Required Reading

In the first six months

 

Required: 

The Way of Mental Prayer by Vitalis Lehodey, O.C.R.

1st & 2nd Samuel (Vulgate, 1st & 2nd Kings) – the Scriptural account of the life of King David

 

Recommended: 

True Devotion to Mary by St. Louie Marie de Montfort

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During novitiate - the first three years

 

Required:

The Catechism of the Catholic Church, along with Sacred Scripture - at least the entire New Testament.

Arcanum by Pope Leo XIII

Libertas by Pope Leo XIII

Homilies on Marriage and Family Life by St. John Chrysostom

The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence

 

Recommended:

Other encyclicals of Pope Leo XIII, especially those on Catholic Social Teaching.

Humility of Heart by Fr. Cajetan Mary da Bergamo 

Homilies on Weath and Poverty by St. John Chrysostom

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Other recommended Texts:

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