Thy Will Be Done: Letters to Persons in the World

St. Francis de Sales

ISBN 10: 0918477298 / ISBN 13: 9780918477293

Published by Sophia Institute Press (edition 1st Paperback Edition), 1995

About this Item

The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Thy Will Be Done: Letters to Persons in the World
• Publisher: Sophia Institute Press (edition 1st Paperback Edition)
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0918477298
• ISBN 13: 9780918477293
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Paperback Edition.
• Condition: Fair

About this title

Synopsis

Three centuries ago, people flocked to St. Francis de Sales, seeking his help for their problems. St. Francis spent hours ministering to them face-to-face and wrote over 20,000 letters. From these letters to persons in all walks of life, we've selected the ones that will be most helpful to you today.

Each hand-written response to someone like you seeking help for an actual problem. You'll be consoled by warmth, the wisdom, and the holy sympathy you'll find in these pages, as the love of this great saint reaches out to us across the centuries. Whatever you circumstances may be, there's wisdom here to make your life holier... and happier.

About the Author

St. Francis de Sales (1567-1622), bishop, Doctor of the Church, and patron of writers, was ordained a priest in 1593. He reconverted the inhabitants of Chablais from Calvinism. He was elected bishop of Geneva in 1602. With Jane Frances Frémyot, Baroness de Chantal, St. Francis founded the Visitation of Holy Mary in Annecy in Savoy. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Lyons, France, on December 28, 1622. St. Francis de Sales was canonized in 1665.