Spiritual Diary
Spiritual Diary John Baptist Jordan (1848–1918) Fr. Francis Mary of the Cross Spiritual Diary 1875 – 1918 New English Language Edition Network Printers Milwaukee, WI 2011 USA Joint Committee on History and Charism Ms. Janet Bitzan, SDS, Chair S. Aquin Gilles, SDS* S. Carol Thresher, SDS* Br. Edward Havlovic, SDS S. Nelda Hernandez, SDS* Fr. Thomas Novak, SDS* Fr. Daniel Pekarske, SDS* S. Barbara Reynolds, SDS Fr. Thomas Perrin, SDS Mrs. Patricia Spoerl, SDS *members of the editorial team Published privately with permission of superiors. Fr. David Bergner, SDS, Provincial, SDS-M S. Carol Thresher, SDS, Provincial, SDS-W Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2011 i Contents Introduction to the Spiritual Diary ............................. v (“Preface to the Facsimile Edition,” DSS XXII, abridged) Introduction to the New English Edition ................ xiv Abbreviations of Languages Used in the Text ......... xvii First Section .................................................................1 John Baptist Jordan’s education prior to beginning his Spiritual Diary: June 16, 1848, to June 1875 Second Section (Spiritual Dairy I/1-16).......................5 Jordan as a student of theology and philology in Freiburg im Bresgau: July 1, 1875, to September 1877 Book I of the Spiritual Diary (1875 – 1894) ...............11 Third Section (Spiritual Diary I/17 – 109) .......................23 Jordan’s life in St. Peter’s Seminary until his diaconal ordination. September 1877, to March 1878 Fourth Section (Spiritual Diary I/110 – 145) ....................95 Ordinations
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