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Does anyone know of a good book on the spiritual life? I’m thinking of a book that describes the progress in sanctity in terms of God’s action on the soul and its effects on the soul’s interior life. Also, I am thinking of a phrase about the spiritual life and I can’t seem to figure out where it came from (book, homily, conversation, website,etc.). It is something to the effect that the first stage (or sign) of the spiritual life is a restlessness in the soul, a feeling that nothing in this world can satisfy it. Does anyone know of any book or other work that includes information about this and the stages (outside of the three ways) of spiritual life?

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I know of “Interior Castle” and it is a very good book; however, I was thinking of something different (maybe something not by a saint?). I am sure that I didn’t hear of this maxim from there. Personally, I think that “Ascent of Mount Carmel” is better.

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the best books for a basic intro IMO are by Fr Groeschel, Spiritual Passages, and Journey Toward God, and he describes it in terms you use.
 
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Does anyone know of a good book on the spiritual life? I’m thinking of a book that describes the progress in sanctity in terms of God’s action on the soul and its effects on the soul’s interior life. Also, I am thinking of a phrase about the spiritual life and I can’t seem to figure out where it came from (book, homily, conversation, website,etc.). It is something to the effect that the first stage (or sign) of the spiritual life is a restlessness in the soul, a feeling that nothing in this world can satisfy it. Does anyone know of any book or other work that includes information about this and the stages (outside of the three ways) of spiritual life?

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Saint Faustina’s diary, Divine Mercy In My Soul, delves deeply into the spiritual life and into a soul’s thirst for God and hatred of all else. It is as if the soul fixes its gaze upon the sun, and when the soul looks away from it, everything else looks dark; and so the soul must quickly look again at the sun, and the more it looks, the more it longs to be in the sun. This is how the soul is with God, and it is actually a share in the thirst of Christ on the Cross. Jesus thirsted for souls and souls thirst for Him; it is a mutual thirst, a hunger for one another, a panting after the Lord and the Lord after the soul: in a word, it is love. Studying the sacrament of matrimony will help you better understand the relations between Christ and His Church, and so, between the Lord and the soul who shares in His thirsting for righteousness.
 
I think that the Ralph Martin book *The Fulfilment of all Desire *is an excellent book for the beginner.
 
Hi, Your quote about restlessness could come from the great St Augustine who said, " you have made us for yourself o Lord and our hearts are restless until they rest in thee." Or it may be inspired from him.

It’s very admirable you want to become a saint. People will kill themselves with exercise, operations, hard work in their business etc etc but ask them to make a little sacrifice for their soul and they think you’re mad. A great book to start with is - you can become a saint by a lay woman. You can find it here trinstore.com/ecom_2/item_view.cfm?inventoryid=469

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In this book filled with spiritual and practical wisdom for lay Catholics, Mary Ann Budnik offers guidance on how to find the ways to holiness in today’s increasingly secularized world. Christ calls each one of us to become saints, she explains, and this call must guide every aspect of our lives and provide our whole purpose in this world. Writing especially to the experience of men and women raising families and working in the world, Budnik shows us how we can discover happiness here on earth, in anticipation of that blessed eternity for which we were created.

God bless and struggle like hell no matter what if you begin on this path. Like our Lorf said - don’t look back- once you begin.
👍 🙂
 
St Josemaria Escriva, the founder of Opus Dei, also encouraged people to become saints by sanctifying their daily life.

A series of books of meditation based on the scriptural readings of the day is *In Conversation With God *by Fr Francis Fernandez. I thoroughly recommend these books. They express in language everyday people can understand all of the ways in which one can deepen one’s spiritual life.

There is a dissident set of books with a similar title so exercise caution when you are purchasing.🙂
 
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St Josemaria Escriva, the founder of Opus Dei, also encouraged people to become saints by sanctifying their daily life.

A series of books of meditation based on the scriptural readings of the day is *In Conversation With God *by Fr Francis Fernandez. I thoroughly recommend these books. They express in language everyday people can understand all of the ways in which one can deepen one’s spiritual life.

There is a dissident set of books with a similar title so exercise caution when you are purchasing.🙂
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The lay woman I recommend is in
Opus Dei. Hello fellow fan. A great website with all St Josemarias books for free is escrivaworks.org/ If we want a better world we just have to make ourselves better. God bless:) 👍
 
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