Introduction to the Devout Life - Softcover

De Sales, Saint Francis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1617202975 ISBN 13: 9781617202971

Publisher: Wilder Publications, 2023

Synopsis

Almost all those who have written concerning the devout life have had chiefly in view persons who have altogether quitted the world; or at any rate they have taught a manner of devotion which would lead to such total retirement. But my object is to teach those who are living in their own households, and whose calling obliges them to a social life, so far as externals are concerned. And so I have shown them that a true steadfast soul may live in the world untainted by worldly breath, finding a well-spring of holy piety amid the bitter waves of society, and hovering amid the flames of earthly lusts without singeing the wings of its devout life.

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About the Author

Saint Francis de Sales (1567 –1622) was Bishop of Geneva and is a Roman Catholic saint. He worked to convert Protestants back to Catholicism, and was an accomplished preacher. He is known also for his writings on the topic of spiritual direction and spiritual formation, particularly Introduction to the Devout Life. His writings on the perfections of the Heart of Mary as the model of love for God influenced St. Jean Eudes C.O. to develop the joint devotion to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wilder Publications
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1617202975
• ISBN 13: 9781617202971
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 181