Holiness of Life St. John of the Cross and specific points to renew

and specific points to renew piety

These selections taken from the works of Blessed John Ruysbroeck contain lessons of piety suitable to every state and condition of life

Also featuring a brief Life of St

the book covers key topics such as the role of penance

It was originally painted in the dormitory of the Convent of San Domenico

Holiness of Life St. John of the Cross and specific points to renewAlthough written primarily for women living in Religion, St. Bonaventure's treatise on Holiness of Life (De Perfectione Vit ad Sorores) will strongly appeal to every Catholic heart. Its value as a manual of spiritual reading, at once elevating, inspiriting, and practical, can hardly be over estimated. It wins the soul to Christian humility and to an unworldliness which is the secret of a contented and joyful heart; it teaches a method of contemplation