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PRAYER: An Act of Abandonment by Francis de Sales
O my God, I thank you, and I praise you for accomplishing your holy and all-lovable will without any regard for mine. With my whole heart, in spite of my heart, do I receive this cross I feared so...
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ANGELS: The Angel of Release, with a tale of my own
Acts 12:1 – 16 At that time King Herod caused terrible suffering for some members of the church. He ordered soldiers to cut off the head of James, the brother of John. When Herod saw that this...
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SERMON: The Great Humility of Saint John the Baptist, by Francis de Sales
Sermon for the Third Sunday of Advent, December 13, 1620, concerning pride and ambition as the most powerful temptations, the excellent humility of Saint John the Baptist in renouncing the most...
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PRAYER: Difficulty in Prayer, a letter from Francis de Sales
Letter to Mademoiselle de Soulfour Mlle de Soulfour, whose father was an acquaintance of Francis de Sales through the “Cercle Acarie,” was a novice in a religious community in Paris at the time Francis...
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MORNING DEW: Devotion is Possible in Every Walk of Live, by Francis de Sales
From An Introduction to the Devout Life At creation God commanded plants to bear fruit, each according to its kind. (Genesis 1:11-12) In the same way, he commanded Christians, who are the living...
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SERMON: The Goal of Prayer, by Francis de Sales
Saint Bernard – whose ministry is dear to those who have to speak on prayer – in writing to a bishop, advised him that all that was necessary for him was to speak well (meaning to instruct, to...
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SERMON: The Spirit of Prayer, by Francis de Sales
We have not to speak of the efficient cause of prayer. It is necessary for us to know, then, who can and who ought to pray. The question would soon be decided were we to say that all can pray and...
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SERMON: The Kinds of Prayer, by Francis de Sales
We have shown that the end of prayer is our union with God, and that all who are on the way to salvation can and ought to pray. But there remained to us a difficulty in our last exhortation, namely,...
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SERMON: The Heart of Prayer, by Francis de Sales
I still have to point out the distinction that exists in prayer, whether mental or vocal prayer. In prayer we go to God in two ways, both of which have been recommended to – namely, sometimes we pray...
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PRAYER: Ten Meditations, by Francis de Sales
From Introduction to the Devout Life (A modern rewriting, making these meditations easier to read and understand, can be found at the website for the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales.) The whole Earth...
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MYSTICISM: What True Devotion Is, by Francis de Sales
From Introduction to the Devout Life You aim at a devout life, dear child, because as a Christian you know that such devotion is most acceptable to God’s Divine Majesty. But seeing that the small...
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THE NECESSITY OF PRAYER, by Francis de Sales
From Introduction to the Devout Life One Prayer opens the understanding to the brightness of Divine Light, and the will to the warmth of Heavenly Love – nothing can so effectually purify the mind from...
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From: Lent With The Saints Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9; Psalm 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20; Matthew 5:17-19 When we think of Moses, we often think of the Ten Commandments, the laws that God gave to Israel....
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