{"id":1193,"date":"2012-10-23T14:28:12","date_gmt":"2012-10-23T14:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/74.220.215.242\/~standrf3\/risen\/?page_id=1193"},"modified":"2020-09-18T11:08:17","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T15:08:17","slug":"spiritual-reading","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ssvmusa.org\/index.php\/catholic-culture\/spiritual-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"Spiritual Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Our founder, Fr. Carlos Miguel Buela, has compiled a list of recommended books to serve as a guide for reading. The list is foundational though not exhaustive, and as much for use during Spiritual Exercises as for the personal formation of Christians.\u00a0Books in print which are available in English are listed together with their publishing information.<\/p>

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A Key to the Doctrine of the Eucharist<\/em>, Abbot Vonier, Zaccheus Press (1946, re-print 2003)<\/p>

Works of Saint Peter Julian Eymard<\/p>

Nuestra Misa<\/em>, Fr. Carlos Buela, VE, Ed. Del Verbo Encarnado, San Rafael 2002\u2014Spanish only<\/p>

Pan de vida eterna y c\u00e1liz de eterna salvaci\u00f3n<\/em>, Fr. Carlos Buela, VE, Edivi, Roma 2006\u2014Spanish\/Italian only<\/p>

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The Bible<\/a><\/em><\/p>

Catechism of the Catholic Church<\/em><\/p>

Catena Aurea: Commentaries on the Four Gospels,\u00a0<\/em>St. Thomas Aquinas<\/p>

Tractates on the Gospel of John<\/em>, Saint Augustine, CUA Press, Washington, DC.<\/p>

Homilies on the Gospel of St. John<\/em>, Saint John Chrysostom, CUA Press, Washington, DC.<\/p>

Homilies on the Gospel of St. Matthew,<\/em>\u00a0Saint John Chrysostom, CUA Press, Washington, DC.<\/p>

Life of Christ<\/em>, Fulton Sheen<\/p>

Life of Jesus Christ<\/em>, Abbot Riccioti, Roman Catholic Books (RCB), Collins, Colorado<\/p>

Our Savior<\/em>, Fr. R. Garrigou-Lagrange, TAN Books, Rockford, Illinois<\/p>

Calvary and the Mass<\/a><\/em>, Fulton Sheen, IVE Press, New York<\/p>

The Sacred Passion<\/em>, Fr. Luis de La Palma, S.J., Scepter Publishers<\/p>

INRI<\/a><\/em>\u00b8 Fr. Miguel Fuentes, VE., IVE Press, New York\u2014Spanish only<\/p>

The Secret of the Rosary<\/em>, Saint Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort, TAN Books, Rockford, Illinois<\/p>

Note<\/strong>: Also recommended are complete works of the Church Fathers<\/p>

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Complete Works of St. John of the Cross<\/em>, ICS, Washington, DC<\/p>

Complete Works of St. Teresa of Avila<\/em>, 3 Volumes, ICS, Washington, DC<\/p>

Works of St. Francis de Sales, e.g.\u00a0Introduction to the Devout Life<\/em>,\u00a0 TAN Books, Rockford, Illinois<\/p>

The Dialogues<\/em>, Saint Catharine of Siena, Christian Classics of Western Spirituality<\/p>

Imitation of Christ<\/em>, Thomas \u00e0 Kempis, many publishers, small edition: Precious Blood Confraternity, Brooklyn, NY<\/p>

The Soul of the Apostolate<\/em>, Dom J. B. Chautard<\/p>

Charity<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

Practice of the Love of Jesus Christ<\/em>, St. Alfonsus Maria Liguori, TAN Books<\/p>

Practice of the Love for God,<\/em>\u00a0St. Francis de Sales, Liguori Press<\/p>

Confidence in Divine Providence<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

Abandonment to Divine Providence,\u00a0<\/em>Fr. J. P. de Caussade, S.J., Image Books<\/p>

Providence and Confidence in God<\/em>, Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P., TAN Books, Rockford, Illinois<\/p>

The virtue of Trust: Meditations<\/i>, by Paul de Jaegher, SJ (1932). (Audio edition:\u00a0http:\/\/www.jmjsite.com\/a\/31\/31wpo.pdf<\/a>.)\u00a0In Spanish:\u00a0Confianza: Meditaciones<\/i>, de Paul de Jaegher, SJ. Traducido de la tercera edici\u00f3n francesa por Ignacio Sicard, SJ. Quinta edici\u00f3n espa\u00f1ola. Editorial El Mensajero del Coraz\u00f3n de Jes\u00fas, Bilbao: 1960.<\/span><\/p>

Prayer<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

Difficulties in Mental Prayer<\/em>, Fr. Eugene Boylan, Roman Catholic Books (RCB), Fort Collins, Colorado<\/p>

Devotion to the Virgin Mary\"\"<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary<\/em>, Saint Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort, TAN Books, Rockford, Illinois<\/p>

The Secret of Mary<\/em>, Saint Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort<\/p>

Mother of the Savior<\/em>, Fr. R. Garrigou Lagrange, TAN Books, Rockford, Illinois<\/p>

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Marriage and Family Life<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

Children and Parents<\/a><\/em>, Fulton Sheen, IVE Press, New York<\/p>

He Made them Male and Female<\/a><\/em>, Fr. Miguel Angel Fuentes, IVE, IVE Press, New York<\/p>

Modernos Ataques\u00a0Contra la Familia<\/em><\/a>, Father Carlos Buela, IVE, IVE Press, New York<\/p>

Also recommended:<\/b> Praying the Liturgy of the Hours<\/p>

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\"\"The Family that Overtook Christ<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(Biographical novel of the life of St. Bernard of Clairvaux and his family), M. Raymond, IVE Press, New York.<\/p>

Three Religious Rebels<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(prequel to\u00a0The Family that Overtook Christ<\/em>),\u00a0M. Raymond, IVE Press, New York.<\/p>

The Little Flowers of Saint Francis (“Fioretti”)<\/em><\/p>

Lives of Early Christians<\/em>, Penguin Classics<\/p>

Saint Francis<\/em>, G.K. Chesterton, Ignatius Press, San Francisco<\/p>

Saint Thomas Aquinas: the Dumb Ox<\/em>, G.K. Chesterton, Ignatius Press, San Francisco<\/p>

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The Cur\u00e9 d\u2019Ars: St. Jean-Marie-Baptiste Vianney<\/em>, Abb\u00e9Fran\u00e7ois Trochou, TAN Books (1927, re-print 1970)<\/p>

Autobiography of Saint Anthony Mar\u00eda Claret,\u00a0<\/em>SaintAnthony Mar\u00eda Claret, TAN Books<\/p>

Writings of Saint Anthony Mar\u00eda Claret,\u00a0<\/em>SaintAnthony Mar\u00eda Claret, TAN Books<\/p>

Story of A Soul<\/em>, The Autobiography of St. Therese of the Child Jesus, ICS, Washington, DC<\/p>

The Intimate Life of Padre Pro<\/em>, Fr. Antonio Drag\u00f3n, S.I.<\/p>

Forget not Love: The Passion of Maximilian Kolbe<\/em>, Andr\u00e9 Frossard (1987), Ignatius Press, San Francisco<\/p>

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Theology of Christian Perfection<\/em>, Fr. Antonio Royo Mar\u00edn, O.P., Prior Press, Iowa (currently out of print)<\/p>

Three Ages of the Interior Life<\/em>, Two Volumes, Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P., TAN Books<\/p>

I Want to See God: Synthesis of Carmelite Spritiuality<\/em>, Vol. I, Fr. Eugene-Marie of the Child Jesus, OCD, Christian Classics<\/p>

I Am a Daughter of the Church: Synthesis of Carmelite Spritiuality<\/em>, Vol. II, Fr. Eugene-Marie of the Child Jesus, OCD, Christian Classics<\/p>

La ciencia de Dios<\/em>. Manual de direcci\u00f3n espiritual,\u00a0<\/em>del. P. Miguel A. Fuentes,\u00a0<\/em>Ediciones del Verbo Encarnado, San Rafael 2001. \u2014Spanish only<\/p>

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Servants of the Lord & the Virgin of Matar\u00e1 CATHOLIC CULTURE Spiritual Reading Our founder, Fr. Carlos Miguel Buela, has compiled a list of recommended books to serve as a guide for reading. The list is foundational though not exhaustive, and as much for use during Spiritual Exercises as for the personal formation of Christians.\u00a0Books… <\/p>\n

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