Introduction to the Devout Life
by St. Frances de Sales
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Author: St. Frances de SalesEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1942-05-31
ISBN: 076610074X
Number of pages: 344
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
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Summary: 5 Stars
This book was a required text for a Catholic Spirituality class that I took from Franciscan University of Steubenville. I absolutely loved the reading for several reasons: it helped transform my understanding of the spiritual life. Many think that a devout life is reserved only for those who have formally committed to that way of life, i.e., priesthood or religious life. However, St. Francis De Sales gives very practical guidelines for the spiritual life, helping his readers understand that the spiritual life is intended for ALL, and can be lived successfully by all. I suggest this book to anyone, in any walk of life, that is seeking direction in how to make great progress in their spiritual life.
Summary of Introduction to the Devout Life
First Part: Containing counsels and exercises requisite for the guidance of the soul from her first desire of the devout life until she be brought to a full resolution to embrace it. Purgation, Meditation. Second Part: Containing divers counsels for the elevation of the soul to God by prayer and the sacraments. Third: Containing sundry counsels concerning the exercise of virtues. Fourth: Containing counsels for combating the more ordinary temptations. Fifth: Containing exercises and counsels for renewing the soul and confirming her in devotion.Devout life does not require withdrawal from the world. This was the central insight of Saint Francis de Sales, a 16th-century priest whose Introduction to the Devout Life has not gone out of print in almost four centuries. Francis served the church at a dangerous time in a dangerous place: during the Reformation, in Calvinist areas of France, when celebrating mass was punishable by death. He was a popular minister and a prolific letter writer whose correspondence was cherished for its clear and direct instruction in the ways of piety. The book collects passages from many of those letters, organized as one message addressed to the allegorical character Philothea (which means "lover of God"). The book includes long sections about prayer, temptation, and how to maintain and renew devotion to God. But it is most distinguished by its discussion of how to live a holy life in the secular world. Each chapter (such as "How to Combine Due Care for a Good Reputation with Humility") is frank, uncannily modern, and precise. --Michael Joseph Gross
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