"And yet the visible sun, as splendid as it is, is a mere created object, and is therefore certainly less radiant than the divine splendor, and less beautiful than the glory of the God Who fashioned it. It consequently follows that the bodies of the saints--suffused with this glory of God--will surpass the beauty and radiance of the sun itself."
--Saint Anselm
The great Doctor of the Church and Benedictine monk Saint Anselm has assembled one of the greatest books ever written on heaven. Relying on his profound insights from prayer and his deep love for Sacred Scripture, Anselm systematically describes various aspects of the happiness of heaven: the beauty of the bodies of the blessed, the velocity of the glorified bodies of the saints in heaven, the strength of the blessed, the pleasures of heaven, and much more. At the same time, Saint Anselm does not shy away from the reality of hell and its unending torments. Nothing spurs the soul to repentance like the thought of being eternally separated from God.
To obtain our celestial homeland, Saint Anselm instructs the reader to meditate daily on the day of judgment and the blessings of heaven. Saint Anselm, who later became an archbishop of Canterbury, exhorts the faithful to daily conversion and heartfelt prayers. It is a book that will make you long for heaven with all your heart and slowly detach you from this world, where "the pleasures, joys, and honors of this mortal life are but brief and ephemeral."
"And yet the visible sun, as splendid as it is, is a mere created object, and is therefore certainly less radiant than the divine splendor, and less beautiful than the glory of the God Who fashioned it. It consequently follows that the bodies of the saints--suffused with this glory of God--will surpass the beauty and radiance of the sun itself."
--Saint Anselm
The great Doctor of the Church and Benedictine monk Saint Anselm has assembled one of the greatest books ever written on heaven. Relying on his profound insights from prayer and his deep love for Sacred Scripture, Anselm systematically describes various aspects of the happiness of heaven: the beauty of the bodies of the blessed, the velocity of the glorified bodies of the saints in heaven, the strength of the blessed, the pleasures of heaven, and much more. At the same time, Saint Anselm does not shy away from the reality of hell and its unending torments. Nothing spurs the soul to repentance like the thought of being eternally separated from God.
To obtain our celestial homeland, Saint Anselm instructs the reader to meditate daily on the day of judgment and the blessings of heaven. Saint Anselm, who later became an archbishop of Canterbury, exhorts the faithful to daily conversion and heartfelt prayers. It is a book that will make you long for heaven with all your heart and slowly detach you from this world, where "the pleasures, joys, and honors of this mortal life are but brief and ephemeral."
Saint Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109), the "Doctor Magnificus," was a Benedictine saint who united the mysticism and austerity of the contemplative and monastic life with the zeal and pastoral diligence of apostolic and episcopal ministry. Occupying a distinguished position amongst the great ecclesiastical leaders and spiritual and theological luminaries who have adorned the Benedictine Order, his writings similarly unite penetrating intelligence and clear, analytical reasoning with overflowing and ardent devotion and passionate imagination. May they continue to guide today's readers in their search for God and inflame in our hearts a desire for the joys and glories of our celestial homeland.
"'What eye hath not seen, nor ear heard.' This is what you may get
a glimpse of, following in the footsteps of a great theologian,
monk, and saint as he leads you up and beyond the horizons of the
visible world. " --Rev. Abbot Philip Anderson, OSB, Our Lady of
Clear Creek Abbey
"A fulgent beacon amidst a world in a dark winter of depravity,
Saint Anselm's treatise, The Glories of Heaven, is a solid anchor
of hope." --Fr. Lawrence Carney, author of The Secret of the Holy
Face: The Devotion Destined to Save Society
"It is a tremendous joy to finally have in English this superb work
by the 'Doctor Marianus et Magnificus.' Saint Anselm truly followed
the precept of his spiritual father, Saint Benedict: 'To desire
eternal life with all spiritual longing.' These pages are radiant
with the light of all our hearts' desire for our heavenly dwelling,
and contain some of the most edifying and consoling words I have
read about the realities of our true home in heaven. I pray that
many souls will be set alight with great zeal to hasten toward
their eternal dwelling with great hope and confidence. May we all
arrive together at that blessed state wherein the joy of the saints
is experienced through the vision of Him Who is the great Lover of
each soul: 'Christ, Who Himself is our peace.'"
--Rev. Mother Abbess Cecilia, OSB, Abbey of Our Lady of Ephesus
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