Soul of the Apostolate | Ep. 4 - Action Made Fruitful by the Interior Life

"Am I really one of those who depend upon their mental prayer, their visits to the Blessed Sacrament, above all upon their Mass or their Communion, to put real moving power into their preaching? If I am not, I may perhaps be a loudly 'tinkling cymbal,' or even give forth the more pompous din of 'sounding brass,' but I am not communicating to others any love, that love which makes the eloquence of the friends of God impossible to resist."

Part Four of the classic work by the French Trappist monk, Dom Jean-Baptiste Chautard (1858-1935), describes the many ways in which the interior life ensures the fruitfulness of active apostolic works.

Episode 4: Part Four (sections a - d)

00:00 - Intro

00:39 - The Interior Life is the Condition on which the Fruitfulness of Active Works Depends

07:36 - a. The Interior Life Draws Down the Blessings of God

15:18 - b. It Makes the Apostle Capable of Sanctifying Others by His Example

23:51 - c. It Makes the Apostle Radiate the Supernatural: the Efficacy of This Radiation

01:13:42 - d. It Makes the Gospel Worker Truly Eloquent

This work will be released in its entirety in episodic format.

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