The Life of Blessed Henry Suso

by Henry Suso

— A Classic — Includes Active Table of Contents — Includes Religious Illustrations

THE following book speaks throughout in an instructive manner of the life of a beginner, and contains, for those who look beneath the surface, information respecting the proper way in which a beginner should order his outer and inner man so as to be in harmony with God’s all-lovely will. And since good works are undoubtedly a better guide, and sometimes shed a brighter light into a man’s heart than mere words, therefore the book recounts, as examples, many different holy actions, which really and truly took place just as they are related. The book also tells of a man’s progress in holiness; that is, how, by avoiding things, by sufferings, and by exercises, he may break through his unmortified animal nature, and arrive at great and exalted dignity.

Aeterna Press

Genres: Christian, Catholic

149 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1362

About the author

Henry Suso (Also called Amandus, a name adopted in his writings, and Heinrich Seuse in German) was a German mystic, declared Blessed in 1831 by Gregory XVI, who assigned his feast in the Dominican Order to March 2. The Dominicans now celebrate his feast on January 23, the "open" day nearest the day of his death.

Reviews

[Alan Lindsay · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is one of the weirdest books I've ever read. It seems to be two or three books sewn together, from the initial self-mutilating very medieval monasticism to the quasi-romance adventure to the spiritual wisdom ending (kind of tedious), a poor man's "Saint John of the Cross." A good glimpse into the world in which it was composed.