SCHRIJVERS, JOSEPH. - Spiritual writer, b. at Zutendaal (Belgium) on 19 Dec. 1876, made his profession among the Redemptorists in 1895, d. at Rome on 4 March 1945. He taught philosophy and ascetical theology to the young confreres, of whom he was spiritual prefect. He was visitor of the Ukrainian mission in Galicia, provincial superior and general consultor. He combined apostolic activity and an intense interior life; he wrote many books of edification, drawing on the doctrine of St. Alphonsus, which he nonetheless presents in a personal manner.
Among the masters of contemporary spirituality he is one of the most widely read; his works were published several times and translated into several languages. Noteworthy are: Les principes de la vie spirituelle (1st ed., Brussels 1913; 7th ed. Paris 1937), a systematic work for the school; La bonne volonté (1st ed., ibid. 1913), considered his best publication; Le don de soi (1st ed., ibid. 1918); Le divin ami (1st ed., ibid. 1922); Les âmes confiantes (1st ed., Louvain 1930); Message de Jésus à son prêtre (Brussels 1932); Ma Mère (1st ed., Eschchen 1925); Jésus parmi nous (1940); his last book Notre Père qui êtes aux cieux (1942) contains in summary the teaching scattered throughout the others, which by the thousands of copies continue in the world to do inestimable good.
Bibliography3 worksM. De Meulemeester, Bibliographie générale des écrivains rédemptoristes, II, Louvain 1935, pp. 391-95; III, ibid. 1939, pp. 383-84; id., Un
BIBL.: M. De Meulemeester, Bibliographie générale des écrivains rédemptoristes, II, Louvain 1935, pp. 391-95; III, ibid. 1939, pp. 383-84; id., Un grande scrittore ascetico dei nostri tempi, il p. Giuseppe S., in Vita cristiana, 16 (1947), p. 54 ff.
Oreste Gregorio. “Schrijvers, joseph.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XI, col. 88. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953. https://azioneromana.com/article/schrijvers-joseph.
MLA
Oreste Gregorio. “Schrijvers, joseph.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XI, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953, col. 88. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/schrijvers-joseph.
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@incollection{ec11_schrijvers_joseph,
author = {Oreste Gregorio},
title = {Schrijvers, joseph},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {XI},
pages = {88},
note = {Cited by column},
publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
address = {Città del Vaticano},
year = {1953},
url = {https://azioneromana.com/article/schrijvers-joseph}
}
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