Growing in Virtue

Fr. Fuentes' Virtus Collection
The Virtus Collection is published by IVE Press.

Daily
Spiritual "Exercises"

Morning offering
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, I consecrate myself to Your Most Sacred Heart. Take possession of my whole being. Transform me into Yourself. Make my hands, Your Hands; my feet, Your Feet; my heart, Your Heart. Let me see with Your Eyes, listen with Your Ears, speak with Your Lips, understand with Your Mind and serve with Your Will. Make me Your other self. Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, send me Your Holy Spirit to teach me to love You and to live through You, with You, in You, and for You.
Daily Examination of Conscience
How to make a daily examination:
"In the secret of my heart teach me wisdom."
​1st: In the morning determine what is your resolution or personal spiritual project (what defect will I work against or what virtue will I try to acquire). Ask God to help you with this resolution.

2nd: At midday two things must be done-
a. Recall how many times I have failed in my resolution. Review hour by hour. Record it in a little book or notebook, noting how many times you failed and why.
b. Renew your resolution.

3rd: At the end of the day, make the examination again, making note of your falls since the midday exam. Ask for forgiveness for all the times you failed and thank God for the times you were victorious. Look forward to tomorrow and how you can improve.

*At the end of the week compare each day to pinpoint any signs of improvement. Resolve to keep working and entrust yourself to God's strength.
Lectio Divina
Prayer Before Reading Sacred Scripture:
Lord, inspire me to read your Scriptures and to meditate upon them day and night. I beg you to give me understanding of what I need, that I in turn may put its precepts into practice. Yet, I know that understanding and good intentions are worthless, unless rooted in your graceful love. So I ask that the words of Scripture may also be not just signs on a page, but channels of grace into my heart.
+Amen.
How to do Lectio Divina
PDF coming soon!
Spiritual Reading
Below is a suggested reading listen drawing from the "classics" of Catholic literature. The list is not exhaustive, but a great place to start.
HOLY MASS
  • A Key to the Doctrine of the Eucharist, Abbot Vonier
  • Works of Saint Peter Julian Eymard
  • Bread of Life and Chalice of Everlasting Salvation, Fr. Carlos Buela
ADORATION AND MEDITATION
  • The Bible
  • Catechism of the Catholic Church
  • Catena Aurea: Commentaries on the Four Gospels, St. Thomas Aquinas
  • Life of Christ, Fulton Sheen
  • Life of Jesus Christ, Abbot Riccioti
  • Our Savior, Fr. R. Garrigou-Lagrange
  • Calvary and the Mass, Fulton Sheen
  • The Sacred Passion, Fr. Luis de La Palma
HOLY ROSARY
  • The Secret of the Rosary, Saint Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort
LITURGY OF THE HOURS
  • General Instruction of the Liturgy of the Hours
VARIOUS TOPICS
Spirituality
  • Dark Night of the Soul, St. John of the Cross
  • Ascent to Mt. Carmel, St. John of the Cross
  • Way of Perfection, St. Teresa of Avila
  • Interior Castle, St. Teresa of Avila
  • Introduction to the Devout Life, St. Francis de Sales
  • The Dialogues, Saint Catharine of Siena
  • Imitation of Christ, Thomas à Kempis
Charity
  • Practice of the Love of Jesus Christ, St. Alfonsus Maria Liguori
  • Practice of the Love for God, St. Francis de Sales
Confidence in Divine Providence
  • Abandonment to Divine Providence, Fr. J. P. de Caussade, S.J.
  • Providence and Confidence in God, Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P.
  • The virtue of Trust: Meditations, by Paul de Jaegher, SJ
  • Meditations of God the Father, Fr. Miguel Angel Fuentes, IVE
  • The Father Revealed by Jesus Christ, Fr. Miguel Angel Fuentes, IVE
Interior Life
  • The Soul of the Apostolate, Dom J. B. Chautard
Prayer
  • Difficulties in Mental Prayer, Fr. Eugene Boylan
Devotion to the Virgin Mary
  • True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort
  • The Secret of Mary, Saint Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort
  • Mother of the Savior, Fr. R. Garrigou Lagrange
Marriage and Family Life LIVES OF THE SAINTS
  • The Family that Overtook Christ, M. Raymond
  • Three Religious Rebels, M. Raymond
  • Saint Francis, G.K. Chesterton
  • Saint Thomas Aquinas: the Dumb Ox, G.K. Chesterton
  • Various biographies of saints by Louis de Wohl
  • The Curé d’Ars: St. Jean-Marie-Baptiste Vianney, Abbé François Trochou
  • Autobiography of Saint Anthony María Claret
  • Writings of Saint Anthony María Claret
  • Story of A Soul, The Autobiography of St. Therese of the Child Jesus
  • The Intimate Life of Padre Pro, Fr. Antonio Dragón, S.J.
  • Forget not Love: The Passion of Maximilian Kolbe, André Frossard
  • John Paul the Great: His Five Loves, Jason Evert
SPIRITUAL THEOLOGY
  • Theology of Christian Perfection, Fr. Antonio Royo Marín, O.P.
  • Three Ages of the Interior Life, Two Volumes, Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P.
  • I Want to See God: Synthesis of Carmelite Spritiuality, Vol. I, Fr. Eugene-Marie of the Child Jesus, OCD
  • I Am a Daughter of the Church: Synthesis of Carmelite Spritiuality, Vol. II, Fr. Eugene-Marie of the Child Jesus, OCD

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