JOHN, CARDINAL McCLOSKEY,
Archbishop of New York.
September 4, 1882.
Re-imprimatur:
✠ EDUARDUS CARD. MAC CABE,
Archiepiscopus Dublinensis, Hiberniæ Primas.
INTRODUCTION.
Pious Soul:
The Spiritual Father who presents himself to you under this title is the gentle Bishop of Geneva, who, in the opinion of St. Jane Chantal and St. Vincent de Paul, was the most perfect imitation of our Saviour living among men.
Love for souls is his great passion. He is not astonished at either falls or discouragement, which he cures by remedies as gentle as they are efficacious. Whatever your disposition you will find sometimes a word of consolation, sometimes a counsel of perfection, or a means of accomplishing a difficult step in the ways of God, and of elevating yourself to Him.