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The Sacrament of the Present Moment is the three hundred-year-old classic of spiritual guidance and enlightenment by Jean-Pierre de Caussade, ordained member of the Society of Jesus. In this wise, hopeful, and powerfully stirring masterwork of Christian thought and daily practice, de Caussade encourages a selfless abandonment to God as a means of achieving grace and conquering pride and ego. Each day is a sacrament, the author assures us, and the lessons and wisdom of The Sacrament of the Present Moment can better enable us to hear God’s voice as He speaks to us, always, with love.
In this superb translation of the celebrated spiritual classic, Jesuit priest Jean-Pierre de Caussade offers guidance for daily living in communion with God. Still relevant after three centuries, The Sacrament of the Present Moment summons readers to holiness, reveals ways to conquer self-love and pride, and teaches us to embrace the sanctity of now.
These timeless spiritual reflections help us to recognize and carry out God’s purpose in our own lives. They stand as powerful testimony to de Caussade’s conviction that “there is nothing easier, more ordinary, more available to all than saintliness.” Jean-Pierre de Caussade was born in Toulouse, France, and was ordained a member of the Society of Jesus in 1708. In 1731, he was appointed spiritual director of the Jesuit retreat house in Nancy, where he undertook the spiritual direction of the Nuns of the Visitation. It is the notes from his addresses to the nuns that form this book. Kitty Muggeridge (1904-1994), was a renowned translator, and the wife of author and journalist Malcolm Muggeridge (1903-1990).
