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Christ, the Life of the Soul is a modern spiritual classic. Drawing
upon the Scriptures, the Liturgy, and the Doctors of the Church,
Blessed Columba Marmion shows us the path towards freedom from
self-bondage and the enlargement of our souls - to realize, with
St. Paul, that "I live, yet not I, but Christ liveth in me." As
Blessed Marmion puts it, "Christ is the Alpha and Omega of all
sanctity."
The author shows how to die to sin and live for God, and the
primary sources of our spiritual nourishment in the Eucharist and
prayer, until the consummation of our adoption in Christ Jesus in
the mystical body of Christ. Perhaps Pope Benedict XV said it best:
"Read this - it is the pure doctrine of the Church ... and
singularly conducive to excite and maintain the flame of Divine
love in the soul."
"He bequeathed to us an authentic treasury of spiritual teaching
for the Church of our time. In his writings he teaches a way of
holiness, simple and yet demanding, for all the faithful." - Pope
John Paul II
" The works of Marmion] are outstanding in the accuracy of their
doctrine, the clarity of their style, and the depth and richness of
their thought." - Pope Pius XII
"Abbot Marmion carries us back to a wider and more wholesome
tradition, and many will rise up to bless him, as they find in his
teaching new strength, and fresh vigor in their striving after
God." - Francis Cardinal Bourne
Born in Ireland in 1858, Blessed Columba Marmion became Abbot
of Maredsous Abbey, Belgium, and one of the great spiritual masters
of the 20th century. His conferences and books have influenced
popes, cardinals, priests, monks, and laity alike.
With Christ is an anthology of writings from Blessed Marmion's
outstanding trilogy: Christ, the Life of the Soul; Christ in His
Mysteries; and Christ, the Ideal of the Monk; as well as from his
letters in Union with God and personal notes on his own spiritual
life--focused on the theme of suffering and sharing in the Passion
of Our Lord.
In the words of his editor, Dom Raymund Thibaut, "It is most
important to know how to accept suffering; and surely the supreme
work of mercy is that difficult science, that delicate art, of
teaching men to carry their cross." Dom Thibaud continues,
"Wherever Dom Marmion goes, he sheds light; he lends a helping
hand; he calms and comforts; he inflames hearts, strengthens wills,
and sanctifies souls."
With Christ is a book to be read especially during the great
penitential seasons of the liturgical year, and in times of
temptation, trial, and loss--here are words that can restore or
strengthen confidence, bestow peace, and stabilize the soul in the
supreme security of abandonment to God.
The present volume is a shorter edition of Christ in His Mysteries,
Dom Columba Marmion's profound reflection on the Mysteries of
Christ's birth, death, Resurrection, and Ascension as presented in
the Gospels and the Liturgical Year. In Blessed Marmion's words,
the mysteries that Jesus lived were lived for us. In them He shows
Himself as our model and wills to make Himself one with our souls
as Head of the Mystical Body of which we are members.
Advent, Christmas, Holy Week, Paschaltide, the feasts of Corpus
Christi and the Sacred Heart--following Christ in this way, uniting
ourselves to Him, we share more deeply in His Divinity and His
Divine life. The Sovereign Pontiff Pius X wrote in his encyclical
of November 23rd, 1903, that "the active participation of the
faithful in the sacred mysteries and in the public and solemn
prayers of the Church is the first and indispensable source of the
Christian spirit." There is no surer way, no more infallible means,
of making us one with Christ
Introduction By Gisbert Ghysens And Thomas Delforge.
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