A Short Method Of Mental Prayer

CONTENTS INTRODUCTION v PREFACE xiii CHAPTER I. THE CHIEF PARTS OF MENTAL PRAYER 1 II. THE PRESENCE OF GOD 9 III. THE DIFFERENT WAYS OF PUTTING ONESELF IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD 13 IV. AN EXAMPLE OF PUTTING ONESELF IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD 21 V. THE ACT OF HUMILITY 25 VI. AN EXAMPLE OF THE ACT OF HUMILITY 29 VII. THE PETITION FOR HELP 33 VIII. AN EXAMPLE OF THE PETITION FOR HELP 37 IX. THE CONSIDERATION 41 X. AN EXAMPLE OF THE CONSIDERATION 49 XI. THE ACTS OF AFFECTION 53 XII. AN EXAMPLE OF THE ACTS OF AFFECTION 61 XIII. THE RESOLUTIONS 67 XIV. AN EXAMPLE OF THE RESOLUTION 75 XV. THE CONCLUSION: § 1. THE PETITION FOR HELP 79 § 2. THE ACT OF THANKSGIVING 82 § 3. THE ACT OF OBLATION 83 XVI. FINAL CONCLUSION AND USEFUL ADVICE 87 XVII. AN EXHORTATION TO PRACTISE MENTAL PRAYER TAKEN FROM ST. AUGUSTINE 97 XVIII. THE IMPORTANCE FOR RELIGIOUS SOULS OF THE INTERIOR LIFE, OF MENTAL PRAYER, AND OF THE PRACTICE OF THE PRESENCE OF GOD 101 XIX. EXERCISES FOR THE PRACTICE OF THE PRESENCE OF GOD FOR EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK ACCORDING TO THE SEVEN PETITIONS OF THE OUR FATHER 115 Digitized by Google.