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Practice Of Mental Prayer
Second Treatise; Extraordinary Prayer
by René de Maumigny
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Table of Contents
CONTENTS
Preface 3
PART I
Nature and Degrees of Extraordinary Prayer
CHAPTER
I. There are two Kinds of Mental Prayer: Ordinary and Extraordinary 13
II. Supernatural Recollection 18
III. Difference between Supernatural Recollection and Affective Prayer 23
IV. First Characteristic of Contemplation: Faith is Rendered Perfect in it by the Gift of Wisdom, which the Holy Ghost Showers upon the Soul 26
V. Second Characteristic of Contemplation: It is the Soul's Simple and Loving Gaze upon God 31
VI. Third Characteristic of Contemplation: The Soul there Learns to Know God by Experience by means of the Five Spiritual Senses Rendered Wonderfully Perfect by the Gift of Wisdom 35
VII. Fourth Characteristic of Contemplation: The Soul Feels no Fatigue, but in Profound Peace Drinks Deep of the Living Waters of Wisdom and Love 42
VIII. Fifth Characteristic of Contemplation: The Powers of the Sotil are Suspended by Admiration and Love 46
IX. Sixth Characteristic of Contemplation: It Is the Beginning of Everlasting Beatitude 50
X. Definition of Contemplation 55
XI. Difference between Infused Contemplation and the Active Contemplation of St. Ignatius's Exercises 58
XII. How there are Two kinds of Contemplation, One Perfect, and the Other Imperfect 62
XIII. First Degree of Imperfect Contemplation:
Prayer of Quiet 68
XIV. The Other Degree of Imperfect Contemplation:
Spiritual Intoxication 73
XV. First Degree of Perfect Contemplation: Simple Union 76
XVI. Second Degree of Perfect Contemplation: Ecstatic Union or Spiritual Betrothal 82
XVII. Consummated Union or Spiritual Marriage 94
XVIII. The Wounds Caused by Love 101
XIX. God's Works may be the Object of Infused Contemplation 107
PART II
The Various Trials through which Souls Called to Contemplation Must Pass
I. Penetrating Sight of One's Sins. Feeling of having been Abandoned by God 117
II. Second Trial: Spiritual Aridity 127
III. Third Trial : Temptations of the Devil 131
IV. Fourth Trial: Doubt as to the Truth of the Supernatural Graces Received 136
V. Fifth Trial: A Mysterious Suffering in which Joy and Pain are both United and where the Soul is Purified as in a Purgatory 139
VI. A Few Words on the "Soul's Dark Night" by St. John of the Cross 148
PART III
The Virtues and Devotions at which a Soul Must Labor if It Wishes to Make Serious Progress in Contemplation
I. In General, the Soul which is called to Contemplation must Give Itself to the Study and Practice of Solid Virtues 157
II. The Soul Called to Contemplation must Keep Itself entirely Free from Attachment to Creatures 167
III. The Soul Called to Contemplation and which Wishes to make Real Progress in it, must Strive after Intimate Union with Jesus Christ Crucified 172
IV. The Soul Called to Contemplation and which Wishes to Make Real Progress in it, must have a Special Devotion to the Holy Eucharist 181
V. The End which God has in view in Raising a Soul to Perfect Contemplation is not only to Lead it to to the Divine Union, but further to Give it Courage to Work and Suffer much for His Glory 187
PART IV
Supernatural Visions and Speech
I. Supernatural Visions and Speech: Their Nature and Different Classes 197
II. The Precautions to be taken before Placing Faith in Supernatural Visions and Speech 200
III. Five Ways in which God Speaks Supematurally to Souls, and how they should Receive these Extraordinary Favors 217
IV. St. Ignatius' Rule for Avoiding Illusions in the Use of Supernatural Speech 226
PART V
Vocation to Extraordinary Graces
I. Contemplation is not the only Means of Attaining Christian Perfection 235
II. Contemplation Requires a Special Vocation, which the greater number of Souls who make Mental Prayer do not Possess 242
III. By what Signs may it be Recognized that a Soul is Called to Contemplation? 252
IV. How the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius are a Preparation for Infused Contemplation 256
V. To what Extent may Extraordinary Graces be Desired? 261
VI. To what Extent is the Reading of Books treating of Extraordinary States to be Allowed to Pious Souls? 270
VII. What is to be the Conduct of a Soul Raised to Contemplation when making a Private Retreat? 274
VIII. What Share should Religious Raised to Contemplation take in General Retreats? 281
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