{"product_id":"34-flames-of-divine-love-elevations-of-the-heart-toward-god-by-st-john-eudes-paperback","title":"34 Flames of Divine Love: Elevations of the Heart Toward God by St. John Eudes - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHeart of Home\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eThomas Merton\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eJohn Eudes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Among spiritual giants towers the figure of St. John Eudes.\" - Ven. Fulton J. Sheen \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In December 2016, Pope Francis accelerated a process to proclaim St. John Eudes a Doctor of the Church. In a few years he may be christened \"Doctor Cordis\" (the Doctor of the Heart), using the title given him by Pope St. Pius X: \"the Father, Doctor, and Apostle of Devotion to the Hearts of Jesus \u0026amp; Mary.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This series is an introduction to his spirituality, widely available in English for virtually the first time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In a few dense, passionate pages, St. John Eudes gives voice to the fullest, deepest, most vibrant expression of his mysticism. It expresses passionate love in a myriad of ways; both the love of God for humanity, and of this saint for the lover of his soul. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Meditations include passages such as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - \u003ci\u003e \"Ignite in my soul, oh Jesus, a thirst so ardent for your holy love that I would consider it martyrdom just to love you insufficiently in return...\" \u003c\/i\u003e (p.4) \u003cbr\u003e - \u003ci\u003e \"You love, desire, and pursue me with such intensity, my Lord and my God... you fear to lose me as if I were a precious treasure...\" \u003c\/i\u003e (p.15) \u003cbr\u003e - \u003ci\u003e \"Everything in creation, all things visible and invisible, are so many voices by which You constantly cry out to me: 'I love you  I love you  Love me, for I have loved you first...'\" \u003c\/i\u003e (p.15) \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Check out our other prayerbooks on Amazon, as well as a short biography titled \u003ci\u003eA Heart on Fire: St. John Eudes, Model of the New Evangelization.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e \"John Eudes: an outstanding man. The sanctity of his life gave a shining example of holiness, not only in his lasting service to humanity but in his illustrious zeal for the salvation of souls.\" \u003c\/i\u003e - Pope St. Pius X \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Born during France's \"Golden Age of Saints\" in the 17th century, he took part in a wave of new evangelization in France alongside Sts. Francis de Sales, Vincent de Paul, Margaret Mary Alacoque, and many others. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e He founded lasting institutions like \u003ci\u003e The Congregation of Jesus and Mary \u003c\/i\u003e (the Eudists) to train priests in seminaries and continue his work of evangelization; the Sisters of \u003ci\u003e Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd \u003c\/i\u003e (the Good Shepherd Sisters) to care for repentant prostitutes and other victims of human trafficking); and he left his mark on many other orders like the \u003ci\u003e Little Sisters of the Poor, \u003c\/i\u003e and Mother Antonia Brenner's \u003ci\u003e Eudist Servants of the 11th Hour.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.1 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 04, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42721734590527,"sku":"9780997911435","price":17.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/866f1a976c515a66a21726bedeb9ac60.webp?v=1765093399","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/34-flames-of-divine-love-elevations-of-the-heart-toward-god-by-st-john-eudes-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}