Cultivating Virtue: Self‑Mastery With the Saints
By TAN Books · Published by TAN Books
Overview
This work presents a daily meditation on twelve essential Christian virtues, one for each month of the year, guiding the reader to mastery of virtue through the wisdom and examples of the saints. Drawing on Sacred Scripture and the Church’s moral tradition, it leads the faithful toward deeper self‑mastery and holiness by providing short, spiritually enriching reflections rooted in the lives of holy men and women.
- Offers daily reflections on a different Christian virtue throughout the year, helping to form habitual holiness.
- Features episodes and sayings from saints such as St. Francis de Sales, St. Teresa of Avila, and St. John of the Cross to inspire growth.
- Explains virtues including humility, mortification, patience, meekness, confidence, and charity in accessible daily readings.
- Guides readers to align their will more closely with God’s through the lived examples of the saints.
- Structured for daily use, making it suitable for personal prayer, retreats, or parish study.
Intended Audience
This book is suited for Catholics seeking to deepen their moral and spiritual formation through virtue, for readers desiring daily tradition‑rooted spiritual reflection, and for those who wish to grow in holiness by learning from the witness of saints. :contentReference[oaicite:6]{index=6}
Key Themes
- Daily spiritual formation through daily virtue reflections
- Saintly examples as models of Christian virtue
- Integration of Scripture and tradition for moral growth
- Progressive mastery of virtue toward holiness
- SKU:
- 2640
- Imprint:
- TAN Books
- Pages:
- 480
- Publication Date:
- 10/24/2016
- Product Format:
- Deluxe Leatherette
- Pdf:
- https://tanbooks.com/content/2640_Preview.pdf
- Height:
- 5.00
- Width:
- 8.00
26 Reviews Hide Reviews Show Reviews
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Beautiful
The book itself is beautiful. But I just started it so I can’t give hit a 5 star
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Wonderful Book
I love this book and have given several as gifts. It is full of wonderful messages from Saints and speaks to your heart especially about charity and. examples of acts of kindness. . Wonderful gift book too ! I highly recommend it !!!!
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Cultivating Virtue
Daily expositions of many saints' approaches and practices regarding living a virtuous life. Excellent and thought provoking.
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Cultivating Virtue is an excellent book
This book is beautiful on the inside and outside. Books like this that present information broken down by "time", in this case by month, help me to focus my attention and prayers. This is a book I am so glad I purchased. It would make an excellent gift.
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Cultivating Virtue this book
This book is an incredible guide to growing in virtue. I love the daily treatments of the monthly virtue. Thank you
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Cultivating Virtue
Absolutely Beautiful Book from The Front and Back Cover which is Richly Beautiful to the content of this lovely book you can’t go wrong! I love a book like this as you can read a passage a day! Or just read it in any order…it is filled w/so many insightful and meaningful passages! This is wonderful!
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Cultivating Virtue
This book is essential to the task of not only growing in virtue but growing in knowledge and friendship with the saints. If one wishes to learn how to emulate them, this is a great place to start.
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Beautiful Book
I love this book, giving you a virtue to focus on each month. Great reflections for the day!
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Great daily read
An excellent book to read with morning coffee. Either we set the tone for the day or the devil sets it for us!
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Cultivating Virtue
I am finding it refreshing to the point easy to follow. I have found a new daily companion. Thank you.
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I enjoy reading the comments from the saints on the particular virtue . . . giving me thoughts that I need to keep in mind for that virtue.
This was a nice surprise to read the saints and their thoughts, along with other saints and their thoughts that are related to one another.
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Very spiritually gratifying
I enjoy the book very much
