Father Robert OSB books
The Secret Pharmacopeia of Pope John XXI
$8.00
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Hospital of the Poor
$20.00
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Imperatrix Aeterna: Magical Stories of the Queen of Heaven
$16.00
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The Fable of Joseph and Aséneth
$16.00
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Infused with all the tender sensitivity and lyricism of the Song of Solomon, it weaves an enchanting tale of infatuation, heartbreak, and joyful reunion. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhile the work may be read simply as a piece of visionary fiction, Aséneth—who soon becomes the story’s central and most sympathetic character—may also be taken as an allegorical figure of the human soul, as it moves through different stages in its relationship to God. Beginning with contentment in merely earthly things, the soul is then awakened to a consuming desire for the transcendent. Yet this transcendent ideal soon proves fleeting, inaccessible, and remote, leaving only a state of emptiness and desolation. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFinally, through a mystical encounter with the incarnate deity, the soul is taken up into an ecstatic union with God—a meeting of heaven and earth, of the human and the divine. This volume presents an English verse adaptation of the principal Syriac version of the fable, as well as prose translations of related Greek and Syriac fragments.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFreely adapted into English Verse by New Norcia's Fr Robert Nixon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e71 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-05-19T10:17:05+08:00","created_at":"2022-05-19T10:17:03+08:00","vendor":"Father Robert","type":"Books","tags":["Book","Books","gift","gifts","religious"],"price":1600,"price_min":1600,"price_max":1600,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":39816578891822,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"FRN19","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Fable of Joseph and Aséneth","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1600,"weight":150,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":4,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"9781666708448","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/shop.newnorcia.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/products\/TheFableofJoseph_Aseneth.jpg?v=1652926624","\/\/shop.newnorcia.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/products\/TheFableofJoseph_Aseneth2.jpg?v=1652926625"],"featured_image":"\/\/shop.newnorcia.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/products\/TheFableofJoseph_Aseneth.jpg?v=1652926624","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":21512151269422,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.666,"height":3246,"width":2163,"src":"\/\/shop.newnorcia.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/products\/TheFableofJoseph_Aseneth.jpg?v=1652926624"},"aspect_ratio":0.666,"height":3246,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/shop.newnorcia.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/products\/TheFableofJoseph_Aseneth.jpg?v=1652926624","width":2163},{"alt":null,"id":21512151302190,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.652,"height":3254,"width":2122,"src":"\/\/shop.newnorcia.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/products\/TheFableofJoseph_Aseneth2.jpg?v=1652926625"},"aspect_ratio":0.652,"height":3254,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/shop.newnorcia.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/products\/TheFableofJoseph_Aseneth2.jpg?v=1652926625","width":2122}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFable of Joseph and Aséneth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is an imaginative elaboration of a verse from Genesis describing the relationship between Joseph, the son of the patriarch Jacob, and Aséneth, a beautiful maiden of Egypt. 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Yet this transcendent ideal soon proves fleeting, inaccessible, and remote, leaving only a state of emptiness and desolation. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFinally, through a mystical encounter with the incarnate deity, the soul is taken up into an ecstatic union with God—a meeting of heaven and earth, of the human and the divine. This volume presents an English verse adaptation of the principal Syriac version of the fable, as well as prose translations of related Greek and Syriac fragments.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFreely adapted into English Verse by New Norcia's Fr Robert Nixon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e71 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}
Humility and the Elevation of the Mind to God
$25.00
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It simply cannot be done. Just as pride is the root and source of all sin, so is humility the foundational virtue in which all other virtues must be grounded if they are to bear fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHumility is the heartbeat of the saints. It is the virtue that conforms us most closely to Christ. In this short but deeply rich book, the great spiritual master, Thomas à Kempis, will teach you the necessity of humility and how to cultivate it, how to identify the manifestations of pride, how to elevate your mind to God, and how to pray with humility and reverence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis timeless work also includes some of the most beautiful prayers ever written to God, the Blessed Mother, and the saints that will help you advance in virtue and pray with fervor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e13 cm x 18.5 cm. 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