THE BATTLE OF THE VIRTUES AND VICES: DEFENDING THE INTERIOR CASTLE OF THE SOUL

The greatest spiritual battle is the battle between virtue and vice, the conflict between aspiring to be a saint or living a mediocre life. The conflict between reaching heaven or forfeiting it.  

This book is a spiritual masterpiece written by Pope Saint Leo IX identifies our foes: “The enemies in this battle—the vices and temptations which infect our fallen nature—are invisible and internal.”  Pope Saint Leo IX provided in the book over twenty-five virtues to help you win the spiritual victory against sin.

This book is a dialogue between the virtues and vices for the readers to learn to listen to the voice of truth and not the voice of lies. The readers are reminded in the book that the Lord, the General of our souls, whispers words of encouragement and peace while the devil, the captain of vice and enemy of our souls, tempts us to sin and then accuses us.  The readers are also encouraged that the earthly pilgrimage fraught with suffering, sorrow, and trials, but must keep their eyes fixed on the celestial homeland, the eternal city, where there will be perpetual peace. In Heaven, Our Lord will welcome His glorious martyrs and courageous soldiers, those who have kept the faith and fought victoriously.