The True Spouse of Jesus Christ, or the Nun Sanctified by the Virtues of Her State, Tr. by a Catholic Clergyman (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1835. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... deed, their crosses to cany here below: for this life is a state of merit, and consequently of suffering. The inconveniencies of living in community are burdensome; the reproofs of superiors, and the refusals of permission, galling; the mortification of the senses painful; and the contradiction and contempt of companions intolerable to self-love. But, to a religious, who desires to belong entirely to God, all these occasions of suffering are so many sources of consolation and delight: for she knows, that, by embracing pain, she offers a sweet odour to God. St. Bonaventure says, that the love of God is like honey which sweetens every bitter. The venerable Caesar de Bustis addressed a nephew, who had entered religion, in the following words: "My dear nephew, when you look at the heavens, think on Paradise: when you see the world, reflect on hell, where the damned endure eternal torments without a moment's enj oyment: when you behold your convent, remember purgatory, where many just souls suffer in pe