The Life and the Kingdom of Jesus in Christian Souls, Translated by Thomas Merton
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, 1947
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Overview
By far, St. John Eudes’ most popular piece of writing, The Life and the Kingdom of Jesus in Christian Souls went through nearly twenty printings during the author’s own life. In this work St. John Eudes develops his spiritual teaching on the Christian life, laying out the principle that the life of the Christian is, in and of itself, a continued extension of the of Jesus in each and every one of us.
- Introduces readers to St. John Eudes’ most popular writing
- Emphasizes the practical and theological outworking of the Christian life
- Encourages a life of rich Christian devotion
- Part One
- Nature of the Christian Life
- Foundations of the Christian Life and Sanctity
- The Christian Virtues
- True Christian Devotion and the forming of Jesus within You
- Proper Use of Consolations and Afflictions
- Spirit of Martyrdom
- Part Two
- Morning Exercise
- Exercise During the Day
- Evening Exercise
- Holy Communion
- Professions of Christian Virtues
- Part Three
- Sanctification of Your Daily Actions
- The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
- The Rosary of the Blessed Virgin
- Part Four
- Meditations for Each Day of the Week
- Part Five
- Spiritual Exercise for the Beginning of the Year
- Devotion to the Mysteries of the Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ
- Devotion to the Most Blessed Virgin Mary
- Devotion to the Saints
- Annual Retreats and Some Other Spiritual Exercises
- Part Six
- Exercise for the First and Last Days of the Month
- The Monthly Retreat
- Meditation to Stir You Up to Praise and Glorify Jesus
- Exercise to Praise and Glorify Jesus
- Continuation of the Foregoing Exercise
- Rosary of the Eternal Father
- Exercise of Love for Jesus
- Thirty-Four Acts of Love of Jesus Christ in Honor of the Thirty-Four Years of His Life on Earth
- Acts of Love for Jesus, Prisoner in the Sacred Womb of His Most Blessed Mother
- Acts of Love in Honor of the Birth and Holy Childhood of Jesus
- Acts of Love for Jesus Crucified
- Rosary of the Holy Love of Jesus
- Patron Saint for Each Month
- The Month of March
- Part Seven
- Devotions for the Anniversary of Your Birth
- Exercise for the Anniversary of Your Baptism
- Exercise of Preparation for Death
There is a certain relevance of the spiritual doctrines of St. John Eudes for our times…. The Poet would hold the ‘mirror up to nature,’ but this Saint holds the ‘mirror up to Jesus.’ To the modern man who is lost, St. John Eudes gives Jesus the Way of Life; to the modern man who is confused, the Saint offers Jesus the Examplar; and to the modern man who is frustrated, the Saint offers Jesus the Prototype of the sons of God and the First-born of creatures.”
—The Venerable Fulton J. Sheen
- Title: The Life and the Kingdom of Jesus in Christian Souls
- Author: St. John Eudes
- Translator: Thomas Merton
- Publisher: P.J. Kenedy
- Publication Date: 1947
- Pages: 377
- Christian Group: Catholic
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Topic: Theology
St. John Eudes (1601 – 1680) has been called “the wonder of his age.” Missionary, founder, reformer of the clergy, he crowded into a life of seventy-nine years so many and such varied accomplishments that one marvels how a single man could achieve so much. In addition to the activities of an incessant and many-sided apostolate, he wrote a number of valuable books, which rank him among the most prolific ascetic writers of the seventeenth century. Canonized in 1925, he is currently under consideration to receive the title of “Doctor of the Church.”
Thomas Merton (January 31, 1915 – December 10, 1968) was an American Trappist monk, writer, theologian, mystic, poet, social activist, and scholar of comparative religion. On May 26, 1949, he was ordained to the priesthood and given the name "Father Louis". Merton wrote over 50 books in his life on topics ranging from spirituality to pacificism. His autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain was included in National Review's list of the 100 best non-fiction books of the 20th century. In his earliest works, Merton was identified only as a “monk of Our Lady of Gethsemani,” as he is in this volume.
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David J. Wilson
5/18/2020
Perhaps we can also persuade people to bid on others by St, John Eudes? Saint John Eudes Collection (7 Vols.) https://www.logos.com/product/192697/saint-john-eudes-collection Letters and Shorter Works Author: St. John Eudes Translator: Ruth Hauser Publisher: P.J. Kenedy & Sons Publication Date: 1948 Pages: 253 Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 The letters a person writes reveal much about their person. This is no less the case with St. John Eudes’ letters. Here we find him just as he was: his profound wisdom, exquisite tenderness, and his consummate sanctity. Over the course of his life, the Saint wrote hundreds of letters and they demonstrate a profound care for spiritual guidance of those with whom he wrote. The letters of St. John Eudes should not be read superficially or in haste. They are spiritual reading, rather heavy, perhaps, but rich in spiritual thought like the Norman soil from which they are sprung. When the peasant of Ri “turns over the sod, he knows that there “a treasure is hidden inside.” Let us confidently plow the soil of these letters so filled with promise, and realize once more the prophecy of the Kingdom of Heaven; for it “is like a treasure hidden in a field. The man who finds it buries it again; then in his joy he goes forth to sell all his possessions and buys the field.” Meditations on Various Subjects Author: St. John Eudes Translator: Charles Lebrun Publisher: P.J. Kenedy & Sons Publication Date: 1947 Pages: 211 Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 This little volume includes seven meditations on the mysteries of Jesus, one for each day of the work, as well as two additional meditations for Sunday. Meditation for Sunday: The Divine Life of Jesus in the Bosom of the Heavenly Father Meditation for Monday: The Incarnation Meditation for Tuesday: The Holy Childhood of Jesus Meditation for Wednesday: The Hidden and Laborious Life of Jesus Meditation for Thursday: The Public Life of Jesus and His Life in the Blessed Eucharist Meditation for Friday: The Passion and Death of Jesus Meditation for Saturday: The Life of Jesus in Mary and of Mary in Jesus Second Meditation for Sunday: The Glorious Life of Jesus in Heaven Another Meditation for Sunday: The Mysteries of Christ’s Life The Sacred heart of Jesus Author: St. John Eudes Translator: Richard Flower Publisher: P.J. Kenedy & Sons Pages: 213 Publication Date: 1944 Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 The book presented here in English translation was written in French by that great servant of God, St. John Eudes, to whose zeal and holiness and learning the Church owes the origins of the public worship of the Sacred Heart. This was the saint’s divinely appointed mission, as Pope Pius X himself declared, to establish for the Church the public worship of the Sacred Heart, that goal could not be accomplished before Eudes first laid the theology foundation for the devotion, defined its purpose and laid out an appropriate liturgical Office and Mass for celebrating the Feast of the Sacred Heart. While the full The Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus does not exist in a completed form, the portion of his writings here represents the substance of his teaching on the Devotion and constitutes the first theological treatise ever written on Devotion to the Sacred Heart. The Admirable Heart of Mary Author: St. John Eudes Translator: Charles De Targiani and Ruth Hauser Publisher: P.J. Kenedy & Sons Publication Date: 1948 Pages: 404 Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 There is a long history to the ever-budding devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, which shall culminate in what many call “The Age of Mary,” the dawn before the Second Coming of Our Lord. St. John Eudes, who so well explains this devotion in his book, The Admirable Heart of Mary, was called by Pope St. Pius X the Immaculate Heart’s Father, Doctor, and Apostle. It was through the prayers and good works of this saint that the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary was initially instituted in 1644, eventually spreading to all French dioceses, and finally established throughout the Church by Pope Pius XII in 1944. Over three centuries have passed since the saint was called into eternity, and still his writings inspire a greater devotion to Jesus through Mary, St. John Eudes still speaks in a way that penetrate the heart and mind, engaging the reader in a manner the brings devotion and sanctity, so that Jesus Christ might reign within the soul of the believer. The Priest: His Dignity and Obligations Author: St. John Eudes Translator: W. Leo Murphy Publisher: P.J. Kenedy & Sons Publication Date: 1947 Pages: 333 Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 The greatest blessing that God bestows upon a church, the most signal manifestation of divine grace, is to have a saintly shepherd, be he bishop or priest. This is indeed the grace of graces and the most priceless of all gifts for it includes within itself every other blessing and grace. Primarily directed to the priest, this incomparable series of treatises and meditations should also be profitably read by all Catholics and even those non-Catholics who are interested to discover what the Church holds and teaches regarding the priesthood. Nothing but good can come from a wide dissemination and a thorough understanding of the principles and admonitions enunciated here by one of the great French priests of the 17th century, St. John Eudes. Saint John Eudes: A Spiritual Portrait Author: Peter Herambourg Publisher: The Newman Press Publication Date: 1960 Pages: 336 Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 Saint John Eudes: A Spiritual Portrait is a biographer’s analysis of the profound interior life of a great saint as manifested exteriorly by his characteristic devotions and his day-to-day practice of virtue. St. John Eudes, contemporary of St. Vincent de Paul, was an outstanding personality of the Catholic Church in seventeenth-century France. This analysis dates from the early eighteenth century. Its author is Father Peter Herambourg. Although he entered the Eudist Congregation in 1682, two years after the death of its remarkable founder, Herambourg based his work entirely on eye-witness accounts, records, and documents contemporary with St. John Eudes. Father Herambourg’s indefatigable research stemmed from his deep personal devotion to St. John Eudes, but it was carried out with exact and thorough scholarship. The result was an invaluable two volume biography, which reflected the taste of the eighteenth century both in presentation of subject matter and style. Father Herambourg’s work contained a minimum of biographical data confined to the first volume. and a maximum of edification, skillfully worked out in the second, a systematic presentation of virtues and devotions defined and illustrated from the Saint’s spiritual writings and correspondence. Their Hearts Be Praised: The Life of Saint John Eudes Author: Daniel Sargent Publisher: P.J. Kenedy & Sons Publication Date: 1949 Pages: 321 Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 Saint Jude Eudes has had other biographers, from Father Herambourg who lived among those who knew the Saint personally, to Father Emile Georges, but most of these biographies have been in French. Sargent’s contribution builds on their work for the English-speaking audience, so that a wider audience of Christians might learn from his life and receive a portrait of Saint John Eudes for their minds and a story of his audacious ardor for their hearts.
