The Abbey of Solesmes, in the Sarthe region of Western France, is famous above all for its plainchant and the contribution it has made to liturgical renewal, extending its influence far beyond the monastery walls. It has also been at the forefront of spiritual renewal in the 19th and 20th centuries and into the current millennium. This book presents a selection of the writings - from letters, conferences, retreats and published works - of three major figures at the centre of this liturgical and spiritual renewal. Prosper Gu ranger (1805-75) was a major figure in the Church and in the Benedictine world and in many fields of 19th-century scholarship; he was and abbot for some 40 years. C cile Bruy re (1845-1909) was appointed prioress of the new sister foundation, Sainte-Cecile, at the age of 22, then abbess, and was a spiritual adviser and writer. Paul Delatte (1848-1937) oversaw, as abbot, a huge expansion at Solesmes itself and was an equally influential writer. Exiled under a hostile republican French government, the monks of Solesmes established a foundation on the Isle of Wight, where a community still thrives at Quarr Abbey. The nuns also settled on the island at Ryde, where a community of the Solesmes Congregation flourishes, to which the editor of this book belongs.

The Spirit of Solesmes

Religion & Spirituality

Guéranger, Prosper

Bruyère, Cecile

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Gracewing

The Spirit of Solesmes: Prosper Gueranger, Cecile Bruyere, Paul Delatte

Delatte, Paul

TOTAH, Mary David

St Bedes Pubns

Spiritual Life and Prayer, according to the Monastic Tradition is a spiritual treatise on the soul's journey to God. Carefully considering the spiritual life as lived among the trials of the world, the author considers who are the true worshipers of God and how we become such based on the testimony of Sacred Tradition and the Holy Fathers.

The Spiritual Life and Prayer: Acording to Holy Scripture and Monastic Tradition

Mediatrix Press

The present treatise on prayer was first of all printed privately in the French language, and was intended exclusively for the instruction of the daughters of St Benedict. All souls, however, who are aiming at perfection may derive profit and edification from its pages. The spirit of the venerable Abbot Gueranger breathes through the whole work. What this distinguished man thought on the all-important subject of prayer, what he expressed in his conferences, and what he wrote in many parts of his classical work, "The Liturgical Year," is found here systematically arranged. Some of the chapters are real masterpieces. 
-Mgr. Paul Leopold Haffner, Bishop of Mayence, September 10, 1896."\nSpiritual Life and Prayer according to the Monastic Tradition, is a spiritual treatise on the soul's journey to God. Carefully considering the spiritual life as lived among the trials of the world, the Sacraments, the author considers who are the true worshipers of God and how we become such based on the testimony of Sacred Tradition and the Holy Fathers. Though it is a century old, being based on such timeless testimony it has not lost its luster. 
This work is a beautiful and orthodox treatise on spirituality that is not just for monks, but for anyone serious about living a true spiritual life.This book has been completely reprinted and reformatted in conformity with the original, it is not a facsimile reprint.

The Spiritual Life and Prayer: According to Holy Scripture and Monastic Tradition

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