15 Days of Prayer with Saint Francis De Sales
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Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0764805754
ISBN 13
9780764805752
LCCN
99046203
OCLC
42296283
Category
Spirituality / Christian Faith ( 靈修信仰 )
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Publication Year
2000
Publisher
Pages
94
Subject
BX2179
Abstract
Francis de Sales (15671622), presented as a young man with opportunities for a brilliant marriage and a successful worldly career, chose instead a life of devotion to Christ as a priest, and, eventually, bishop of Geneva. Francis was a humble servant of the poor and an exceptionally skilled evangelist, preaching Catholic doctrine with tremendous love and patience, often in the face of grave danger. He was influential in the revival of French Catholicism in the 17th century, and was declared a Doctor of the Church in 1877.
The only way of spiritual progress, Francis teaches, is through an opening to the Holy Spirit. It is he who sanctifies us, it is he who makes us understand the Fathers loving plan, realized in Jesus Christ, the Savior. For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life (Jn 3:16). To make a retreat with Saint Francis de Sales, to pray with him under his direction, is to renew our outlook on the grandeur of God and his goodness to us.
The only way of spiritual progress, Francis teaches, is through an opening to the Holy Spirit. It is he who sanctifies us, it is he who makes us understand the Fathers loving plan, realized in Jesus Christ, the Savior. For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life (Jn 3:16). To make a retreat with Saint Francis de Sales, to pray with him under his direction, is to renew our outlook on the grandeur of God and his goodness to us.
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Library | Accession No | Call No | Copy No | Edition | Location | Availability |
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Library 3 ( Main Library ) at Lindfield | 3880 | MI 0350.0000 | 1 | Yes |