An edition of The Spiritual Letters Of Archbishop Fénelon: Letters To Women
(1877)
The Spiritual Letters Of Archbishop Fénelon: Letters To Women
by François de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon
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Table of Contents
CONTENTS
LETTER PAGE
I To the Duchesse de Beauvilliers On Meditation and Prayer 1
II To the Comtesse de Gramont On the Difficulties of a Worldly Life 16
III On a Scandal lately arisen 18
IV Simplicity In Action 20
V Need for Devotion amid a Worldly Life 21
VI Conduct In the World 25
VII Not to be troubled about Unintentional Omissions In Confession 28
VIII On Silence and Recollection 30
IX Avoiding Scruples 33
X Evils of a Disdainful Manner 35
XI Concerning Scruples about Common Things 36
XII Real Humility 38
XIII How to meet Trial 41
XIV The same Subject 43
XV Prejudice 44
XVI Peace amid Trial 46
XVII Not to postpone Plans of Amendment 48
XVIII A Holy Life possible Everywhere 49
XIX Preparation for Advent 54
XX Advantages of a Humiliating Illness 56
XXI Rules for a Busy Life 57
XXII Support under Difficulty 59
XXIII Patience under God's Hand 60
XXIV On the Comte de Gramont's Recovery 61
XXV God's Crosses safer than Self-chosen Crosses 62
XXVI The Practice of Recollection at By-times 67
XXVII Faults to be met with a Vigorous Spirit 70
XXVIII Freedom from Self 71
XXIX To the Comtesse de Montberon (to Letter LXI.) A Simple Mind 74
XXX Some Rules as to Dress -73
XXXI On Meditation 77
XXXII On the Sickness of a Friend 79
XXXIII On the Death of the Same 82
XXXIV The Beginnings of Divine Love 82
XXXV Scruples 85
XXXVI The Source of Scruples 87
XXXVII Danger of Scruples 89
XXXVIII Love of God the Antidote to Scruples 91
XXXIX How the Love of God lightens Suffering 93
XL Care of Health and Duty 95
XLI Patience with Self 97
XLII Evil of Scruples 98
XLIII Forebodings to be avoided 90
XLIV How to accept Encouragement 101
XLV DiscretionIn Practice 102
XLVI Dangers of a Self-tormenting Spirit 104
XLVII Self-willIn Religious Exercises 107
XLVIII God's Gifts to be welcomed from whatever Source 108
XLIX "I see another Law warring against the Law of my Mind" 110
L Separated Friends meet In God 111
LI Perseverance 114
LII Not to foster Scruples 114
LIII Of some Social Perils 115
LIV Self-deceit 117
LV On the Privation of Sensible Sweetness 120
LVI The Struggles of Self-will 122
LVII The Cross Everywhere 124
LVIII A New Year's Wish 124
LXIX On being kept back from a Sermon 125
LX Danger of Self-chosen Plans 126
LXI To the Marquise de Risbourg On Self-seeking In Friendship 127
LXII On Slackness In Religious Life 128
LXIII To a Lady (the same till No LXX.) Hearkening to God 131
LXIV How to meet Sickness 131
LXV On giving way to theImagination 132
LXVI The same Subject 133
LXVII On Meditation 134
LXVIII The Value of Privations 135
LXIX How to use Eager Aspirations 136
LXX To a Lady living In the World On her Desire for Knowledge 137
LXXI Dangers of Human Applause 139
LXXII How to bear Affronts 141
LXXIII Recollection In a Life of Restraint 143
LXXIV Patience under Contradiction 145
LXXV Benefits of looking Death In the Face 146
LXXVI The Necessity and Benefit of Suffering 147
LXXVII Need of calming Natural Activity 149
LXXVIII Forbearance to Others 150
LXXIX To One entering the Religious Life On Calmness of Mind 151
LXXX All for God 154
LXXXI How to do all In the Spirit of Prayer 155
LXXXII Care of Health and Duty 157
LXXXIII Over-eagerness 158
LXXXIV Patience In Spiritual Privation 159
LXXXV In Sickness and Trial 161
LXXXVI Lukewarmness 163
LXXXVII How to bear with Others 164
LXXXVIII Impressions caused by the Prospect of Death 166
LXXXIX To a Religious In Illness 168
XC On Dryness In Devotion 169
XCI How to use Seasons of Spiritual Peace 171
XCII On the Prospect of Death In Old Age 173
XCIII On some Difficulties of Temperament 174
XCIV To a Lady recovering from Sickness 178
XCV Combined Exactitude and Freedom 180
XCVI To One In Retirement 184
XCVII Forbearance to Others, and to Self 186
XCVIII On seeking HelpInInterior Trouble 188
XCIX On Openness and Candour 189
C Self-love 191
CI To a Lady Concerning certain Family Difficulties 192
CII To a Lady who was Anxious concerning her Son 193
CIII God to be served In Ordinary Ways 195
CIV How to accept all God's Dealings thankfully 197
CV Self-consciousness 199
CVI Fearfulness 202
CVII To a LadyIn Sickness 203
CVIII To the Same 205
CIX To One In Great Trouble 205
CX To One suffering from Jealousy 207
CXI The Restlessness of Self-conceit 209
CXII To a Lady On the Death of her Husband 310
CXIII To the Duchesse de Chevreuse, some time after her Husband's Death 312
CXIV To the Young Duchesse de Montemart On some Domestic Troubles 215
CXV To the Duchesse (Douairiere) de Montemart On bearing Reproof 218
CXVI To the SameIn Reply to some Questions concerning Self-knowledge 220
CXVII To the Same On Crosses 225
CXVIII To La Soeur Charlotte de Saint-Cyprien On the Dangers of Intellectual Attractions 227
CXIX To the Same On the same Subject 228
CXX To the Same Sickness a true Penitential Exercise 239
CXXI To La M&re Marie de L'Ascension, the Archbishop's Niece On the Duties of a Superior 232
CXXII To One about to enter the Religious Life On Indecision and Weakness 235
CXXIII To a Novice about to be professed 238
CXXIV To a Lady On Confession and Communion 239
CXXV On the Employment of Time 245
CXXVI To One livingIn the World On the Lawfulness of Amusements 248
CXXVII To a Lady at Court The Burden of Prosperity 257
CXXVIII To a Lady at Court God's various Crosses 261
CXXIX On Excessive Sensitiveness to Trials 266
CXXX God's Severity all Love 268
CXXXI Christian Perfection 271
CXXXII Simplicity and Self-consciousness 277
CXXXIII The Presence of God 291
CXXXIV On Conformity to the Will of God 295
CXXXV Inward Peace 300
CXXXVI On Gratitude 303
CXXXVII To OneIn Spiritual Distress 307
CXXXVIII The Life of Peace 310
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