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In St. Bonaventures Life of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, the author humbly acknowledges his limitations while passionately inviting readers to engage in one of the most enriching spiritual practices the contemplation of Christs life. He believes that through regular meditation on this divine subject, even those who feel uneducated can develop a deep familiarity, confidence, and love for God, gaining insight into His most profound mysteries. Bonaventure eloquently argues that this practice serves to shield us from the fleeting distractions of the world, steadies us amid trials, and helps ...

Seeing himself as "unequal to so great a task", St. Bonaventure nevertheless endeavored to introduce his readers to the practice of "the most beneficial of all devout exercises, and that which is most capable of leading [them] to the summit of Christian perfection": the contemplation of the life of Our Lord. By "frequent and habitual meditations on that divine subject" even "very illiterate persons" have been raised to such "familiarity, confidence, and love of him" that they have become "profoundly versed in the most sublime mysteries of God". What better way "to arm our breast against the ...