Abandonment: Or, Absolute Surrender to Divine Providence

by Jean-Pierre de Caussade, Henri Ramière, Ella J. MacMahon

"There is not a moment in which God does not present Himself under the cover of some pain to be endured, of some consolation to be enjoyed, or of some duty to be performed. All that takes place within us, around us, or through us, contains and conceals His divine action." "This is an ascetical work, which is specially intended for those who are striving to attain evangelical perfection, though a thoughtful and discriminating perusal of it will not be without profit to other devout souls. It is a subject which requires to be handled with great care, for if misunderstood it may lead to pernicious errors. And, indeed, this danger is not a mere possibility. For the heresy of quietism which arose in the seventeenth century, and by its specious sophisms misled many well-meaning souls, and even, for a time, the pious Fenelon, claimed to be based on perfect abandonment to God." -The American Catholic Quarterly "The work is that of a man who had attained to a high degree of liberty of spirit. How he attained to so great a fulness of the liberty of God's children we do not know - most likely by a process more or less similar to what he has outlined in these pages; but very few men have ever given better expression to the fundamental doctrines of the spiritual life. It is indeed worthy to be the inseparable companion of the very many souls called to serve God according to its special way; for if it is not a book for everybody, yet we feel entirely certain that there are great numbers, both in religious communities and living in the world, for whom it will be simply indispensable. We know of no other book like it, or so well able to open the door of the cage and bid the imprisoned spirit be free. We would not recommend its indiscriminate use, and some who can use it with safety will find a weak dilution of its strong doctrine all that they can at first profit by. Yet nearly all can somewhat profit by its perusal, for it shows that the interior divine guidance of each particular moment is the highest to be attained; that God fills every moment with the special direction of his Holy Spirit if we but have our eyes open to perceive it." -Catholic World CONTENTS. Preface by Rev. H. Rami?re, S.J. BOOK FIRST. OF THE NATURE AND EXCELLENCE OF THE VIRTUE OF HOLY ABANDONMENT. BOOK SECOND. THE DIVINE ACTION AND THE MANNER IN WHICH IT UNCEASINGLY WORKS THE SANCTIFICATION OF SOULS. BOOK THIRD. THE PATERNAL CARE WITH WHICH GOD SURROUNDS SOULS WHOLLY ABANDONED TO HIM. APPENDIX

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1533272875
• ISBN13: 9781533272874
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"