The Consoling Thoughts of St. Francis de Sales
Author | : Saint Francis (de Sales) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 1877 |
Genre | : Consolation |
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Author | : Saint Francis (de Sales) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 1877 |
Genre | : Consolation |
ISBN | : |
Author | : St. Francis de Sales |
Publisher | : TAN Books |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2013-01-24 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1618901451 |
In Consoling Thoughts on Sickness and Death, St. Francis de Sales, the beloved Doctor of the Church, teaches how to grow closer to God through suffering well the most bitter trials. The bed of sickness is an altar of sacrifice, writes the saint in this treasure of spirituality. He explains what prayers are suitable for the sick, how to persevere in patience, and even how to overcome an excessive fear of death. Most importantly, St. Francis de Sales teaches about abandonment to God s will in both life and death, drawing from his memories of the deaths of his own mother and sister. Readers of Consoling Thoughts will experience firsthand why St. Francis de Sales (1567-1622) is known to history as the Gentle Saint. St. Francis was Bishop of Geneva and a tireless preacher, who yet made time to correspond with numerous souls who wrote him for his insight and guidance. His Consoling Thoughts are compiled from these letters as well as from his other spiritual works.
Author | : St. Francis de Sales |
Publisher | : TAN Books |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2013-01-24 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1618901435 |
In Consoling Thoughts on Trials of an Interior Life St. Francis de Sales, beloved Doctor of the Church, gives us treasured insight from the master of spiritual direction. How can the soul persevere in piety in the midst of affliction? How should we conduct ourselves when suffering interior trials? How can we profit from our own faults? St. Francis de Sales explains all this and more. In this masterful collection, St. Francis speaks to every soul on the riches to be gained from suffering trials and temptations, the advantages we can draw from our own defects, and how to choose and carry the best crosses. Also included are uplifting passages on suffering sadness, or what we would now call depression. Readers of Consoling Thoughts will experience firsthand why St. Francis de Sales (1567-1622) is known to history as the Gentle Saint. St. Francis was Bishop of Geneva and a tireless preacher, who yet made time to correspond with numerous souls who wrote him for his insight and guidance. His Consoling Thoughts are compiled from these letters as well as from his other spiritual works.
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Total Pages | : 351 |
Release | : 1874 |
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Author | : Saint Francis (de Sales) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 351 |
Release | : 1902 |
Genre | : Consolation |
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Author | : Francisco De Sales |
Publisher | : Sophia Institute Press |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0918477298 |
St. Francis's practical, sensitive answers to the everyday tribulations all Christians face. You'll find holy wisdom on family problems, work, virtue, temptation, mourning, prayer, charity, guilt, and dozens of other real-life issues.
Author | : Saint Francis (de Sales) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 351 |
Release | : 1884 |
Genre | : Consolation |
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Author | : Louise Stacpoole-Kenny |
Publisher | : TAN Books |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 2002-10-12 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1505106761 |
St. Francis de Sales is famous in the Catholic world for his personality, as well as for his writings and other accomplishments. When he was being considered for beatification, 5,000 witnesses testified to his heroic virtues and miracles. The Calvinist minister of Geneva said of St. Francis de Sales: "If we honored any man as a Saint, I know none more worthy than this man since the days of the Apostles." Impr.
Author | : Francis De Sales |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013-01-24 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780895552341 |
New from TAN Books! The Consoling Thoughts of St. Francis de Sales Set includes: Consoling Thoughts on God, Consoling Thoughts on Trials of An Interior Life, Consoling Thoughts on Sickness and Death, and Consoling Thoughts on Eternity.
Author | : Wendy Wright |
Publisher | : Saints by Our Side |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 2017-01-01 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780819827388 |
The story of the extraordinary spiritual friendship between Francis de Sales and Jane de Chantal is recounted in this welcome addition to the Saints by Our Side series. Francis de Sales (15671622) was a priest, bishop, founder of Salesian spirituality, and a renowned spiritual director. Jane de Chantal (15721641) was a wife, a mother, a nun, and the founder of a religious community.