Sermons to the Novices Regular
Thomas à Kempis
32 chapters · 8 h 48 min · English
Read by Patrick Randall, ancientdude, Brandon Brinkley, Brian Keenan, Bradford Wilson, William and others
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A collection of thirty sermons by Thomas a Kempis, author of the devotional classic 'Imitation of Christ.' Addressed to novices in the religious life, they offer '...lessons of obedience, humility, modesty, patience, love of the cloister, of solitude and silence, zeal for the worship of God, and devotion to the angels and saints, to the holy Mother of God, and above all to the person of Jesus Christ...[T]hey are animated with the same spirit, they vibrate and palpitate with the same life as the other works of the Venerable Author, and especially his masterpiece, the “Imitation.”' (from the Introduction.)
Chapters
1 Introduction and Prologue 32 min 2 Part I. Sermon I. Of the Concord of Brethren and the Melody of Divine Praise 11 min 3 Sermon II. Of the Praise of a Good Congregation 12 min 4 Sermon III. Of Humbly Hearing the Words and Counsels of Elders 19 min 5 Sermon IV. Of Holding Good Discourses Together 7 min 6 Sermon V. Of Having Patience Amid the Slothful and Perverse 15 min 7 Sermon VI. Of the Night Watches Against the Assault of Sleepiness 12 min 8 Sermon VII. Of Guarding the Mouth and Diligence in Labour with Obedience to the Superior 6 min 9 Sermon VIII. Of Shunning Vainglory, and that Praise is to be Rendered to God Alone 8 min 10 Sermon IX. Of the Risk of Many Evils from Much Bandying of Words 10 min 11 Part II. Sermon X. Of the Many Trials of the Just for the Kingdom of Heaven 14 min 12 Sermon XI. Of the Daily Martyrdom and Warfare in the Religious State 11 min 13 Sermon XII. Of the Wisdom of Confessors and the Continence of Religious 11 min 14 Sermon XIII. Of a Careful Watch Over the Heart, and the Grace of Interior Devotion 18 min 15 Sermon XIV. Of Constancy and Perseverance in the State of Religion 23 min 16 Sermon XV. Of Careful Watchfulness of the Young Against Many Temptations 16 min 17 Sermon XVI. Of the Strict Judgement of God, Where All Creatures Shall Accuse Us 19 min 18 Sermon XVII. Of Shunning Vainglory and Pursuing Humble Obedience 12 min 19 Sermon XVIII. Of the Spiritual Warfare Against Vices 16 min 20 Sermon XIX. Of the Divers Wars and Perils of This Life 36 min 21 Part III. Sermon XX. Of Daily Taking Up the Cross Embraced in Religion 37 min 22 Sermon XXI. Of the Veneration and Commemoration of the Blessed Virgin Mary 20 min 23 Sermon XXII. Of the Praise of the Most Sweet Name of Jesus: and of His Most Sweet Mother Mary 12 min 24 Sermon XXIII. Of the Devout Service of the Blessed Virgin and the Remembrance of Her Name 9 min 25 Sermon XXIV. Of the Sorrow and Consolation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 12 min 26 Sermon XXV. Of the Excellence of the Merits and Of the Privileges of the Gifts of the Blessed Virgin Mary 19 min 27 Sermon XXVI. On the Feast of St. Agnes, Virgin and Martyr; Of the Three Lovely Garments of Most Blessed Agnes, Virgin 15 min 28 Sermon XXVII. Of the Golden Crown on the Head of Most Holy Agnes, Virgin, Part One 27 min 29 Sermon XXVII continued. Of the Golden Crown on the Head of Most Holy Agnes, Virgin, Part Two 16 min 30 Sermon XXVIII. On the Dedication of the Church. Of the Five Lamps of the Temple 12 min 31 Sermon XXIX. Of the Ornaments and Virtues of the Ministers in the Temple of God 12 min 32 Sermon XXX. Of the Four Conditions Belonging to the Building and Beauty of the House of God 27 min
