The Discipline of the Cloister
by Thomas a Kempis
A rare Catholic Classic by Thomas A Kempis. Chapter I. 6 On Discipline. Chapter II. 13 Of the various Temptations and Snares of the Devil. Chapter III. 18 Of a True Conversion to God, our Chief Good. Chapter IV. 23 Of the Obedience of a Humble Subject to his Superior. Chapter V. 29 Of Keeping Guard Upon the Heart, and of Interior Recollection. Chapter VI. 34 Of Guarding the Tongue, and Working with Diligence. Chapter VII. 37 The Commendation of Solitude and the Cell. Chapter VIII. 41 Of the Choir and the Divine Office. Chapter IX. 46 Of the Discretion to be Used in Spiritual Exercises. Chapter X. 49 A Prayer for a Happy Perseverance in Virtue. Chapter XI. 52 Of the Love of God and our Neighbour, and the Hatred of Sin. Chapter XII. 55 Of Abstinence and Chastity. Chapter XIII. 57 Of Meditating on the Life and Passion of Christ. Chapter XIV. 60 Of Commemorating the Most Blessed Virgin Mary. Chapter XV. 63 Of the Commemoration of the Saints. Chapter XVI. 67 The Desires of a Soul Sighing for the Kingdom of Heaven.
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Thomas a Kempis (1380 - 1471)
Was a canon regular of the late medieval period and the most probable author of The Imitation of Christ, which is one of the best known Christian books on devotion. His name means "Thomas of Kempen", his hometown, and in German he is known as Thomas von Kempen. He also is known by various spellings of his family name: Thomas Haemerken; Thomas Hammerlein; Thomas Hemerken and Thomas Hämerken.His first tenure of office as subprior was interrupted by the exile of the community from Agnetenberg (1429). A dispute had arisen in connection with an appointment to the vacant See of Utrecht. Pope Martin V rejected the nomination of Bishop-elect Rudolf van Diepholt, and imposed an interdict. The Canons remained in exile in observance of the interdict until the question was settled (1432). During this time, Thomas was sent to Arnhem to care for his ailing brother. He remained there until his brother died November, 1432. Thomas spent his time between devotional exercises, composition, and copying. He copied the Bible no fewer than four times,[3] one of the copies being preserved at Darmstadt, Germany in five volumes. In its teachings he was widely read and his works abound in Biblical quotations, especially from the New Testament.
Thomas a Kempis was a late Medieval Catholic monk and probable author of The Imitation of Christ, one of the best known Christian books on devotion.
His writings are all of a devotional character and include tracts and meditations, letters, sermons, a life of Saint Lydewigis, a Christian woman who remained steadfast under a great stress of afflictions, and biographies of Groote, Radewijns, and nine of their companions. Works similar in content to the Imitation of Christ, and pervaded by the same spirit, are his prolonged meditation on the life and blessings of the Savior and another on the Incarnation. Both of these works overflow with adoration for Christ.
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