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Introduction to the Devout Life: Saint Francis De Sales

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u/trolo-joe · 8 pointsr/Catholicism

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The Lamb's Supper by Scott Hahn. Excellent read to learn about the Biblical foundations of the Mass and an explanation of the Church's understanding of the oft-misunderstood Book of Revelation of John.
The Soul of the Apostoalte. Words can't really express the spiritual treasury in this book. It basically describes how rooted we must be in prayer for any apostolate to survive.
Introduction to the Devout Life. Another spiritual classic by St. Francis de Sales. A classic piece of literature that EVERY faithful Catholic should have in their home! St. Francis teaches us how to pray and meditate in very simple, accessible ways.
The Confessions of St. Augustine. This isn't a novel about a saint airing his dirty laundry, this is entire piece of literature is a prayer and an introspective, philosophical examination of why we tend to choose evil over good. It may be a challenge for new readers, but it's an incredible work.
An Exorcist Tells His Story and An Exorcist: More Stories by Fr. Gabriel Amorth, chief exorcist of Rome. Two excellent works on demonic activity, spiritual warfare, and the Rite of Exorcism. More Stories has a better format than the first work, but both are worth reading.
The Rite: The Making of a Modern Exorcist. Though told from the perspective of a journalist, and including a ridiculous armchair psychological examination that attempts to disprove demonic activity (chapter 13 I believe), it's a good book worth reading on spiritual warfare. NOT at all similar to the movie, and a good read.

There are more books, but I'll have to go into my memory-vault to remember what I would recommend.

u/Ibrey · 6 pointsr/Catholicism

Prayer, especially the rosary and the Psalms. The seven penitential Psalms are 6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, and 143 (in the Hebrew numbering). Remember to pray for your enemies.
Fasting. Abstain from meat on Friday if you're not doing so year-round already, and try to keep Friday as a fast day also.
Almsgiving. "Almsgiving delivers from death." (Tobit 12:9)
Frequent reception of confession; to go every two weeks, or even weekly, is a good habit.
Frequent spiritual reading; Introduction to the Devout Life and The Imitation of Christ are good books.