Mechtilde was employed in the convent looking after the library, illuminating scripts, and writing her own texts in latin. The city of florence was among the first to welcome st. Mechtilde 12411298 a benedictine nun and friend of st. When the call came for her spirit to leave the worn and painstricken body, gertrude was in her fortyfifth or fortysixth year, and in turn assisted at the deathbed and mourned for the loss of the holy sister mechtilde 1281, her illustrious abbess gertrude of hackeborn 1291, and her chosen guide and confidante, st. Now dante, like all true poets, was a child of his age, and could not have been a stranger to a book which was so popular among his fellowcitizens. This interpretation is supported by the fact that st. We might place at its head the name of the seraphic st. See all 25 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. In 2007, our lord and our lady began to speak to the heart of a monk in the silence of adoration.
In my books the big book of christian mysticism and christian mystics. At the express command of christ himself, despite all the humble objections of the two saints, their beautiful revelations were carefully recorded in two precious books, the book of special grace of st. Mechtild, virgin, taken from the five books of her spiritual grace mechthild of magdeburg, the flowing light of the godhead meister eckhart, selected writings. Margaret mary alacoque there were the revelations of the sacred. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. The work was initially composed of five books of mechthilds visions, preceded by a brief biographical notice.
Mechtilde encyclopedia volume catholic encyclopedia. His will, all this has been committed to writing by my will and inspiration. For an account of the general life at helfta and the estimate of the writings of st. Full text of the life and revelations of saint gertrude. There appear to have been three stages in the evolution of the work. On this page ive gathered together those books and a few audio recordings. Free traditional catholic books ii catholic tradition. During the next decade mechthild added a sixth book. There is another honour, inferior certainly to that of sanctity, yet great in itself and worthy of mention here. The prayers of saint gertrude and saint mechtilde of the order of st.
Mechthild of hackeborn was a nun and mystic of the medieval german monastery of st. Mechtilde music festival, held in denver, co july 24th26th. Gertrude the great form one of the classics of catholic writing. The list of the devoted admirers of these writings would be long and imposing. Augustine wrote over a period of years, but always intended to to be read together. At the express command of christ himself, despite all the humble objections of the two saints, their beautiful. Silverstream priory is a providential realisation of the cherished project of abbot celestino maria colombo, o. Gertrude the great and loved them but never about st. Gertrude the great the catholic encyclopedia bible. Over 600 years before the revelations of divine mercy to st. Gertrude the great and the religious of her monastery author 4. Gertrude, in order that in the far future, as jesus said to the latter, these writings may be a pledge of my divine bounty.
Also theres st gertrudes alley next to the building i live. We must therefore set aside from the study of manuscripts 1 books graven on stone or brick library of assurbanipal at ninive. Mechtilde 12411298, whose enraptured utterances surpass in some respects those of her better known friend and disciple the great st. There has never before been anyone like her in our monastery, and i fear there never will be again. Lovers of the devotion to the sacred heart of jesus will find many. The writing of the book of special grace was not the result of a little pious indiscretion, but a providential fact, instigated by our lord himself. Excerpt from the love of the sacred heart may every reader of these pages pray for her who in the midst of grave sickness and pain during her last. She had a vision of christ holding in his hand the book of her revelations, and saying. Inspirational books from the saints of the catholic church. Every book written by hand on flexible material and intended to be placed in a library is called a manuscript. Dante could not have been a stranger to a book which was so popular among his fellowcitizens. About the publisher forgotten books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. The purgatorio was finished between 14 and 18, or 19just about the time when st. Saint hildegard of bingens story abbess, artist, author, composer, mystic, pharmacist, poet, preacher, theologianwhere to begin in describing this remarkable woman.
Some time before her death, which she foresaw, she returned to her dear monastery of diessen, in which she departed to our lord on the 29th of march, some time after the year 0, before her sister st. Gertrude was born on the feast of the epiphany, january 6, 1256, in eisleben, thuringia. In last years issue we published the short account on the life of st. She entered the house as a 7 year old child oblate, joining her elder sister gertrude of hackeborn. Mechtilde asked our lord if now she should cease communicating to others the. Saint mechtilde of hackeborn 12401241 19 november 1298 was a saxon christian saint from what is now germany and a benedictine nun. Saint mechtilde of hackeborn holding her book of special grace.
Inspirational books from the saints of the catholic church for reading and download, free. And although they would have to be classified as mystical literature, their message is clear and obvious, for this book states many of the secrets of heaven in terms that all can understand. Mechtild of diessen by several authors, amongst others by alban butler. This book is a translation, the only one from the latin, of the preces gertrudianae, a manual of devotions compiled in the seventeenth century from the suggestions of divine piety of st. St mechtilde traditional catholic music festival home. When the legatus divinae pietatis is compared with the liber specialis gratiae of st. There is another honor, inferior certainly to that of sanctity, yet great in itself and worthy of mention here. For an account of the general life at helfta and an estimate of the writings of st.
Gertrude the great nov 16 traditional catholic priest. Saint gertrude of helfta, about saint mechtilde o almighty, everlasting god, seeing that it is the true faith of your church that the holy sacrifice of the mass instituted by your son is infinitely pleasing to your divine majesty, and renders you an infinite worship and praise, and. Born into a noble family, she was instructed for ten years by the holy woman blessed jutta. This little book is a translation, the only one from the latin, of the preces gertrudiance, a manual of devotions compiled in the seventeenth century from the suggestions of divine piety of st. Gertrude, who in her writings mentions the death of st. The love of the sacred heart paperback october 12, 20 by st mechtilde author 4.
But at the age of seven she entered a convent school and henceforth lived only for the king of kings. Gertrude, and recording many of the favours granted her by god. She belonged to one of the noblest and most powerful thuringian families, while her sister was the saintly and illustrious saint gertrude. For good measure, ive thrown in a few other important titles, and will continue to add. Gertrude the great the catholic encyclopedia one of 8 bible encyclopedias freely available, this encyclopedia is one of the most comprehensive resource on. All this has been committed to writing by my will and inspiration. Learn the deepest and most hidden spiritual truths and enjoy free catholic ebooks.
Our saint is on the left, instructing the novice, st. Evening prayers for the holy sacrifice of the massprayers to jesus christ the blessed vrgin maryother daily prayers. Gertrude the great seem to have been one long series of visions and conversations with our lord and his mother, whom they loved and served in the cistercian convent of helfta, in central germany, during the second half of the thirteenth century. Lives of saints, writings of saints, church fathers and doctors of the church. The part of town where i live is named after this saint kerttuli. St mechtilde was a german benedictine nun who lived in a cloistered. Learn the deepest and most hidden spiritual truths. Sacredheartpublications on sep, 2016 book of grace. As will be seen, the first part consists of copious translations from the marvellous mystical revelations of a lover of the sacred heart of a much earlier century, the benedictine nun st. John vianney sermons of the cure of ars the dreadful state of the lukewarm soul in speaking to you today, my dear brethren, of the dreadful state of the lukewarm soul, my purpose is not to paint for you a terrifying and despairing picture of the soul which is living in mortal sin without even having the wish to escape from this condition.
In the modern benedictine calendar, her feast is celebrated on the anniversary of her death, november 19. Nov 18, 2016 sacredheartpublications on sep, 2016 book of grace. Gertrude were all written in latin, which she used with facility and grace. I have fallen in love with her as a spiritual mentor and highly recommend this book to anyone interested in deepening their love of jesus and his sacred heart. The life and revelations of saint gertrude the great tan books. His oeuvres completes, published some twenty years ago, raw twelve octavo volumes, and yet we are without certain number that were never printed, the manuscripts of which were lost in the revolution of 1789. Full text of the love of the sacred heart internet archive. The writing of the book of special grace was not the result of a little pious. Margaret mary alacoque there were the revelations of the sacred heart to st.
Meet other singers, learn new music, and benefit from professional vocal. Augustines greatest dogmatic texts that is theological, philosophical and an apologetic work on the trinity comprised on 15 seperate books that st. The purgatorio was finished between 14 and 18, or 19 just about the time when st. Her writings are also coloured by the glowing richness of that teutonic genius which found its most congenial expression in symbolism and allegory. Gertrude the great the catholic encyclopedia one of 8 bible encyclopedias freely available, this encyclopedia is one of the most comprehensive resource on catholic teaching, history, and information. Inspired christian writings with priceless treasures of worship, spiritual guidance, healing and help for the soul. Tabcissus 11 the altar of the early church 11 communion of the early christians 14 the saints of the desert 18 st. Her writings are also coloured by the glowing richness of that teutonic genius which found its most congenial expression in. The book was most influential through its middle english adaptation, the book of gostlye grace.
She soon became an unusually learned nun, capable of writing elegantly in latin, and she had such a lovely voice that she was made choir mistress of her. Mary at helfta and was confided to the care of mechtilde above. Mechtilde was born about the year 1240, a countess and a cousin of the german emperor. Saint mechtilde of hackeborn 12401241 19 november 1298 was.
Gertrude the great seem to have been one long series of visions and conversations with our lord and his mother, whom they loved and served in the cistercian convent of helfta in central germany during the second half of. Love of the sacred heart, illustrated by saint mechtilde. Most importantly our lord speaks on topics of great importance in the practice of the devout life. The roman catacombs 1 symbols of the holy eucharist in the roman catacombs 4 martyrdom of st. Mechthild or mechtild, matilda, matelda of magdeburg c. He was prompted to write down what he received, and thus was born in sinu jesu, whose pages shine with an intense luminosity and heartwarming fervor that speaks directly to the needs of our time with a unique power to console and challenge. Mechtilde nobility and analogous traditional elites. Faustina, and over 300 years before the revelations of the sacred heart to st. Then two additional books were written expanding on the holy deaths and posthumous glory of gertrude of hackeborn and mechthild herself.