The life of st. Stanislas Kostka, of the Society of JesusBurns and Oates, 1881 - 344 من الصفحات |
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afterwards Aloysius Aloysius Gonzaga altar amongst angelic Apostolic Legate arms Augsburg Bartoli beauty beholding Bilinski Blessed Mother Blessed Stanislas bosom brother called Canisius Catholic Cepari charm child church Claudio Acquaviva companions Company of Jesus consolation countenance dear death desire devotion Dillingen divine earth earthly eyes face faith favour felt fervent fervour festival Francis Borgia gifts glory God's grace hand heart Heaven heavenly holy youth honour humility innocent Jesuit Jesuit Fathers Kimberker kiss knew letter live Lord manifested Marie Lataste marvellous Mary mind miraculous Mother of God nature never noble novices obtained passed Paul perfect persons Peter Canisius picture pious Poland Polish language pray prayer purity received religious render Rome saint saintly sanctity scarcely seemed servant sight soul spirit Stanislas Kostka Stanislas's superior supernatural sweet tears testimony things thought tion tomb veneration Vienna Virgin virtue whole words young
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الصفحة 327 - A book of searching power.' — Church Re-view. 'We have often regretted that this writer's works are not better known.' — Universe. ' We earnestly recommend its study and practice to all readers.'— Tablet.
الصفحة 329 - There has been no adequate biography of St. Stanislas. In rectifying this want, Mr. Thompson has earned a title to the gratitude of English-speaking Catholics. The engaging Saint of Poland will now be better known among us, and we need not fear that, better known, he will not be better loved.
الصفحة 312 - O the depth of the riches of the wisdom and of the knowledge of God ! How incomprehensible are his judgments, and how unsearchable his ways!
الصفحة 327 - We congratulate Mr. Thompson on the way in which he has accomplished his task, and we earnestly hope that an increased devotion to the Holy Angels may be the reward of his labour of love." — Tablet. "A beautiful translation.
الصفحة 329 - A more complete instance of that life of purity and close union with God in the world of which we have just been speaking is to be found in the history of Marie Eustelle Harpain, the sempstress of Saint-Pallais. The writer of the present volume has had the advantage of very copious materials in the French works on which his own work is founded ; and Mr. Thompson has discharged his office as editor with his usual diligence and accuracy.
الصفحة 327 - The Hidden Life of Jesus: a Lesson and Model to Christians. Translated from the French of BouDON, by EDWARD HEALY THOMPSON, MA Cloth, 3^. * This profound and valuable work has been very carefully and ably translated by Mr. Thompson.' — Register. 'The more we have of such works as the Hidden Life of Jesus the better.' — Westminster Gazette. 'A book of searching power.
الصفحة 15 - Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways. Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord. But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul; all they that hate me love death.
الصفحة 328 - The book before us contains numberless traces of a thoughtful and tender devotion to the Saint. It shows a loving penetration into his spirit, and an appreciation of the secret motives of his action, which can only be the result of a deeply affectionate study of his life and character.
الصفحة 330 - Pontifidi, which contain large extracts from the Processes. Various prophecies attributed to her and other holy persons have been collected in an Appendix. * Of all the series of deeply-interesting biographies which the untiring zeal and piety of Mr. Healy Thompson has given...
الصفحة 179 - Her have I loved and have sought her out from my youth, and have desired to take her for my spouse and I became a lover of her beauty.