Page. I. Spiritual Direction 1 II. Temptations 8 III. Prayer 19 IV. Penance 37 V. Confession 43 VI. Holy Communion 62 VII. Sundays and Holydays 76 VIII. Spiritual Reading 81 PART SECOND. _Interior Life._ IX. Hope 85 X. The Presence of God 90 XI. Humility 93 XII. Resignation 99 XIII. Scruples 108 XIV. Interior Peace 112 XV. Sadness 116 XVI. Liberty of Spirit 119 XVII. Christian Perfection 130 PART THIRD. _Social Life._ XVIII. Charity 146 XIX. Zeal 153 XX. Meekness 162 XXI. Conversation 165 XXII. Dress 173 XXIII. Human Respect 176 XXIV. Resolutions 178 XXV. Conclusion 182 Additions 186 Light and Peace INSTRUCTIONS FOR DEVOUT SOULS TO DISPEL THEIR DOUBTS AND ALLAY THEIR FEARS. By R. P. QUADRUPANI, Barnabite. PART FIRST. EXTERIOR PRACTICES. I. SPIRITUAL DIRECTION. For it is not you who speak, but the Holy Ghost. (S. Mark, xiii, 11.) 1. It is absolutely true that in matters of conscience obedience to a spiritual director is obedience to God, for Christ has said to His ministers on earth: “He that heareth you, heareth Me.” (St. Luke, x, 16.)