Humble Thyself Before the Lord (Paraclete Essentials)

à Kempis, Thomas; Lawrence, Brother; Anthony of Egypt, Saint; Catherine of Siena

ISBN 10: 1612615031 / ISBN 13: 9781612615035

Published by Paraclete Press, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Humble Thyself Before the Lord (Paraclete Essentials)
• Publisher: Paraclete Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1612615031
• ISBN 13: 9781612615035
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 4 ounces

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Synopsis

It is not easy to write about the importance of Christian humility. How does one exhort others to be humble, without sounding boastful oneself? The writings in this volume are classics of the genre, penned by four of the true experts on the Christian spiritual life: Thomas à Kempis, Brother Lawrence, St. Antony of Egypt, and St. Catherine of Siena.

About the Authors

Thomas à Kempis (ca. 1380-1471) was a German monk and a practical mystic. During his monastic life, Thomas wrote thirty-one books, treatises, and articles including a chronicle of his monastery and several biographies. 

Brother Lawrence (c. 1611 – 1691) was born Nicholas Herman in the Lorraine region of France. As a young man, he fought in the Thirty Years’ War before joining the Carmelite order in Paris as a monk at the age of 24. The Practice of the Presence of God was originally compiled from his letters and conversations, immediately after his death.

By the time St. Catherine of Siena (1347-1380) was twenty-one, she had experienced her mystical "marriage" to Christ and thrown herself tirelessly into ministering to the poor and sick. Throughout her active ministry, Catherine pursued truth through prayer, reading, and spiritual experience. She is one of only a few women in history to be recognized as a theological "Doctor" of the Catholic Church.