The Imitation of Christ

Written in the early fifteenth century, The Imitation of Christ is a classic of Christian devotional literature and a guide to the interior life. Through meditations on humility, detachment, prayer, self-denial and love of Christ, it calls the reader to shape daily life after the example of Jesus. For six centuries, Catholics have returned to its wisdom.

About the author

Thomas à Kempis (c. 1380–1471) was a canon regular at the monastery of Mount St. Agnes, near Zwolle in the present-day Netherlands, and a son of the spiritual renewal known as the Devotio Moderna. His hidden life of prayer, study and the copying of manuscripts bore fruit in one of the most widely read books in Christian history.

What you'll find inside

• Meditations on humility, detachment, prayer and self-denial
• The translation of Rev. Richard Challoner from the original Latin
• Practical Reflections and a Prayer after each chapter
• A foreword by Dom Prosper Guéranger, O.S.B.

What's in the box

• The Imitation of Christ (main book)
• An Examination of Conscience inspired by The Imitation of Christ (companion booklet)
• Prayer card
• Custom bookmark
• Card with the Act of Contrition
• Welcome letter

Who this book is for

For anyone seeking a daily companion for meditation, for those preparing for Confession, and for readers who want to return again and again to the essentials of the Christian life.