Traditional Catholic Audiobooks: Recent Episodes
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Personal favorites: Imitation of Christ and Dark Night of the Soul
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This classic exposition of Trinitarian doctrine eloquently sets forth the distinction yet perpetual communion of the divine Persons. Without explicitly calling the Spirit "God, " St Basil demonstrates that He, like the Son, is of the same nature with the Father.
Confessions is generally considered one of Augustine's most important texts. It is widely seen as the first Western Christian autobiography ever written, and was an influential model for Christian writers throughout the Middle Ages. Professor Henry Chadwick wrote that Confessions will "always rank among the great masterpieces of western literature."
The work is not a complete autobiography, as it was written during Saint Augustine's early 40s and he lived long afterwards, producing another important work, The City of God. Nonetheless, it does provide an unbroken record of his development of thought and is the most complete record of any single person from the 4th and 5th centuries. It is a significant theological work, featuring spiritual meditations and insights.
In the work, Augustine writes about how he regrets having led a sinful and immoral life. He discusses his regrets for following the Manichaean religion and believing in astrology. He writes about his friend Nebridius's role in helping to persuade him that astrology was not only incorrect but evil, and Saint Ambrose's role in his conversion to Christianity. The first nine books are autobiographical and the last four are commentary and significantly more philosophical. He shows intense sorrow for his sexual sins and writes on the importance of sexual morality. The books were written as prayers to God, thus the title, based on the Psalms of David; and it begins with "For Thou hast made us for Thyself and our hearts are restless till they rest in Thee." The work is thought to be divisible into books which symbolize various aspects of the Trinity and trinitarian belief.
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Confessions is generally considered one of Augustine's most important texts. It is widely seen as the first Western Christian autobiography ever written, and was an influential model for Christian writers throughout the Middle Ages. Professor Henry Chadwick wrote that Confessions will "always rank among the great masterpieces of western literature."
The work is not a complete autobiography, as it was written during Saint Augustine's early 40s and he lived long afterwards, producing another important work, The City of God. Nonetheless, it does provide an unbroken record of his development of thought and is the most complete record of any single person from the 4th and 5th centuries. It is a significant theological work, featuring spiritual meditations and insights.
In the work, Augustine writes about how he regrets having led a sinful and immoral life. He discusses his regrets for following the Manichaean religion and believing in astrology. He writes about his friend Nebridius's role in helping to persuade him that astrology was not only incorrect but evil, and Saint Ambrose's role in his conversion to Christianity. The first nine books are autobiographical and the last four are commentary and significantly more philosophical. He shows intense sorrow for his sexual sins and writes on the importance of sexual morality. The books were written as prayers to God, thus the title, based on the Psalms of David; and it begins with "For Thou hast made us for Thyself and our hearts are restless till they rest in Thee." The work is thought to be divisible into books which symbolize various aspects of the Trinity and trinitarian belief.
read by David Grizzly Smith. Source: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIQTLNiaJzSWOFz5lSfdn6Q
In Eugenics and Other Evils, Chesterton attacked eugenics as Parliament was moving towards passage of the Mental Deficiency Act 1913. Some backing the ideas of eugenics called for the government to sterilise people deemed "mentally defective"; this view did not gain popularity but the idea of segregating them from the rest of society and thereby preventing them from reproducing did gain traction. These ideas disgusted Chesterton who wrote, "It is not only openly said, it is eagerly urged that the aim of the measure is to prevent any person whom these propagandists do not happen to think intelligent from having any wife or children." He blasted the proposed wording for such measures as being so vague as to apply to anyone, including "Every tramp who is sulk, every labourer who is shy, every rustic who is eccentric, can quite easily be brought under such conditions as were designed for homicidal maniacs. That is the situation; and that is the point ... we are already under the Eugenist State; and nothing remains to us but rebellion." He derided such ideas as founded on nonsense, "as if one had a right to dragoon and enslave one's fellow citizens as a kind of chemical experiment". Chesterton mocked the idea that poverty was a result of bad breeding: "[it is a] strange new disposition to regard the poor as a race; as if they were a colony of Japs or Chinese coolies ... The poor are not a race or even a type. It is senseless to talk about breeding them; for they are not a breed. They are, in cold fact, what Dickens describes: 'a dustbin of individual accidents,' of damaged dignity, and often of damaged gentility."
Read by David Grizzly Smith: https://www.youtube.com/c/DavidGrizzlySmith The Everlasting Man is a Christian apologetics book written by G. K. Chesterton, published in 1925. It is, to some extent, a deliberate rebuttal of H. G. Wells' The Outline of History, disputing Wells' portrayals of human life and civilisation as a seamless development from animal life and of Jesus Christ as merely another charismatic figure. Chesterton detailed his own spiritual journey in Orthodoxy, but in this book he tries to illustrate the spiritual journey of humanity, or at least of Western civilisation. The author Ross Douthat credits that, "Chesterton's somewhat loosey-goosey outline of history doubles as the best modern argument for Christianity I've ever read. You have to give in to the Chestertonian style, but if you do, be careful — you might just be converted."
Read by David Grizzly Smith: https://www.youtube.com/c/DavidGrizzlySmith
The Everlasting Man is a Christian apologetics book written by G. K. Chesterton, published in 1925. It is, to some extent, a deliberate rebuttal of H. G. Wells' The Outline of History, disputing Wells' portrayals of human life and civilisation as a seamless development from animal life and of Jesus Christ as merely another charismatic figure. Chesterton detailed his own spiritual journey in Orthodoxy, but in this book he tries to illustrate the spiritual journey of humanity, or at least of Western civilisation. The author Ross Douthat credits that, "Chesterton's somewhat loosey-goosey outline of history doubles as the best modern argument for Christianity I've ever read. You have to give in to the Chestertonian style, but if you do, be careful — you might just be converted."
Several radio programs by the man himself
Topics:
Communism and the Church
The Philosophy of Communism
How to meet Communism
Daily Holy Hour
Crisis in Christendom - Some Barnacles on the Ship Democracy
Good and Evil
Spectators and Actors in the Drama of the Cross
The Mass
A popular study of the crisis in the Church written for all to understand. Covers the Mass, Sacraments, Priesthood, the New Catechisms, Ecumenism, etc., and demonstrates the new spirit in the Church which has caused doubt and confusion among the faithful. Has served as a beacon for thousands; certain to become a classic.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcG733oDZ58 (SSPX YouTube)
St. Bonaventure, the Seraphic Doctor, and also called the “Second Founder” of the Fransican order offers this brief work on the way of holiness. Written at the request and for Blessed Isabella a Poor Clare and friend of Bonaventure (who was the sister of St. Louis King of France) it is a brief, but complete treatise on ascetical and mystical theology. Wit and charm abound in the work, such is the chapter where Bonaventure discusses chattering nuns and so is the seriousness of devotion in the Chapters on the passion of Christ. Most notably is how down to earth the work is, both in being comprehensible and practical which makes it excellent reading for both religious and laity.
Source: https://www.alleluiaaudiobooks.com/catholic-audiobook-holiness-of-life-by-st-bonaventure/
St. Patrick was Christs chosen servant to bring the Irish people out of the darkness of paganism and into the light of Christianity. He was a mighty miracle worker, an apostle of Rome, a healer of lepers, a destroyer of idols, a scourge to evil men, a severe Ascetic, he had the both the gifts of prophecy and of mystical prayer. This book written by Father William Morris provides an overview of his entire life from the most reliable historical records and will leave the listener amazed at the mighty power of St. Patrick who perhaps was one of (perhaps even the most) effective missionary in the history of the Church. Come and Learn from his life how to be Apostle in the midst of a corrupted world, and take a step towards reclaiming St. Patrick’s day as a day of devotion and love for God, rather than a day of debauchery.
This audiobook is a recording of The Life of Saint Patrick Apostle of Ireland by Father William Bullen Morris and is in the Public domain.
12 degrees of humility + Saint Bernard the Wonderworker
Book 1:
Excerpts of: Mills, Barton Reginald Vaughan. Saint Bernard the twelve degrees of humility and pride. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge ; 1929. and is in the Public Domain.
Book 2: Saint Bernard the wonder worker, excerpts from the Life and Times of Saint Bernard by Abbot Theodore Ratisbonne and Heroic Virtue: A Portion of the Treatise of Benedict XIV on the Beatification and Canonization of the Servants of God Volume III.
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St Bernard of Clairvaux is considered the last father of the Church and is called the Doctor Mellifluus, or the honey doctor, because his Praise of Jesus Christ flowed like honey.
St Bernard instructs us on: The Left Hand and the Right Hand of our infant Lord. How the pride are blind? The difference between the widom of the world and flesh versus what is peaceable and chaste. How the infant Christ was the fountain of devotion spoken of by Isaiah. How the Nativity is medicine from the Good Physician? How those who are engaged in useful labor and employment are fit to be visited by angels.
Sources Bernard, of Clairvaux, Saint. Sermons of St. Bernard on Advent and Christmas : including the famous treatise on the incarnation called “Missus est”. London: R.T. Washbourne, 1909.
From: https://www.alleluiaaudiobooks.com/st-bernard-homilies-for-christmas-eve-and-christmas/
- Colloquy of the Blessed Virgin and the Angel Part 1
- Colloquy of the Blessed Virgin and the Angel Part 2
- The Annunciation and the Blessed Virgins Consent Part 1
- The Annunciation and the Blessed Virgins Consent Part 2
- On the Joy His Birth Should Inspire
- On the Miraculous Nature of His Nativity
Sources Bernard, of Clairvaux, Saint. Sermons of St. Bernard on Advent and Christmas : including the famous treatise on the incarnation called “Missus est”. London: R.T. Washbourne, 1909.
All of these writings have been published before 1923 and are in the public domain.
Taken from: https://www.alleluiaaudiobooks.com/audiobook-the-great-advent-homilies-of-st-bernard-of-clairvaux-2/
- The Advent of Our Lord and its 6 Circumstances Part I
- The Advent of Our Lord and its 6 Circumstances Part II
- Ask Thee a Sign
- The Praises of the Virgin Mother
- The Mission of the Angel Part I
- The Mission of the Angel Part II
Sources Bernard, of Clairvaux, Saint. Sermons of St. Bernard on Advent and Christmas : including the famous treatise on the incarnation called “Missus est”. London: R.T. Washbourne, 1909.
All of these writings have been published before 1923 and are in the public domain.
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Narration is by Francisco J Agraz.
Out of print book published in 1947. About the 1917 apparitions of the Mothe r of God to three Portuguese shepherd children.
Narration is by Francisco J Agraz.
Out of print book published in 1947. About the 1917 apparitions of the Mothe r of God to three Portuguese shepherd children.
1) Against those who say that demons govern human affairs
2) No One Can Harm The Man Who Does Not Injure Himself
3) That evil comes of sloth, and virtue from diligence
On the Incarnation - St. Athanasius
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- St Cecilia’s Childhood and Engagement.
- St Cecilia’s Marriage.
- The Conversion of St. Cecilia’s Husband Valerian.
- The Conversion of Tiburtius.
- Valerian and Tiburtius are Arrested.
- The Interrogation and Torture of Valerian.
- The Martyrdom of Valerian and Tibertius.
- The Martyrdom of Maximus and Cecilia Converts Multitudes.
- The Interrogation of St. Cecilia.
- The Martyrdom of St. Cecilia.
This audiobooks was made from excerpts of: The Life of Saint Cecilia published in America in 1866, translated from the French of Dom. Prosper Gueranger and is in the public domain.
St. Sebastian was named defender of the Church by Pope St. Caius. As Captain of the Imperial guard to the Emperor St Sebastian used his position to win converts, strengthen those facing martyrdom and aid Christians with his ability to work miracles. He also had the rare privilege of being martyred twice for Christ sake. Be inspired by his heroic life and martyrdom and learn from his most noble heart love of God and country.
This story is taken from the Acts of the Martyrs, translated by Fastre SJ from 1871
Source: https://www.alleluiaaudiobooks.com/catholic-audiobook-st-cecilia/
Created by BlueFax. Magnificent version with many audio effects. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOASBbsTfEhlGkhtygf_S5g
Created by BlueFax. Magnificent version with many audio effects. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOASBbsTfEhlGkhtygf_S5g
Learn from St Alphonsus Ligouri, Doctor of the Church, about the intense love of our Lord Jesus Christ that was shown to us in his passion.
As we are Christians we are aware of the death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Crucifixes that hang up in our rooms and in our Church’s remind us of the Death and tortures that our Lord and Savior suffered for on our behalf.
Yet, despite this knowledge we can lack tender sentiment or compassion. The cross can be looked at as a challenge, a demand of strictness rather than as a remedy for illness. While the Cross does challenge us, demand strictness, and for all Christians to “pick up their crosses daily and follow me” Luke 9:23. It is a tragedy to look at the mystery of the Cross from only one angle, and to forget that our Lord Jesus Christ is “the good shepherd. The good shepherd giveth his life for his sheep.” John 10:11
This Catholic Audiobook: The Love Shown to us by Jesus in his Passion has been made from excerpts from the many writings of Saint Alphonsus Ligouri. It is our hope that Saint Alphonsus will help you consider not just the tortures of the cross, but the Love in which Jesus Christ bore his sufferings, so that we can be saved from our sins.
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All about the Angels - Father Paul O'Sullivan
Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/997152
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A collection of Free Catholic Audiobooks in the Open Domain
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A collection of Free Catholic Audiobooks in the Open Domain
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Supported by twitter.com/glass_zealot/ on Twitter
A collection of Free Catholic Audiobooks in the Open Domain
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Supported by twitter.com/glass_zealot/ on Twitter
A collection of Free Catholic Audiobooks in the Open Domain
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A collection of Free Catholic Audiobooks in the Open Domain
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A collection of Free Catholic Audiobooks in the Open Domain
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For anyone who wants a lot of audiobooks: https://www.jmjsite.com/audiobooks.html
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A collection of Free Catholic Audiobooks in the Open Domain
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A collection of Free Catholic Audiobooks in the Open Domain
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A collection of Free Catholic Audiobooks in the Open Domain
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A collection of Free Catholic Audiobooks in the Open Domain
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Sadly enough with music, but this copy is very good.
The Life of Mary As Seen By the Mystics by Raphael Brown (Author): is a masterpiece that combines the visions of four great Catholic mystics into one coherent story on the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Based primarily on the famous revelations of Ven. Anne Catherine Emmerich and Ven. Mary of Agreda, it also includes many episodes described in the writings of St. Bridget of Sweden and St. Elizabeth of Schenau. To read this book, therefore, is to share in the magnificent visions granted to four of the most privileged souls in the history of the Church. In complete harmony with the Gospel story, this book reads like a masterfully written novel. It includes such fascinating details as the birth and infancy of Mary, her espousal to St. Joseph and her Assumption into Heaven where she was crowned Queen of Heaven and Earth.
'So great a love on the part of Mary deserves our gratitude, and that gratitude should be shown by at least meditating upon and pitying her in her sorrow. But she complained to Saint Bridget that very few did so, and that the greater part of the world lived in forgetfulness of them: "I look around at all who are on earth, to see if by chance there are any who pity me, and meditate upon my sorrows; and I find that there are very few. Therefore, my daughter, though I am forgotten by many, at least do thou not forget me; consider my anguish, and imitate, as far as thou canst, my grief."' -St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori For young and old alike, The Life of Mary As Seen by the Mystics will forever impress the reader with an inspiring and truly unforgettable understanding of the otherwise unknown facts concerning Mary and the Holy Family.
Sadly enough with music, but this copy is very good.
The Life of Mary As Seen By the Mystics by Raphael Brown (Author): is a masterpiece that combines the visions of four great Catholic mystics into one coherent story on the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Based primarily on the famous revelations of Ven. Anne Catherine Emmerich and Ven. Mary of Agreda, it also includes many episodes described in the writings of St. Bridget of Sweden and St. Elizabeth of Schenau. To read this book, therefore, is to share in the magnificent visions granted to four of the most privileged souls in the history of the Church. In complete harmony with the Gospel story, this book reads like a masterfully written novel. It includes such fascinating details as the birth and infancy of Mary, her espousal to St. Joseph and her Assumption into Heaven where she was crowned Queen of Heaven and Earth.
'So great a love on the part of Mary deserves our gratitude, and that gratitude should be shown by at least meditating upon and pitying her in her sorrow. But she complained to Saint Bridget that very few did so, and that the greater part of the world lived in forgetfulness of them: "I look around at all who are on earth, to see if by chance there are any who pity me, and meditate upon my sorrows; and I find that there are very few. Therefore, my daughter, though I am forgotten by many, at least do thou not forget me; consider my anguish, and imitate, as far as thou canst, my grief."' -St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori For young and old alike, The Life of Mary As Seen by the Mystics will forever impress the reader with an inspiring and truly unforgettable understanding of the otherwise unknown facts concerning Mary and the Holy Family.
Preparation for death is one of the most important parts of life. During the Middle Ages, there were many poems and treatises published on this topic, and written for every sort of person. But during the Reformation and Counter-Reformation, this sort of spirituality fell out of fashion. Cardinal Roberto Bellarmino, known during his working life for his skills with law and argument, in old age found himself preparing for death by writing simple books that returned to the simple spirituality he'd been taught in childhood. They became bestsellers, and in death he came to be honored as a saint and a Doctor of the Church. This translation is the 1847 one by Father John Dalton, a Catholic priest.
It includes only Volume I, which gives precepts on how to live well while healthy, and does not include its 17th chapter (on devotion to the Virgin Mary) or Volume II, which gives precepts on how to conduct yourself when near death and includes the summing-up of the whole book. Saint Robert Bellarmine, S.J. (Italian: Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino; 4 October 1542 – 17 September 1621) was an Italian Jesuit and a Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was one of the most important figures in the Counter-Reformation. He was a professor of theology and later rector of the Roman College, and in 1602 became archbishop of Capua. Bellarmine supported the reform decrees of the Council of Trent. He was canonized in 1930 and named a Doctor of the Church. Bellarmine is also widely remembered for his role in the Giordano Bruno affair and the Galileo affair.
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To the Ephesians,
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To the Magnesians,
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To the Romans,
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To the Philadelpians,
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To Polycarp
Come and hear St. Thomas Aquinas explain the great mysteries presented to us during the season of lent in clear, concise and witty language. His teaching despite being very profound is both candid and understandable. Prepare for Easter this Lent by listening to one of these selections from his works for everyday of Lent. With the help of the teaching of St. Thomas this lent can be our most fruitful.
There are 45 selections from his works are for Ash Wednesday all the Way to Holy Saturday.
Learn about
- How great was the sorrow of our Lord.
- Why God the Father delivered Christ to His Passion.
- How the Passion Redeemed us, Freed us, and delivered us from the devil.
- How by the Passion of Christ the Gates of Heaven are opened.
- Why the Passion was most fitting to win our salvation.
- What is the greatest sign of love our Lord have given us.
- How our Lady’s suffered at the foot of the cross and how this was not contrary to perfection even though God willed the death of His Son.
- The Three Things symbolized in the washing of the feet
- And much more!
source: http://www.alleluiaaudiobooks.com/catholic-audiobook-st-thomas-aquinas-for-lent/
The Four Gospels (Mark, Matthew, Luke & John)
Recommended to start with for New Catholics
Douay Rheims Bible
Old Testament - Douay Rheims
Books read:
Abdias 1
Nahum 1-3
Habacuc 1
Zacharias 1-7
I Machabees 1-6
Old Testament - Douay Rheims
Books read:
Ecclesiastes 9
Wisdom 1-19
Ecclesiastes 1-8
Ecclesiasticus 1-11
Old Testament - Douay Rheims
Books read:
II Paralipomenon 13-34
I Esdras 1-8
II Esdras 1-7
Old Testament - Douay Rheims
Books read:
IV Kings 24
I Paralipomenon 1-29
II Paralipomenon 1-2
St. John Damascene, the 8th century Doctor of the Church known for his defense of venerating holy images against the Iconoclasts wrote a series of homilies on the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. These homilies are a wonderful combination of both praise of the Virgin and theology concerning her person. These homilies are not limited to being useful for the Feast of the Assumption, but expound greatly upon the human and divine nature of Christ, Mary’s Perpetual Virginity, her being totally immaculate, why the Virgin Mary died even if she was free from sin, and contain many delightful parables to explain the importance of praising her.
This file contains the following:
Unigenitus-Pope Clement XI (Condemnation of the Errors of Paschasius Quesnel),
Unam Sanctum-Pope Boniface VIII (Outside the Church there is neither salvation nor the remission of sins),
Quartus Supra-Pope Pius IX (On the Church in Armenia),
Ineffabilis Deus-Pope Pius IX (The Immaculate Conception),
Acerbo Nimis-Pope St. Pius X (On teaching Christian Doctrine),
Quanta Cura-Pope Pius IX (Condemning Current Errors),
E Supremi-Pope St. Pius X (On the Restoration of all Things in Christ).
The Oath Aginst Modernism-Pope St. Pius X,
Quo Primum-Pope St. Pius V,
Levate-Pope Pius IX (On the Afflicitons of the Church),
Qui Pluribus-Pope Pius IX (On Faith and Religion),
Syllabus of Errors Condemned by Pope Pius IX,
Mirari Vos-Pope Gregory XVI (On Liberalism & Religious Indifferentism),
Exeunte Jam Anno-Pope Leo XIII (On the Right Ordering of Christian Life).
Pseudo-Dionysius - On the Heavenly Hierarchy
This book was the inspiration for most of Thomas Aquinas hierarchy on angels. It also inspired the gothic architecture, with Abbot Suger in Saint-Denis.
St. Benedict’s teaching found in his Rule and also from the accounts of his life from such authors of St. Gregory the Great made large impacts on the Church, Europe and the entire world. St. Benedict’s contribution remedied many problems that where found in contemporary monasticism at the time and developed a system of discipline and piety that was not just suited to a few limited men of great virtue but to every Christian. To be in the Spirit of St. Benedict, is to become a complete Christian. He also elevated the importance of communal prayer in the Divine Office more so than his contemporaries in monasticism which put greater emphasis on private prayer a trait that would stay with the Roman Church even to modern times. The exterior fasts and abstinence where similar to that of normal laity or what peasants would have done vs the extreme fasts of coenobites of Egypt. Those familiar with the authentic lives of St. Francis and St. Therese will see many similarities on his teaching on the spiritual life.
All of these readings are from Benedictine Monachism published in 1919 and are in the public domain.