For the Glory of God and the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

The devil took this book from St. Rose of Lima and threw it in a garbage heap. Discern accordingly.

Of Prayer and Meditation was written by Venerable Louis of Granada and first published in Spanish in 1554, translated into English in 1584, and transliterated from Middle English into a more readable form in 2023. This website is dedicated to the promulgation of this book. Here you will find the entire text of the book, readable online or to download.

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The Table in the Menu above contains links to:

• Fourteen Meditations; one for the morning and evening each day of the week
• Five Parts that may be Exercised in Prayer
• Advices on Meditations
• How to Meditate on the Passion
• Epistles and Prologues

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View the Original – has images of all pages in the original 1584 translation that was used in the transliteration of this book.

A few things to note….

• In order to maintain the exact prosa oratio with which the Venerable wrote, it was discerned necessary to leave intact the exact wording, prose, and even punctuation with which the Venerable and the original translator wrote. Some words remain herein which have fallen from use in our modern tongue, or whose meanings have changed through the centuries. These words must be discovered and discerned by the reader in order to attain to the full meaning of these meditations.
• The Venerable recommends those new unto the service of Almighty God begin with the evening meditations first, before progressing to the morning meditations.
• The daily meditations found here do not include the footnotes and references found in the original translation; please refer to the downloadable and printable text (print the book) in order to view the text with the applicable notes and references.
• Any underlined text should be an active link.

Now in our case, whereas there be so many enemies, that do daily and hourly seek to hinder us in this spiritual building of virtues: the devils on the one side, with a thousand subtle snares, and deceits: the world on the other side, with a thousand kinds of scandalous offences, and evil examples: and the flesh in the middle, with divers and sundry kinds of appetites, which be so fiery, and so contrary unto the law of God, (for God requireth chastity, and the flesh longeth after sensuality: God requireth humility, and the flesh seeketh after vanity: God would have austerity of life, and the flesh hunteth after delights, and pleasures:) if now there be no spiritual weapons exercised to drive away these enemies, if there be no medicines used to cure this corrupted flesh, how shall a man keep chastity among so many dangers, charity, among so many scandalous offences: peace, among so many contradictions: simplicity, among so many malicious deceits: cleanness of life, in a body so filthy: and humility, in a world so much given unto pompous pride, and vain glory.

Venerable Louis of Granada

 Many Saints spoke highly of Venerable Louis of Granada’s writings, including St. Vincent de Paul, St. Louise de Marillac, St. Francis de Sales, St. Charles Borromeo, St. Rose of Lima and St. Teresa of Avila. May the words herein help us to heed the request of Our Lady at Fatima and not offend the Lord Our God anymore.