{\rtf1\fbidis\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang2057{\fonttbl{\f0\fswiss\fprq2\fcharset0 Calibri;}{\f1\fnil\fcharset0 Verdana;}}\viewkind4\uc1\pard\ltrpar\sa200\sl276\slmult1\kerning2\b\f0\fs22 Rev. Gerard Carroll \b0 was a theologian, man of letters, musician and scholar. An Irish Priest, he held degrees from the Lateran University (Rome), Trinity College (Dublin), and London University. He taught and lectured at universities across Europe and America.\kerning0\f1\fs17\par}Claudine Moine, a French dressmaker and a refugee from the Thirty Years War, lived in Paris during the middle years of the seventeenth century.

• Preface AcknowledgementsIntroductionFirst Account: AutobiographyPreliminary OblationHow God watched over meI received in my mind a very great lightThree states of my soulI have scarcely ever received graces except through Holy CommunionMy exercises and occupationsSecond Account: DeepeningPreliminary InvocationSpiritual combatInfused lightsThe Holy SacramentThe Great DarknessConclusionThird Account: LightLights on the mysteries of ChristLights on the mysteries of GodEffects and value of the divine actionFourth Action: On PrayerThree stages of prayerFamiliarity of Jesus Christ with the soulHow God speaks to the soulWhat disposes to prayerEffects of prayerExcellence of the divine communications General conclusionNotes Selected BibliographyIndex

Very seldom does one come across any writing, whether of modern or ancient origin, which addresses so well questions relevant to the spiritual vocation in the world, and which so unveils the inner life of one of God's friends.