CONTENTS LETTER PAGE I To the Duchesse de Beauvilliers On Meditation and Prayer 1 II To the Comtesse de Gramont On the Difficulties of a Worldly Life 16 III On a Scandal lately arisen 18 IV Simplicity In Action 20 V Need for Devotion amid a Worldly Life 21 VI Conduct In the World 25 VII Not to be troubled about Unintentional Omissions In Confession 28 VIII On Silence and Recollection 30 IX Avoiding Scruples 33 X Evils of a Disdainful Manner 35 XI Concerning Scruples about Common Things 36 XII Real Humility 38 XIII How to meet Trial 41 XIV The same Subject 43 XV Prejudice 44 XVI Peace amid Trial 46 XVII Not to postpone Plans of Amendment 48 XVIII A Holy Life possible Everywhere 49 XIX Preparation for Advent 54 XX Advantages of a Humiliating Illness 56 XXI Rules for a Busy Life 57 XXII Support under Difficulty 59 XXIII Patience under God's Hand 60 XXIV On the Comte de Gramont's Recovery 61 XXV God's Crosses safer than Self-chosen Crosses 62 XXVI The Practice of Recollection at By-times 67 XXVII Faults to be met with a Vigorous Spirit 70 XXVIII Freedom from Self 71 XXIX To the Comtesse de Montberon (to Letter LXI.) A Simple Mind 74 XXX Some Rules as to Dress -73 XXXI On Meditation 77 XXXII On the Sickness of a Friend 79 XXXIII On the Death of the Same 82 XXXIV The Beginnings of Divine Love 82 XXXV Scruples 85 XXXVI The Source of Scruples 87 XXXVII Danger of Scruples 89 XXXVIII Love of God the Antidote to Scruples 91 XXXIX How the Love of God lightens Suffering 93 XL Care of Health and Duty 95 XLI Patience with Self 97 XLII Evil of Scruples 98 XLIII Forebodings to be avoided 90 XLIV How to accept Encouragement 101 XLV DiscretionIn Practice 102 XLVI Dangers of a Self-tormenting Spirit 104 XLVII Self-willIn Religious Exercises 107 XLVIII God's Gifts to be welcomed from whatever Source 108 XLIX "I see another Law warring against the Law of my Mind" 110 L Separated Friends meet In God 111 LI Perseverance 114 LII Not to foster Scruples 114 LIII Of some Social Perils 115 LIV Self-deceit 117 LV On the Privation of Sensible Sweetness 120 LVI The Struggles of Self-will 122 LVII The Cross Everywhere 124 LVIII A New Year's Wish 124 LXIX On being kept back from a Sermon 125 LX Danger of Self-chosen Plans 126 LXI To the Marquise de Risbourg On Self-seeking In Friendship 127 LXII On Slackness In Religious Life 128 LXIII To a Lady (the same till No LXX.) Hearkening to God 131 LXIV How to meet Sickness 131 LXV On giving way to theImagination 132 LXVI The same Subject 133 LXVII On Meditation 134 LXVIII The Value of Privations 135 LXIX How to use Eager Aspirations 136 LXX To a Lady living In the World On her Desire for Knowledge 137 LXXI Dangers of Human Applause 139 LXXII How to bear Affronts 141 LXXIII Recollection In a Life of Restraint 143 LXXIV Patience under Contradiction 145 LXXV Benefits of looking Death In the Face 146 LXXVI The Necessity and Benefit of Suffering 147 LXXVII Need of calming Natural Activity 149 LXXVIII Forbearance to Others 150 LXXIX To One entering the Religious Life On Calmness of Mind 151 LXXX All for God 154 LXXXI How to do all In the Spirit of Prayer 155 LXXXII Care of Health and Duty 157 LXXXIII Over-eagerness 158 LXXXIV Patience In Spiritual Privation 159 LXXXV In Sickness and Trial 161 LXXXVI Lukewarmness 163 LXXXVII How to bear with Others 164 LXXXVIII Impressions caused by the Prospect of Death 166 LXXXIX To a Religious In Illness 168 XC On Dryness In Devotion 169 XCI How to use Seasons of Spiritual Peace 171 XCII On the Prospect of Death In Old Age 173 XCIII On some Difficulties of Temperament 174 XCIV To a Lady recovering from Sickness 178 XCV Combined Exactitude and Freedom 180 XCVI To One In Retirement 184 XCVII Forbearance to Others, and to Self 186 XCVIII On seeking HelpInInterior Trouble 188 XCIX On Openness and Candour 189 C Self-love 191 CI To a Lady Concerning certain Family Difficulties 192 CII To a Lady who was Anxious concerning her Son 193 CIII God to be served In Ordinary Ways 195 CIV How to accept all God's Dealings thankfully 197 CV Self-consciousness 199 CVI Fearfulness 202 CVII To a LadyIn Sickness 203 CVIII To the Same 205 CIX To One In Great Trouble 205 CX To One suffering from Jealousy 207 CXI The Restlessness of Self-conceit 209 CXII To a Lady On the Death of her Husband 310 CXIII To the Duchesse de Chevreuse, some time after her Husband's Death 312 CXIV To the Young Duchesse de Montemart On some Domestic Troubles 215 CXV To the Duchesse (Douairiere) de Montemart On bearing Reproof 218 CXVI To the SameIn Reply to some Questions concerning Self-knowledge 220 CXVII To the Same On Crosses 225 CXVIII To La Soeur Charlotte de Saint-Cyprien On the Dangers of Intellectual Attractions 227 CXIX To the Same On the same Subject 228 CXX To the Same Sickness a true Penitential Exercise 239 CXXI To La M&re Marie de L'Ascension, the Archbishop's Niece On the Duties of a Superior 232 CXXII To One about to enter the Religious Life On Indecision and Weakness 235 CXXIII To a Novice about to be professed 238 CXXIV To a Lady On Confession and Communion 239 CXXV On the Employment of Time 245 CXXVI To One livingIn the World On the Lawfulness of Amusements 248 CXXVII To a Lady at Court The Burden of Prosperity 257 CXXVIII To a Lady at Court God's various Crosses 261 CXXIX On Excessive Sensitiveness to Trials 266 CXXX God's Severity all Love 268 CXXXI Christian Perfection 271 CXXXII Simplicity and Self-consciousness 277 CXXXIII The Presence of God 291 CXXXIV On Conformity to the Will of God 295 CXXXV Inward Peace 300 CXXXVI On Gratitude 303 CXXXVII To OneIn Spiritual Distress 307 CXXXVIII The Life of Peace 310 Digitized by Google., Le faux-titre porte: Archbishop Fénelon's letters to women