By: Albertus Magnus (1193-1280)
Surely the most deeply-rooted need of the human soul, its purest aspiration, is for the closest possible union with God. As one turns over the pages of this little work, written by Blessed Albert the Great towards the end of his life, when that great soul had ripened and matured, one feels that here indeed is the ideal of one's hopes. (From the Preface)
First Page:
ON UNION WITH GOD
Nihil Obstat. F. THOS. BERGH, O.S.B., CENSOR DEPUTATUS.
Imprimatur. EDM. CAN. SURMONT, VICARIUS GENERALIS.
WESTMONASTERII, Die 7 Decembris, 1911 .
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The Angelus Series
ON UNION WITH GOD
BY BLESSED ALBERT THE GREAT, O.P.
WITH NOTES BY REV. P. J. BERTHIER, O.P.
TRANSLATED BY A BENEDICTINE OF PRINCETHORPE PRIORY
R. & T. WASHBOURNE, LTD. PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON AND AT MANCHESTER, BIRMINGHAM, AND GLASGOW
PREFACE
Surely the most deeply rooted need of the human soul, its purest aspiration, is for the closest possible union with God. As one turns over the pages of this little work, written by Blessed Albert the Great[1] towards the end of his life, when that great soul had ripened and matured, one feels that here indeed is the ideal of one's hopes.
Simply and clearly the great principles are laid down, the way is made plain which leads to the highest spiritual life. It seems as though, while one reads, the mists of earth vanish and the snowy summits appear of the mountains of God... Continue reading book >>
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