Catherine, Dialogue
THE DIALOGUE OF THE SERAPHIC VIRGIN CATHERINE OF SIENA.
Traduction nouvelle de l'italien par le R.P. J.HURTAUD, O.P.
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A TREATISE OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE
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How the desire of this soul grew
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How very pleasing to God is the willing desire to suffer for Him.
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How every virtue and every defect is obtained by means of our neighbor.
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How virtues are accomplished by means of our neighbor, and how it is that virtues differ to such an extent in creatures.
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How virtues are proved and fortified by their contraries.
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How this devoted soul looking in the Divine mirror saw the creatures going in diverse ways.
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How this devout soul seeks knowledge from God concerning the state and fruit of tears.
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How there are five kinds of tears.
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Of the difference of these tears, arising from the explanation of the aforesaid state of the soul.
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How the four stages of the soul, to which belong the five aforesaid states of tears, produce tears of infinite value: and how God wishes to be served as the Infinite, and not as anything finite.
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Of the fruit of worldly men's tears.
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How the light of reason is necessary to every soul that wishes to serve God in truth; and first of the light of reason in general.
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Of those who have placed their desire rather in the mortification of the body than in the destruction of their own will; and of the second light, more perfect than the former general one.
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Of the third and most perfect state, and of reason, and of the works done by the soul who has arrived at this light.
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In what way they, who stand in the above-mentioned third most perfect light, receive the earnest of eternal lift in this life.
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How God renders this soul attentive to prayer, replying to one of the above-mentioned petitions.
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Of the dignity of the priest; and of the Sacrament of the Body of Christ; and of worthy and unworthy communicants.
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How the bodily sentiments are all deceived in the aforesaid Sacrament, but not those of the soul;
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Of the excellent state of the soul who receives the sacrament in grace.
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Of the excellence, virtues, and holy works of virtuous and holy ministers; and how such are like the sun.
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A brief repetition of the preceding chapter; and of the reverence which should be paid to priests, whether they are good or bad.
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Of the difference between the death of a just man and that of a sinner, and first of the death of the just man.
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Of the death of sinners, and of their pains in the hour of death.
How this devout soul, praising and thanking GOD, made a prayer for the Holy Church.
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A TREATISE OF OBEDIENCE
Here begins the treatise of obedience, and first of where obedience may be found, and what it is that destroys it,
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Here both the misery of the disobedient and the excellence of the obedient are spoken of.
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Of those who have such love for obedience that they do not remain content with the general obedience of precepts, but take on themselves a particular obedience.
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How a soul advances from general to particular obedience; and of the excellence of the religious orders.
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Of the excellence of the obedient, and of the misery of the disobedient members of the religious orders.
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How the truly obedient receive a hundredfold for one, and also eternal lift; and what is meant by this one, and this hundredfold.
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Of the perversities, miseries, and labors of the disobedient man; and of the miserable fruits which proceed from disobedience.
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How God does not reward merit according to the labor of the obedient,
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This is a brief repetition of the entire book.
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Letter of Ser Barduccio di Piero Canigiani,