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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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1Introduction

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

2Foreword

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

3Introduction

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

4Preface from the Original French Edition

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

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

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

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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

45Chapter VIII. The effects of total abandonment are marvelous

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

46Book Five: Trials Connected with the State of Abandonment

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

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

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

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

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

49Chapter III. The soul may suffer interior humiliations

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

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

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

51Chapter V. For the submissive soul, trials will bear abundant fruit

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

52Book Six: God’s Paternal Care Surrounds Souls Wholly Abandoned to Him

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

53Chapter I. The less the soul in this state feels the help it receives from God, the more effectively does he sustain it

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

54Chapter II. The more God seems to withdraw light from souls abandoned to his direction, the more safely he guides them

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

55Chapter III. The hardships that God permits to afflict the soul are loving stratagems in which the soul will one day rejoice

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

56Chapter IV. The more God seems to take from souls wholly abandoned to him, the more generous he is to them

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

57Chapter V. The less that faithful souls are capable of defending themselves, the more powerfully does God defend them

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

58Chapter VI. Instead of resisting its enemies, the soul abandoned to the will of God finds them to be useful aides

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

59Chapter VII. Souls who abandon themselves to God have no need to justify themselves by word or deed, for the divine action amply justifies them

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

60Chapter VIII. God gives life to those abandoned to him by using means that seem to lead only to death

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

61Chapter IX. To souls who walk in the way of abandonment, love takes the place of all else

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

62Chapter X. Faithful souls find more light and strength in submitting to the will of God than do souls who resist his will because of their pride

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

63Chapter XI. Souls abandoned to God learn to recognize his will even in proud souls who resist him: all creatures, whether good or evil, reveal God to them

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

64Chapter XII. To faithful souls God assures a glorious victory over the powers of the world and of hell

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

65Appendices

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

66Appendix I. To Acquire Peace of Heart: Jean-Joseph Surin, SJ

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

67Appendix II. On Perfect Abandonment: Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet

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

68Appendix III. An Easy Method to Practice the Prayer of Faith and the Simple Presence of God: Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet

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

69Appendix IV. Loving Union of Our Will with the Will of God: Saint Francis de Sales

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

70Appendix V. Prayers

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

71Suscipe: Saint Ignatius Loyola

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

72Act of Abandonment: Saint Jane Frances de Chantal

34Chapter VI. Abandonment involves submission in all things

73Act of Confidence in God: Saint Claude de la Colombière, SJ

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

74Act of Surrender to the Will of God: Saint Joseph Pignatelli, SJ

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

75Prayer of Surrender: Venerable Catherine McAuley

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

76Prayer of Abandonment: Saint Charles de Foucauld

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

77Notes

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

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