Author: Saint Francis De Sales
Publisher: Ignatius Press
ISBN: 1681497220
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 276
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Written over 400 years ago, Introduction to the Devout Life is still one of the most popular books for those pursuing holiness. St. Francis de Sales explains how to turn that desire for sanctity into resolutions that yield grace-filled results. Themes include: Pursuing a devout life whole-heartedly Incorporating prayer and sacraments into a busy schedule Growing in virtue Battling wisely against temptation Making spiritual progress through daily, monthly, and yearly exercises Whether you are just beginning your spiritual journey or are more advanced in the spiritual life, you’ll be able to apply this timeless wisdom immediately. Let St. Francis de Sales illumine the path to holiness and strengthen your desire to walk that road with the Lord. St. Francis de Sales (1567–1622) was the Bishop of Geneva and a renowned spiritual director. Preaching during the Counter-Reformation, he is estimated to have converted 70,000 Calvinists in his short lifetime. He was a fervent proponent of the universal call to holiness and spent much of his time guiding lay people on the road to sanctity. Declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius IX in 1877, St. Francis is still helping to form saints through his many writings, of which Introduction to the Devout Life is the most famous.
Author: André Ravier
Publisher: DeSales
ISBN: 9780971319967
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 274
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Author: Louise Stacpoole-Kenny
Publisher: TAN Books
ISBN: 1505106761
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 241
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St. Francis de Sales is famous in the Catholic world for his personality, as well as for his writings and other accomplishments. When he was being considered for beatification, 5,000 witnesses testified to his heroic virtues and miracles. The Calvinist minister of Geneva said of St. Francis de Sales: "If we honored any man as a Saint, I know none more worthy than this man since the days of the Apostles." Impr.
Author: William Meninger
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1441140743
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 156
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A masterful updating of a classic work.St. Francis de Sales (1567-1622), bishop of Geneva and founder of the Visitation Order of nuns, was renowned for his teachings on spirituality. His masterpiece in the field of spiritual literature was "The Introduction to the Devout Life." Revolutionary in its day and noted for its charm, warmth, and clarity of language, it set forth a spirituality oriented toward life in the world, an approach quite different from that of St. Francis de Sales's contemporaries,who saw spiritual perfection as possible only in religious life.While the message of "The Introduction to Devout Life" is still valid today, the fact is that its expression is quite dated. In this book, as in "Bringing 'The Imitation of Christ' Into the 21st Cemtury," Father Meninger is not offering a new translation or paraphrase of a spiritual classic. Rather, he is attempting to express the teachings of the original in a wholly contemporary idiom. Father Meninger has not hesitated to change, omit, or add to the original where necessary, the better to highlight the heart and charisma of St. Francis de Sales's teachings.
Author: Saint Francis (de Sales)
Publisher:
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Category : Consolation
Languages : en
Pages : 368
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Author: St. Francis de Sales
Publisher: TAN Books
ISBN: 1618901435
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 152
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In Consoling Thoughts on Trials of an Interior Life St. Francis de Sales, beloved Doctor of the Church, gives us treasured insight from the master of spiritual direction. How can the soul persevere in piety in the midst of affliction? How should we conduct ourselves when suffering interior trials? How can we profit from our own faults? St. Francis de Sales explains all this and more. In this masterful collection, St. Francis speaks to every soul on the riches to be gained from suffering trials and temptations, the advantages we can draw from our own defects, and how to choose and carry the best crosses. Also included are uplifting passages on suffering sadness, or what we would now call depression. Readers of Consoling Thoughts will experience firsthand why St. Francis de Sales (1567-1622) is known to history as the Gentle Saint. St. Francis was Bishop of Geneva and a tireless preacher, who yet made time to correspond with numerous souls who wrote him for his insight and guidance. His Consoling Thoughts are compiled from these letters as well as from his other spiritual works.
Author: H. L. Sidney Lear
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368723952
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 378
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Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.
Author: Saint Francis (de Sales)
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Languages : en
Pages :
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Author: Victor Hoagland
Publisher: Regina Press Malhame
ISBN: 9780882711294
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 319
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Portrays the lives and works of more than 150 saints included in the calendar of the Catholic Church
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Author: Robert ORNSBY
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Languages : en
Pages : 296
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