Reading list

Spiritual Classics

The books the saints read

The Imitation of Christ: The handbook of interior life.
Introduction to the Devout Life: Prayer, virtue, and friendship for lay people.
Story of a Soul: Confidence and love: the Little Way.
The Interior Castle: The seven mansions of the soul.
Dark Night of the Soul & Ascent of Mount Carmel: Purification, darkness, and union.
The Spiritual Exercises: The Ignatian method of prayer and discernment.
The Spiritual Combat: Practical warfare against the self.
Abandonment to Divine Providence: God’s will in the present moment.
The Practice of the Presence of God: Prayer among the pots and pans.
The Cloud of Unknowing: Contemplation beyond concepts.
Revelations of Divine Love: “All shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well.”
Diary: Divine Mercy in My Soul: Jesus, I trust in You.