39 | Read by ancientchristian |
| Chapter 8: Of how great importance it is for a Religious not to slow down in th… | 7:28 | Read by ancientchristian |
| Chapter 9: How important it is for novices to make progress during the time of… | 15:26 | Read by ancientchristian |