Letters to Persons in the World: The Veuillot-Mackey Collection of 186 Letters
Letters to Persons in the World: The Veuillot-Mackey Collection of 186 Letters

Author: Francisco De Sales

Publisher: Eremitical Press

Published: 2010-10

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 9781926777221

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In his letters, Saint Francis de Sales provides his most intimate and practical advice on the spiritual life. Here the saint writes with his characteristic warmth and insight into human nature. The Veuillot-Mackey collection consists of 186 letters of the saint addressed to people in lay life. Subjects include discerning vocations, questions of marriage, lawsuits, and life decisions, family births and deaths, marital life and relationships, private devotions, prayer and meditation, and conformity to the will of God and the situation in which we find ourselves. Included in this collection are many letters of spiritual direction to Madame de Chantal, with whom St. Frances de Sales would found the Congregation of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin.

St. Francis De Sales
St. Francis De Sales

Author: Saint Francis (de Sales)

Publisher: DeSales

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 9780982927120

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Selection of 125 letters from the origianl 2,000 letters by St. Francis de Sales, translated with an introduction, biographical notes and bibliography.

Letters to Persons in the World
Letters to Persons in the World

Author: Saint Francis de Sales

Publisher: Aeterna Press

Published: 2015-09-01

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13:

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MANY BESIDES MYSELF will have heard with great satisfaction that it is in contemplation to prepare a complete and careful English translation of the works of St. Francis de Sales. The position of St. Francis, as a teacher of the Universal Church, has long been assured. But the recent Pontifical decree, which has enrolled him among those who are formally called Doctors of the Church, has directed the attention of all devout Christians to a more exhaustive examination of all that he has written. Those who use the English tongue may well desire to have an adequate English edition of a Saint who is one of the great devotional teachers of the Church during the time which has elapsed since the Council of Trent. Aeterna Press

Introduction to the Devout Life
Introduction to the Devout Life

Author: Saint Francis De Sales

Publisher: Ignatius Press

Published: 2015-06-08

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 1681497220

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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.

Behold This Heart
Behold This Heart

Author: Thomas Dailey

Publisher: Sophia Institute Press

Published: 2021-01-21

Total Pages: 171

ISBN-13: 164413134X

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True devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus moves us to ponder the unrelenting love of Jesus, fully human and fully divine, as He poured Himself out for the world. In these pages, Fr. Thomas Dailey transports you beyond the prayers and liturgies and helps you to contemplate the Sacred Heart, which Pope Benedict XVI said “has irreplaceable importance.” Fr. Dailey shows you how to experience the way of prayer that formed St. Margaret Mary — the visionary to whom the devotion was revealed — in the religious order founded by St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane de Chantal. Fr. Dailey's brilliant combination of Salesian spirituality and meditative devotion will enable you to respond to Christ's “divine affection” and experience God's love as never before. Through a series of nine reflections on the Sacred Heart, Fr. Dailey will show you: