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What can the lay person learn from the life of a monk? Solitude and Silence are two pillars of monastic life that many people quickly point to as the hardest and most confusing parts of this kind of religious consecration. However, the great spiritual writer Thomas à Kempis, author of The Imitation of Christ, helps us to understand that all Christians are called to some solitude and silence in our lives while not taking on a complete eremitical life.

« Depuis longtemps je me nourrissais de « la pure farine » contenue dans l' Imitation … j'en savais par cœur presque tous les chapitres, ce petit livre ne me quittait jamais, en été, je le portais dans ma poche, en hiver dans mon manchon » (Sainte Thérèse de Lisieux, manuscrits autobiographiques). L'étonnante fortune de cet ouvrage tient du prodige car aucun autre, sans en excepter les livres bibliques, n'a eu, en France, le quart des traductions qu'on y a faites de l' Imitation .

Complete and unabridged 15th century text by Thomas à Kempis and translated by William Benham in 1886. This book is a classic for comfort and understanding of living the spiritual life of Christ in a physical world. Find the path to following Christ in this treasured and timeless devotional book. Encouraging the renunciation of worldly vanities and vices, Thomas á Kempis shows us how to lead a disciplined and simple spiritual life modeled on the teachings of Jesus.