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Oh, How He Loves You

St. Francis de Sales

YOU ask me whether Our Lord thinks of you, and whether He looks upon you with love. Yes, He thinks of you, and not only

Gentleness Toward Ourselves

St. Francis de Sales

ONE of the forms in which we should practice gentleness regards ourselves, in never growing irritable with ourselves on our imperfections; for, although, in reason

The Virtue of Virtues

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.

Called By Name

St. Francis de Sales

CONSIDER the love with which Jesus Christ Our Lord suffered so much in this world, particularly in the Garden of Olives, and on Mount Calvary.

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

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

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

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Oh, How He Loves You

Gentleness Toward Ourselves

The Virtue of Virtues

Called By Name

Sermon for Ash Wednesday: Fasting

Devotion For Every Vocation

The Coming of the Divine Infant

The Humility of St. John the Baptist

Prayers Suitable to the Sick

The Rapidity of Time

To Attain Perfection We Must Patiently Endure Our Imperfection

Patience in Sickness

Preserving Peace of Soul in Times of Trial

God Does Not Abandon Us at the Hour of Death

The Mercy of God on the Return of a Sinner

We Should Abandon Ourselves to God in Life and in Death

Love of Jesus for Sinners

To Attain Perfection We Must Endure Our Imperfection

Sermon for Good Friday on the Passion of Christ

The Excellence of Abandonment to God

Lenten Meditation on Eternal Happiness by St. Francis de Sales

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