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Abandonment to Divine Providence

By Jean-Pierre de Caussade

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“All will be well if we live in the present moment and give ourselves over into the loving hands of our provident God.” —From the Introduction Abandonment to Divine Providence by Jean-Pierre de Caussade, SJ, is considered one of the world’s great spiritual classics. This collection of brief meditations has guided countless men and women—including many canonized saints—toward greater peace, trust, and confidence in God’s provident love since its first printing in 1751. This new edition revives de Caussade’s wisdom for contemporary readers with an updated but faithful translation of the original French, plus new reflections and prayers by Sr. Mary Mark Wickenhiser, FSP, to help readers live and grow in trustful surrender to God in their daily lives. A rare appendix includes four short treatises and several prayers on the theme of abandonment by prominent French spiritual writers, including St. Francis de Sales, from the eighth French edition of Abandonment to Divine Providence. Includes a Forward by Fr. Timothy Gallagher, OMV.

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Publish dateMay 15, 2023

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1Introduction

2Foreword

3Introduction

4Preface from the Original French Edition

5Book One: The Nature and Excellence of the Virtue of Holy Abandonment

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6Chapter I. The holiness of the saints of the Old Testament, Joseph, and Mary herself consisted in fidelity to the will of God

7Chapter II. The duties of each moment are shadows that veil God’s will

8Chapter III. How much easier holiness becomes when considered from this point of view

9Chapter IV. Perfection does not consist in understanding God’s will but in doing it

10Chapter V. Reading and other pious exercises sanctify us only insofar as they are channels of God’s will

11Chapter VI. The mind and other human faculties are useful only insofar as they are instruments of the divine action

12Chapter VII. There is no enduring peace except in obedience to God’s will

13Chapter VIII. The perfection of souls and the degree of excellence of different states in life are proportionate to their conformity to the will of God

14Chapter IX. The secret of holiness is love for God’s will

15Book Two: The Divine Action Works Unceasingly for the Sanctification of Souls

16Chapter I. The divine action is everywhere and always, present, but only visible to the eyes of faith

17Chapter II. The divine action is visible to the eyes of faith even when it is hidden under appearances repugnant to the senses

18Chapter III. Every moment God’s will offers us infinite blessings, which we receive in proportion to our faith and love

19Chapter IV. God reveals himself to us in mysterious ways in ordinary events as wonderfully and truly as he did in the great events of history and the Holy Scriptures

20Chapter V. The divine action continues to write in our hearts the revelation begun in Holy Scripture, but the characters used in this writing will be visible only on the day of judgment

21Chapter VI. Divine love is communicated to us under the veil of creatures, as Jesus communicates himself to us under the veil of the eucharistic species

22Chapter VII. The divine action, the work of God, is treated unworthily and disregarded in its daily manifestation by many Christians, as Jesus was mistreated by many people of his time

23Chapter VIII. Everything that comes to us at the present moment is most profitable, because it is intended for us personally

24Chapter IX. The present moment is a continuous source of holiness

25Chapter X. The present moment is the manifestation of God’s name and the coming of his kingdom

26Chapter XI. The divine will inspires souls to seek the highest degrees of holiness; they have only to abandon themselves to this divine action

27Chapter XII. Only divine activity can make us holy, for it alone forms us according to the divine model of our perfection

28Book Three: On the Nature and Excellence of the State of Abandonment

29Chapter I. Divine activity in the soul cannot be perceived

30Chapter II. The divine action guides souls in whom God lives through every kind of obscurity

31Chapter III. The state of abandonment contains in itself pure faith, hope, and charity

32Chapter IV. The state of abandonment involves the most heroic generosity

33Chapter V. Abandonment with pure faith is more meritorious than exceptional good works

34Chapter VI. Abandonment involves submission in all things

35Chapter VII. Every soul is called to enjoy the infinite benefits of abandonment

36Chapter VIII. All the riches of grace are the fruit of purity of heart and perfect self-abandonment

37Book Four: The Duties of Those Souls Called by God to the State of Abandonment

38Chapter I. God himself guides souls who wholly abandon themselves to him

39Chapter II. To reach the state of abandonment the soul must divest itself of all created things

40Chapter III. The state of abandonment calls for activity on our part

41Chapter IV. For a soul of goodwill God does all

42Chapter V. While valuing all the workings of divine grace, the soul should focus only on those of the present moment

43Chapter VI. For souls in this state, the duty of the present moment is the only rule

44Chapter VII. The docile soul will not seek to learn by what road God is conducting it

45Chapter VIII. The effects of total abandonment are marvelous

46Book Five: Trials Connected with the State of Abandonment

47Chapter I. Persons noted for wisdom and piety may subject the soul to unreasonable expectations

48Chapter II. The soul whom God raises to this state may be allowed to experience exterior defects and seemingly little worth

49Chapter III. The soul may suffer interior humiliations

50Chapter IV. The soul may suffer from self-doubt regarding its love of God and obedience to his will

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