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Just a short note to add to the conversation: The best small, brief but incredibly full, rich and comprehensive book I know of to truly help the serious inquirer understand "contemplation" as understood by the giants of the faith, is THE THREE WAYS OF THE SPIRITUAL LIFE, by Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange O.P. This copy is on the EWTN website (their Library), and can be freely copied, printed and/or uploaded into an electronic reader or phone. I don't think a better source exists or could exist to help a hungry soul find and understand the path to the heights of Mt. Carmel.
Thanks for the info!
 
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I found this:

For the nun herself, the word of God instructs and nourishes private prayer and all her daily activities. The most favorable hours of the day, apart from the Divine Office, are reserved for Lectio Divina, or the prayerful reading of Holy Scripture, the Church Fathers, and the doctrines and lives of the saints.
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Just a short note to add to the conversation: The best small, brief but incredibly full, rich and comprehensive book I know of to truly help the serious inquirer understand "contemplation" as understood by the giants of the faith, is THE THREE WAYS OF THE SPIRITUAL LIFE, by Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange O.P. This copy is on the EWTN website (their Library), and can be freely copied, printed and/or uploaded into an electronic reader or phone. I don't think a better source exists or could exist to help a hungry soul find and understand the path to the heights of Mt. Carmel.
Thank you Fide! Just clicked onto the link and it looks great!
 
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