Extracts from the Dux Spiritualis by the Venerable Louis
de Ponte SJ
Chapter 1 – Section 1 – Of the realisation of the
presence of God and of His Holy Angels
Page 6 – When therefore thou betakest thyself to prayer,
in whatever place thou art, even if thou art alone and solitary, never reckon
thyself to be alone: for there are present with thee the most holy Trinity,
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, to Whom thy words are addressed and upon whom thou
mayest look with the same lively faith and complete certainty as if thou
couldst see them with thy bodily eyes: this first look must be accompanied by
most profound adoration and reverence both exterior and interior.
Page 7 - This realisation of the Divine presence should
never cease during the whole time of prayer, so that all thy acts may be
directed straight to God, saying to Him in imitation of David: the
meditation of my heart shall be always in Thy sight [Ps. xviii, 15];
by this he showed that his meditation, with all the affections of heart which accompanied
it, was ever made as in the sight of God and in His holy Presence.
Prayer:
Supreme Father, fill my memory with Holy thoughts, grant
me constancy and perseverance in prayer;
Only-Begotten Son of God, illuminate my mind with heavenly
truth, grant me to penetrate its hidden depths;
Most Holy Spirit, inflame my heart with the fire of Holy
affection, keep it ever burning brightly, that I may never grow cold or
lukewarm.
Amen.
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