Dom Vital Lehodey was the fourth abbot of the Trappist monastery of Notre-Dame-de-Grace in Bricquebec, Normandy, France.
Part Three describes the mystical states of quiet and union, and gives practical advice for those graced with these higher forms of prayer..
As time goes on, writes the author, and we make progress, we shall feel drawn to a more simple form of prayer, in which the mind begins to be silent in order to let the heart speak.
Part Two gives instructions for discursive meditation, affective prayer, and the Prayer of simplicity.
Part One introduces the reader to contemplative or Mental prayer.
Bernard of Clairvaux, and many more.
Alphonsus of Liguori, St.
Francis of Sales, St.
John of the Cross, St.
Teresa of Avila, St.
In THE Ways OF Mental Prayer he offers a systematic presentation of the teachings on contemplative Prayer of St.
Dom Vital Lehodey was the fourth abbot of the Trappist monastery of Notre-Dame-de-Grace in Bricquebec, Normandy, France