Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- The Temple Of Our Soul Vanden Tempel Onser Sielen
- Chapter I How God has Made the Soul his Temple, and has Adorned it with Many Graces and Gifts
- Chapter II What Great Crime he Does and what Severe Penalty he Deserves who Profanes and Dishonours this Temple through Sin
- Chapter III How God Laments over this Temple and the City of the Soul, Destroyed in this Manner
- Chapter IV How God Restored the Temple of the Soul
- Chapter V How God has Freed and Sanctified the Soul for Himself
- Chapter VI How the Soul shall Purify herself and Exalt her Ways before she can Enter into this Temple
- Chapter VII How our Mind itself will be the High Priest and Offer a Sacrifice to God
- Chapter VIII How the Exterior Liturgy in the Holy Church is Carried out for the Sake of the Interior Liturgy
- Chapter IX How we shall spiritually Celebrate the Solemnity of all Saints within Ourselves [All Saints]
- Chapter X On the Interior Advent, and How the Soul should Prepare herself for the Solemnities [Advent I]
- Chapter XI On the Inner Silence of the Soul, her Harmful Running Outward, and the Unification of the Senses and the Faculties [Advent II]
- Chapter XII How the Inner Soul is Chosen by the Holy Trinity as a Spiritual Mother of God; how she is Turned Inward, Greeted, and Made Fertile for the Divine Birth [Advent III]
- Chapter XIII How God is Born in the Human Person in Three Ways according to the Three Unities [Christmas I]
- Chapter XIV How the Heavenly Spirits Lull the Divine Birth of the New Child with a Hymn [Christmas II]
- Chapter XV The Fruitful Virginity of the Soul [Christmas III]
- Chapter XVI How we may Carry Christ in our Hearts and Nourish Him [Christmas IV]
- Chapter XVII How our Soul is Circumcised spiritually [1 January]
- Chapter XVIII How we, having Entered in God with the Holy Three Kings by God’s Light, Must Sacrifice Ourselves to God and Overcome all Pride [Epiphany]
- Chapter XIX On the Growth and Increase of God’s Grace in the Soul [First Sunday after Epiphany]
- Chapter XX With which Kind of Love Christ has Chosen the Soul as his Bride [Second Sunday after Epiphany]
- Chapter XXI How we, Following the Example of Mary, will Give Birth to Jesus, Carry him in us, and Make an Offering of him at Candlemas
- Chapter XXII Of Three Kinds of People and how they Practise this Birth [Candlemas II]
- Chapter XXIII The Dignity of Mary, Mother of God and Noble Virgin [Candlemas III]
- Chapter XXIV The Vineyard of Our Soul [Septuagesima]
- Chapter XXV The Spiritual Field of the Soul [Sexagesima]
- Chapter XXVI How those Free of Mind are Taken up [Quinquagesima]
- Chapter XXVII A Loving Ascent to God [Thursday after Quinquagesima]
- Chapter XXVIII How the Soul must Detach herself in the Desert from Everything that is not God [First Sunday of Lent I]
- Chapter XXIX How we are Being Tempted in the Desert and how Angels Administer to us [First Sunday of Lent II]
- Chapter XXX On the Transformation of the Soul [Second Sunday of Lent]
- Chapter XXXI How the Soul is a Vineyard of God [Friday after Second Sunday of Lent I]
- Chapter XXXII How Christ Jesus has Toiled for that Vineyard [Friday after Second Sunday of Lent II]
- Chapter XXXIII How he Fenced the Vineyard and How we will Work it [Friday after Second Sunday of Lent III]
- Chapter XXXIV How God Loved and Sought out the Chosen Soul [Passion tide]
- Chapter XXXV How the Bridegroom Prepared a Suitable Home for his Bride through his Bitter Suffering, Hard Death, and Precious Blood [Maundy Thursday – Good Friday I]
- Chapter XXXVI A Devout Prayer to Become Equal to the Holy Life and Cross of Jesus [Good Friday II]
- Chapter XXXVII About the Spiritual Burial of Jesus Christ [Holy Saturday I]
- Chapter XXXVIII How the Interiorly Fervent Soul shall Return to the Inner Bedroom of her Spirit, to Prepare the Spiritual Resurrection [Holy Saturday II]
- Chapter XXXIX How we must Grow in Likeness to the Three Marys, to Visit and Anoint the Lord [Easter I]
- Chapter XL About the Greatest Sorrow of Jesus by whose Suffering we are Saved [Easter II]
- Chapter XLI About the Greatest Joy that was in Christ at his Joyful Resurrection [Easter III]
- Chapter XLII How the Soul Rises with Christ, and How God Displays and Consoles the Soul [Easter IV]
- Chapter XLIII How the Soul Ascends to Heaven through Jesus Christ and is Introduced into the Heaven of the Spirit by him and in him [Ascension I]
- Chapter XLIV How the Bridegroom Leads the Soul in and Provides all Graces [Ascension II]
- Chapter XLV What Excellent Gifts are Given to the Soul through the Holy Trinity and all the Heavenly Hosts [Ascension III]
- Chapter XLVI How the Bridegroom Gives his Attention to the Soul [Ascension IV]
- Chapter XLVII On the Friendship that God Shows to the Soul [Ascension V]
- Chapter XLVIII How the Soul is Delighted with Spiritual Joy [Ascension VI]
- Chapter XLIX On the Mind Being and Remaining United with God [Ascension VII]
- Chapter L How the Soul must be Separate and Secluded in Order to Receive the Mercy of the Holy Spirit in the Sincerest Manner [Pentecost]
- Chapter LI How the High Feast of the Holy Trinity and of the Holy Sacrament Achieve their Completion in Unification [Trinity and Holy Sacrament I]
- Chapter LII On the Highest Union of our Spirit with the Holy Trinity [Trinity and Holy Sacrament II]
- Chapter LIII How we should Repent and Prepare to Achieve that High Unification [Trinity and Holy Sacrament III]
- Works Cited
- Index
Chapter XXI - How we, Following the Example of Mary, will Give Birth to Jesus, Carry him in us, and Make an Offering of him at Candlemas
from The Temple Of Our Soul Vanden Tempel Onser Sielen
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 May 2024
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- The Temple Of Our Soul Vanden Tempel Onser Sielen
- Chapter I How God has Made the Soul his Temple, and has Adorned it with Many Graces and Gifts
- Chapter II What Great Crime he Does and what Severe Penalty he Deserves who Profanes and Dishonours this Temple through Sin
- Chapter III How God Laments over this Temple and the City of the Soul, Destroyed in this Manner
- Chapter IV How God Restored the Temple of the Soul
- Chapter V How God has Freed and Sanctified the Soul for Himself
- Chapter VI How the Soul shall Purify herself and Exalt her Ways before she can Enter into this Temple
- Chapter VII How our Mind itself will be the High Priest and Offer a Sacrifice to God
- Chapter VIII How the Exterior Liturgy in the Holy Church is Carried out for the Sake of the Interior Liturgy
- Chapter IX How we shall spiritually Celebrate the Solemnity of all Saints within Ourselves [All Saints]
- Chapter X On the Interior Advent, and How the Soul should Prepare herself for the Solemnities [Advent I]
- Chapter XI On the Inner Silence of the Soul, her Harmful Running Outward, and the Unification of the Senses and the Faculties [Advent II]
- Chapter XII How the Inner Soul is Chosen by the Holy Trinity as a Spiritual Mother of God; how she is Turned Inward, Greeted, and Made Fertile for the Divine Birth [Advent III]
- Chapter XIII How God is Born in the Human Person in Three Ways according to the Three Unities [Christmas I]
- Chapter XIV How the Heavenly Spirits Lull the Divine Birth of the New Child with a Hymn [Christmas II]
- Chapter XV The Fruitful Virginity of the Soul [Christmas III]
- Chapter XVI How we may Carry Christ in our Hearts and Nourish Him [Christmas IV]
- Chapter XVII How our Soul is Circumcised spiritually [1 January]
- Chapter XVIII How we, having Entered in God with the Holy Three Kings by God’s Light, Must Sacrifice Ourselves to God and Overcome all Pride [Epiphany]
- Chapter XIX On the Growth and Increase of God’s Grace in the Soul [First Sunday after Epiphany]
- Chapter XX With which Kind of Love Christ has Chosen the Soul as his Bride [Second Sunday after Epiphany]
- Chapter XXI How we, Following the Example of Mary, will Give Birth to Jesus, Carry him in us, and Make an Offering of him at Candlemas
- Chapter XXII Of Three Kinds of People and how they Practise this Birth [Candlemas II]
- Chapter XXIII The Dignity of Mary, Mother of God and Noble Virgin [Candlemas III]
- Chapter XXIV The Vineyard of Our Soul [Septuagesima]
- Chapter XXV The Spiritual Field of the Soul [Sexagesima]
- Chapter XXVI How those Free of Mind are Taken up [Quinquagesima]
- Chapter XXVII A Loving Ascent to God [Thursday after Quinquagesima]
- Chapter XXVIII How the Soul must Detach herself in the Desert from Everything that is not God [First Sunday of Lent I]
- Chapter XXIX How we are Being Tempted in the Desert and how Angels Administer to us [First Sunday of Lent II]
- Chapter XXX On the Transformation of the Soul [Second Sunday of Lent]
- Chapter XXXI How the Soul is a Vineyard of God [Friday after Second Sunday of Lent I]
- Chapter XXXII How Christ Jesus has Toiled for that Vineyard [Friday after Second Sunday of Lent II]
- Chapter XXXIII How he Fenced the Vineyard and How we will Work it [Friday after Second Sunday of Lent III]
- Chapter XXXIV How God Loved and Sought out the Chosen Soul [Passion tide]
- Chapter XXXV How the Bridegroom Prepared a Suitable Home for his Bride through his Bitter Suffering, Hard Death, and Precious Blood [Maundy Thursday – Good Friday I]
- Chapter XXXVI A Devout Prayer to Become Equal to the Holy Life and Cross of Jesus [Good Friday II]
- Chapter XXXVII About the Spiritual Burial of Jesus Christ [Holy Saturday I]
- Chapter XXXVIII How the Interiorly Fervent Soul shall Return to the Inner Bedroom of her Spirit, to Prepare the Spiritual Resurrection [Holy Saturday II]
- Chapter XXXIX How we must Grow in Likeness to the Three Marys, to Visit and Anoint the Lord [Easter I]
- Chapter XL About the Greatest Sorrow of Jesus by whose Suffering we are Saved [Easter II]
- Chapter XLI About the Greatest Joy that was in Christ at his Joyful Resurrection [Easter III]
- Chapter XLII How the Soul Rises with Christ, and How God Displays and Consoles the Soul [Easter IV]
- Chapter XLIII How the Soul Ascends to Heaven through Jesus Christ and is Introduced into the Heaven of the Spirit by him and in him [Ascension I]
- Chapter XLIV How the Bridegroom Leads the Soul in and Provides all Graces [Ascension II]
- Chapter XLV What Excellent Gifts are Given to the Soul through the Holy Trinity and all the Heavenly Hosts [Ascension III]
- Chapter XLVI How the Bridegroom Gives his Attention to the Soul [Ascension IV]
- Chapter XLVII On the Friendship that God Shows to the Soul [Ascension V]
- Chapter XLVIII How the Soul is Delighted with Spiritual Joy [Ascension VI]
- Chapter XLIX On the Mind Being and Remaining United with God [Ascension VII]
- Chapter L How the Soul must be Separate and Secluded in Order to Receive the Mercy of the Holy Spirit in the Sincerest Manner [Pentecost]
- Chapter LI How the High Feast of the Holy Trinity and of the Holy Sacrament Achieve their Completion in Unification [Trinity and Holy Sacrament I]
- Chapter LII On the Highest Union of our Spirit with the Holy Trinity [Trinity and Holy Sacrament II]
- Chapter LIII How we should Repent and Prepare to Achieve that High Unification [Trinity and Holy Sacrament III]
- Works Cited
- Index
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- The Temple of Our SoulBilingual Edition with Introduction and Translation, pp. 122 - 131Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024