A Little Book of Eternal Wisdom - Contents
A Little Book of Eternal Wisdom
A FORWARD
THE PARABLE OF THE PILGRIM
TRANSLATORS NOTE
BLESSED HENRY SUSO'S PREFACE TO HIS BOOK
LITTLE BOOK OF ETERNAL WISDOM
PART THE FIRST
CHAPTER I. How Some Persons Are Unconsciously Attracted by God
CHAPTER II. WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE THE CRUCIFIXION
CHAPTER III. How It Was With Him on The Cross According to The Exterior Man
CHAPTER IV. How Very Faithful His Passion Was
CHAPTER V. How The Soul Attains Hearty Repentance and Gently Pardon Under the Cross
CHAPTER VI. How Deceitful The Love of This World is, And How Amiable God Is
CHAPTER VII. How Lovely God Is
CHAPTER VIII. An Explanation of Three Things Which Most of All Might Be Likely To Be Repugnant To A Loving Heart In God. One Is, How He Can Appear So Wrathful And Yet Be So Gracious
CHAPTER IX. The Second Thing.--Why God, After Rejoicing The Heart, Often Withdraws Himself From His Friends, By Which His True Presence is Made Known
CHAPTER X. The Third Thing.--Why God Permits His Friends To Suffer So Much Temporal Suffering
CHAPTER XI. On The Everlasting Pains of Hell
CHAPTER XII. On The Immeasurable Joys of Heaven
CHAPTER XIII. On The Immeasurable Dignity of Temporal Suffering
CHAPTER XIV. On The Unspeakable Advantages to Be Derived From Meditating on The Divine Passion
CHAPTER XV. From The Fond Caresses Which The Soul Has Has With God Beneath The Cross, She Returns Again To His Passion
CHAPTER XVI. On The Worthy Praise of The Pure Queen of Heaven
CHAPTER XVII. On The Unutterable Heart-Rending Grief of The Pure Queen of Heaven
CHAPTER XVIII. How It Was With Him At That Hour in Regard of His Interior Man
CHAPTER XIX. On The Taking Down From the Cross
CHAPTER XX. On The Lamentable Separation of the Grave
THE SECOND PART
CHAPTER XXI. How We Should Learn to Die, And of The Nature of An Unprovided Death
CHAPTER XXII. How One Should Live An Interior and Godly Life
CHAPTER XXIII. How We Ought Lovingly To Receive God
CHAPTER XXIV. A Prayer To Be Said When Thou Goest To Receive Our Lord's Holy Body
CHAPTER XXV. How We Should At All Times Praise God
THE THIRD PART
ON SUNDAY, OR AT MATINS
ON MONDAY, AT PRIME
TUESDAY, OR AT TIERCE
ON WEDNESDAY, OR AT SEXT
ON THURSDAY, OR AT NONE
ON FRIDAY, OR AT VESPERS
ON SATURDAY, OR AT COMPLINE
