{"product_id":"2940149079896","title":"LIFE OF THE VEN. MARY OF JESUS OF AGREDA","description":"THE life of the servant of God, Mary of Jesus, offers the most perfect model of a soul rising from virtue to virtue, according to the words of the prophet, even to the summit of perfection; and her character demands from us an attentive study and meditation. There is much to learn in these pages for whosoever desires to follow the path of holiness without looking back. They offer a unique example of the spiritual life in its perfection.\u003cbr\u003eIt may, perhaps, be objected that only a small number of privileged souls receive such great favors, or are called by the way of ecstasies, visions, and the most eminent gifts of infused science, However this may be, it remains not the less incontestable that a great many are called to perfection and to contemplation, if not infused, at least acquired ; and that both lead to the highest perfection, as it is expressly taught by the great mystical doctor, St. Teresa, in her “; Treatise on Perfection,”; Chapter XVIII.\u003cbr\u003eAnother of her admirable works, “The Interior Castle”; cannot be too highly recommended to the reader. As for those who are incredulous in regard to the divine communications and celestial favors which are mentioned in this Life, let them remember that the Church does not reject them: she examines them with care, but she is not incredulous. \u003cbr\u003eNevertheless, it would be temerity to refuse credence to facts which the most learned and pious men do not hesitate to pronounce worthy of all confidence. God, in the impenetrable designs of His mercy, has permitted us to be a witness of prodigies that yield in nothing to any of the wonders recorded in the life of Mary of Jesus. For ourselves, we profess openly that nothing has been more useful to our soul than our belief in the miracles of God in His saints.","brand":"Unforgotten Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47111695925488,"sku":"2940149079896","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940149079896_p0.jpg?v=1763711820","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940149079896","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}