The Life and Letters of St. Francis Xavier
Author : Henry James Coleridge
Publisher :
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 13,26 MB
Release : 1872
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The Life of St. Francis Xavier
Author : Daniello Bartoli
Publisher :
Page : 690 pages
File Size : 19,45 MB
Release : 1859
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Manresa
Author : Saint Ignatius (of Loyola)
Publisher :
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 44,6 MB
Release : 1881
Category : Meditations
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Set All Afire
Author : Louis De Wohl
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 33,46 MB
Release : 2010-11-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1681494302
Book Description
Saint Francis Xavier's life is, in itself, a dramatic story. With humility and deep religious conviction, the famous Catholic novelist Louis de Wohl takes us into the mind and heart of this great missionary and saint who went by order of St. Ignatius of Loyola to "set all afire" in the Orient. Louis de Wohl captivates the reader as he follows Xavier's life from student days in Paris, through his meeting with Ignatius, his rather reluctant conversion, and his travels as one of the first Jesuits. The story takes the reader from Europe to Goa, India, Malaysia, Japan, and finally, to an island off the coast of China, where the exiled Xavier dies virtually alone. The book captures the dramatic struggles and inspiring zeal of this remarkable saint, giving at the same time an enthralling picture of the age in which he lived.
Saint Francis of the Seven Seas
Author : Albert F. Nevins
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 19,65 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780898705195
Book Description
This new story from the popular Vision Books series of saints lives for youth 9-15 years old is about the inspiring life of the great missionary to the Far East, St. Francis Xavier. After his wartorn boyhood in Navarre, Francis Xavier went to the University of Paris, determined to have a good time. He was interested in sports and became broadjumping champion of his college, and did not pay much attention to his studies. At first he scoffed at this fellow student, Ignatius Loyola, a former soldier who wanted to win the world for God. But Ignatius showed him that true champions are a far more heroic breed - those who risk their all to win the world for God. Francis joined Ignatius' followers, and became one of the first members of the Society of Jesus.Francis Xavier was selected by Ignatius to do missionary work in India. To all sixteenth-century travelers, a voyage from Portugal to India meant months of deadly peril from storms, pirates, and diseases. But to Father Francis Xavier, it also meant a chance to win the Orient for Jesus Christ. This great saint's eagerness to spread the Word of God involved him with the pearl divers of the Indian coast, the natives of Malaya and the Spice Islands, the cannibals of Morotni and the hostile feudal lords of ancient Japan. This book captures the true spirit of a daring man who braved the many dangers of India and Japan in amazing adventures of courage and faith.
The Heroic Saint Francis Xavier
Author : Patrick J. Lobo
Publisher :
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 14,66 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Voyages around the world
ISBN : 9789384298128
Book Description
On the voyage of Sanit Francis Xavier, 1506-1552 around the world.
Saints Who Raised the Dead
Author : Fr. Albert J. Hebert
Publisher : TAN Books
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 15,34 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Religion
ISBN : 150510338X
Book Description
Stories from the lives of St. Francis Xavier, St. Patrick, St. John Bosco, St. Catherine of Siena, St. Teresa of Avila, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, St. Rose of Lima, Bl. Margaret of Castello, etc. Includes the raising of persons who had died, descriptions of Heaven, Hell and Purgatory by temporarily dead persons and an analysis of contemporary "after death" experiences. Many pictures of the saints and their miracles. Fascinating. Formerly published by TAN under the title "Raised from the Dead".
The Letters and Instructions of Francis Xavier
Author : Saint Francis Xavier
Publisher :
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 18,79 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Book Description
Few letters have been so enthusiastically received & so widely diffused as those of the sixteenth-century Jesuit missionary & Saint, Francis Xavier. Written from India, the Indonesian archipelago, Japan, & the island of Sancian off the coast of China, these letters were copied, recopied, translated into Latin, German, French, & other languages, & frequently printed for wider circulation. They are filled with information on newly discovered lands & cultures, & they are filled with the missionary spirit, the zeal for the honor & glory of God, which animated the whole of Xavier's life & work. They constitute a religious classic & an historical resource heretofore unavailable in English. Francis Xavier was one of the first companions & followers of Ignatius Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). In 1540, he set off as a missionary to southern Asia, where in the midst of ten years of ceaseless labor he produced the 138 letters & instructions that this book contains. The translator of this highly readable English version, M. Joseph Costelloe, S.J., is well known in scholarly circles for his masterful translation of the definitive four-volume biography, FRANCIS XAVIER, HIS LIFE, HIS TIMES by Georg Schurhammer, S.J., published by the Jesuit Historical Institute in Rome.
The Catholic Gentleman
Author : Sam Guzman
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 37,6 MB
Release : 2019-04-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 162164068X
Book Description
What it means to be a man or a woman is questioned today like never before. While traditional gender roles have been eroding for decades, now the very categories of male and female are being discarded with reckless abandon. How does one act like a gentleman in such confusing times? The Catholic Gentleman is a solid and practical guide to virtuous manhood. It turns to the timeless wisdom of the Catholic Church to answer the important questions men are currently asking. In short, easy- to-read chapters, the author offers pithy insights on a variety of topics, including • How to know you are an authentic man • Why our bodies matter • The value of tradition • The purpose of courtesy • What real holiness is and how to achieve it • How to deal with failure in the spiritual life
Sister St Francis Xavier
Author : Irma Le Fer De La Motte
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 41,65 MB
Release : 2013-02-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781482622751
Book Description
Of her vocation we read: “Only those who have yearned to bring souls to Christ can understand the sentiments which filled Irma's heart during her four years of patient waiting. But the summons came at last. In 1839 Bishop de la Hailandiere of Vincennes, Indiana, an intimate friend of the family, who was in France, seeking aid for his mission, visited Irma's home. Here was the heaven-sent messenger. Never did a Desdemona listen to an Othello with half the eagerness with which Irma listened to the details which Bishop de la Hailandiere gave of those distant lands in America where so many souls were in darkness and in the shadow of death. Immediately after the visit, Irma wrote to a friend: 'We had a visit yesterday from Bishop de la Hailandiere, who spoke of his diocese and his great labors. Cecile wished to set out with him immediately. I did not say any thing, but I thought, "It is there perhaps that God calls me." Eugenie laughs and will not believe me; her gayety and her assurance make me heartsick. Poor dear sister how she will weep when I leave her.'”
