O Sacred Head, surroundedBy crown of piercing thorn!O Bleeding Head, so wounded,Reviled and put to scorn!Our sins have marred the gloryOf your most holy face,Yet “A Meditation on the Passion by St. Bernard of Clairvaux”
Category: Mystics
Uniformity With God’s Will by St. Alphonsus Liguori
St. Alphonsus Liguori encourages readers in this short treatise to unite their will entirely with the divine will. Click here to read a free pdf “Uniformity With God’s Will by St. Alphonsus Liguori”
Treatise on the Love of God by St. Francis de Sales
In Treatise on the Love of God, St. Francis de Sales guides the reader through deepening their relationship with God. He focuses on the importance “Treatise on the Love of God by St. Francis de Sales”
Cleaving to God by St. Albert the Great
This short treatise is attributed to the 13th-century German Dominican friar St. Albert the Great. Cleaving to God is a mystical and contemplative work, explaining how God’s “Cleaving to God by St. Albert the Great”
Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila
St. Teresa of Avila’s Interior Castle is a guide to the spiritual life. The book explains how a soul can journey through seven stages — shown “Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila”
The Life of St. Teresa of Avila
Prologue As I have been commanded and left at liberty to describe at length my way of prayer, and the workings of the grace of “The Life of St. Teresa of Avila“
St. John of the Cross: Glimpses of the Majesty of God
From stanza 11 of The Spiritual Canticle. Moses, on Mount Sinai in the presence of God, saw such glimpses of the majesty and beauty of “St. John of the Cross: Glimpses of the Majesty of God”
The Dialogue of St. Catherine of Siena
St. Catherine of Siena, who lived in 14th-century Italy, experienced mystical visions and dictated these revelations into the book now known as the The Dialogue of “The Dialogue of St. Catherine of Siena“
On Loving God by St. Bernard of Clairvaux
In On Loving God, 12th-century abbot Bernard of Clairvaux writes of the mandate to love God totally and completely. Click here to read a free pdf “On Loving God by St. Bernard of Clairvaux”
St. Teresa of Avila on Suffering for a Greater Place in Heaven
From chapter 37 of The Life of Teresa of Jesus. If I were asked which I preferred, to endure all the trials of the world “St. Teresa of Avila on Suffering for a Greater Place in Heaven”