The Practice of the Presence of God: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Practice of the Presence of God, credited to Brother Lawrence, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The Practice of the Presence of God, by Brother Lawrence. Read by Kirsten Ferreri. The Practice of the Presence of God is a collection of letters and transcriptions of conversations, compiled by a disciple of Brother Lawrence. Brother Lawrence was a Carmelite monk and head cook in his monastery's kitchens. He quickly gained an international reputation as a mystic and spiritual counselor. The Practice of the Presence records his last words of advice to his friends and disciples, as he suffered from an unnamed illness which would eventually take his life. (Description written by Kirsten Ferreri.) For more information on our readers, please visit the catalog page

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Practice of the Presence of God
• Author credits: Brother Lawrence
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 19
• Listed recording duration: 1:13:14

Catalogue topics

• religion

Track guide

1. 01 First Conversation — 4:03
2. 02 Second Conversation — 7:35
3. 03 Third Conversation — 3:49
4. 04 Fourth Conversation — 8:47
5. 05 First Letter — 3:33
6. 06 Second Letter — 8:23
7. 07 Third Letter — 2:33
8. 08 Fourth Letter — 4:55
9. 09 Fifth Letter — 2:51
10. 10 Sixth Letter — 2:59
11. 11 Seventh Letter — 2:40
12. 12 Eighth Letter — 2:26
13. 13 Ninth Letter — 3:06
14. 14 Tenth Letter — 2:05
15. 15 Eleventh Letter — 3:54
16. 16 Twelfth Letter — 2:23
17. 17 Thirteenth Letter — 2:21
18. 18 Fourteenth Letter — 2:15
19. 19 Fifteenth Letter — 2:50

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