My Burden Is Light: Suffering and Consolation in the Christian Life
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My Burden Is Light: Suffering and Consolation in the Christian Life
About this book
Come to me, all you that labour, and are burdened, and I will refresh you. Take up my yoke upon you, and learn of me, because I am meek, and humble of heart: and you shall find rest to your souls. For my yoke is sweet and my burden light.;
Matthew 11:28-30
Christs words ring true for this earthly life that we must endure in order to, hopefully, attain eternal rest with Him in heaven. Our fallen world is full of sufferings and struggles; from the everyday aggravations to the life-altering sorrows that we sometimes face. Yet, Christ assures us that His ;yoke is sweet and [His] burden light.; This is so because He always helps us carry our crosses throughout this life and because the ultimate battle is already won, thanks to Christs love for us. Yet we must remain vigilant.
Saint John of Avila, the 34th Doctor of the Church, gave numerous sermons on this subject, in which he offers the consolation of Christs own example and that of saints, like St. Francis of Assisi. St. John never failed to instruct, edify, and challenge those who listened attentively to his sermons. Within these sermons, we too can find renewed strength as we embrace the redemptive suffering of this life and hope for the beatific vision in the next.
Published for the first time in English, this carefully translated work of St. Johns selected sermons will be a great spiritual aid to any soul along his path to holiness.
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Table of contents
- My Burden Is Light
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Translator’s Note on the Text
- Part 1 “Waging a War Which Regards Our Souls”
- Sermon 8 Motives for Laboring in the Vineyard of the Lord
- Sermon 9 To Fight Manfully Against the Tempter
- Sermon 10 Let Us Conquer God in Prayer
- Part 2 “Celebrate His Suffering with Joy”
- Sermon 16 The Life of Christ, a Pilgrimage
- Sermon 37 Processions of Passion and Procession of Joy
- Part 3 They Who Keep Vigil and Keep Us Awake
- Sermon 63 Who Would See This Girl Fight with God!
- Sermon 78 He Who Loves Me, Let Him Deny Himself
- Sermon 80 Awaken Our Sleep, Lord; Arouse Our Care
- Endnotes