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Purification and General Confession

St. Francis de Sales

The first purification to be made is that of sin, and the means—the holy Sacrament of Penance. Seek the best confessor that you can, take some one of the books prepared for the aid of conscience, read it carefully, and observe minutely wherein you have sinned from the earliest period up to the present time,

Purification from the Affection to Sin

St. Francis de Sales

All the children of Israel actually departed from Egypt, but they did not all depart heartily, wherefore in the desert some of them regretted the flesh, the melons, the leeks, and onions of Egypt. (Num. 11). And so some penitents, though they forsake sin outwardly,

Explore the demand for spirituality in a secularized world and the role of Christ in fulfilling this need. Discover the depths of the relationship with Christ and its transformative power.

The Soul’s Choice of a Devout Life

St. Francis de Sales

Preparation 1. Place thyself in the presence of God. 2. Prostrate thyself before Him, and seek His aid.

Sermon for Ash Wednesday: Fasting

St. Francis de Sales

THESE first four days of the holy season of Lent serve as a preface to indicate the preparation that we ought to make in order

Devotion For Every Vocation

St. Francis de Sales

In the creation God commanded the plants of the earth to bring forth fruit, each after its kind; and in a similar way He commands

The Coming of the Divine Infant

St. Francis de Sales

Saint Francis de Sales spoke the following words in a Christmas Eve Sermon on December 24, 1613. The below sermon is presented in a shorter

The Humility of St. John the Baptist

St. Francis de Sales

As the great St. Ambrose says, truly one must be clothed and armed on all sides with humility if one wishes to enter into the

Prayers Suitable to the Sick

St. Francis de Sales

The bed of the sick is an altar of sacrifice…Happy is the just man who disturbs not the sacrifice by his murmurs and his cries,

The Rapidity of Time

St. Francis de Sales

These temporal years pass away; the months are reduced to weeks, the weeks to days, the days to hours, and the hours to moments, which

To Attain Perfection We Must Patiently Endure Our Imperfection

St. Francis de Sales

We must have our mind settled on two points: one, to expect the growth of weeds in our garden; the other, to have courage to

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Patience in Sickness

St. Francis de Sales

I find in the Gospel a perfect model of this virtue in the person of St. Peter’s mother-in-law. This good woman, attacked by a heavy

Preserving Peace of Soul in Times of Trial

St. Francis de Sales

Nothing disturbs us so much as self-love and self-esteem. If our heart does not overflow with tender emotions, if our mind does not teem with

God Does Not Abandon Us at the Hour of Death

St. Francis de Sales

As a gentle mother, leading her little child with her, helps it to walk, carries it according as she sees necessity, allows it to make

The Mercy of God on the Return of a Sinner

St. Francis de Sales

“If sin abounds in malice to destroy, grace superabounds to repair.” -St. Francis de Sales The entrance of sin takes away life from the heart

We Should Abandon Ourselves to God in Life and in Death

St. Francis de Sales

Among the praises given by the saints to Abraham, St. Paul mentions this above every other, that he believed, hoping against all hope. God has

Love of Jesus for Sinners

St. Francis de Sales

Our Lord, the great and excellent physician of our infirmities, announced everywhere, before coming into this world, both His arrival and the maladies He would

Step back in time and delve into the extraordinary life of Saint Benedict, as seen through the eyes of St. Pope Gregory the Great. Experience profound spirituality and remarkable feats.

To Attain Perfection We Must Endure Our Imperfection

St. Francis de Sales

The feast of the Purification has no octave; it should continue our whole life. We must have our mind settled on two points; one, to

Sermon for Good Friday on the Passion of Christ

St. Francis de Sales

Sermon for Good Friday, March 25, 1622, concerning the brass serpent which saved the Israelites, the sinlessness of Christ, the manner in which He redeemed

The Excellence of Abandonment to God

St. Francis de Sales

Abandonment is the virtue of virtues; it is the cream of charity, the fragrance of humility, the sweetness of patience, and the fruit of perseverance.

Lenten Meditation on Eternal Happiness by St. Francis de Sales

St. Francis de Sales

Sermon for the Second Sunday of Lent, February 20, 1622, concerning our inability to comprehend eternal happiness, the ability of the soul in Heaven to

St. Francis de Sales Sermon for Ash Wednesday

St. Francis de Sales

Sermon for Ash Wednesday, February 9, 1622, concerning the spiritual fruits of fasting and the conditions which make fasting pleasing to God: fasting universally, that