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by: St. Frances de Sales See Larger Image List Price: $31.95 Our Price: $24.28 You Save: $7.67 (24%) Prices subject to change. Used Price: $22.91 Third Party New Price: $16.60 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 110 EAN: 9780766100749 ISBN: 076610074X Label: Kessinger Publishing, LLC Manufacturer: Kessinger Publishing, LLC Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 344 Publication Date: May 31, 1942 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC Sales Rank: 1993545 Studio: Kessinger Publishing, LLC Related Items: Finding God's Will for You Dark Night of the Soul Jesus of Nazareth Interior Castle The Way of Perfection see more Editorial Review: Product Description: 1934. 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. Amazon.com Review: 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 Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Simplicity From another era and from a brilliant mind, this book is very simple and very beautiful. The touching moments of reaching God as a child holding a father's hand are really beyond words. As someone raised as a catholic, but who follows a different path, I still read this book with great devotion and think that St. Francis de Sales has a great deal of common sense to speak to people today. I think it isn't necessary to go into the sense of the need for sacrifice or suffering (why would a loving God ... Read More Rating: - Spiritual Growth for Normal People I was skeptical about starting this book, because most of the saints' writings I have read have been very theological or spiritual in nature, basically above my head. This one is practical and easy to follow. It makes sense for an everyday person who is just trying to grow closer to God. It applies to each individual no matter what your vocation or job and is specifically directed at those who are NOT priests or religious (although they probably would benefit, as well). This is a classic! A winner ... Read More Rating: - don't hesitate to buy this book! Although written so long ago, it really is wonderful for our day and age today! Very practical advise and food for thought in an easy to read style. There is so much to gain from reading this book, written for everyone. Rating: - Quite frankly indispensable This is an astoundingly helpful book. St. Francis de Sales manages to give all the benefit that you can reap from a spiritual guidance book. In one of the first chapters, he recommends finding an actual spiritual director- best advice. In conjunction with doing so, this is one of the most wonderful little treasures I have come across. It pertains to all people, of all states, too. I have other books- Divine Intimacy, Words of Love, Divine Mercy in My Soul, School of Jesus Crucified... each is priceless. ... Read More Rating: - Wealth This classic is a wealth of insight and advice for nurturing a devout life. It predates and foreshadows the call for all to be saints at Vatican II and by faithful like Pope John Paul II and Saint Josemaria Escriva to sanctify the ordinary. This is a powerful and profitable book for our times from the great evangelist who won many back to the Catholic faith from the Protestant reformation. For the historical value as a classic it is well worth reading but as a practical devotional toward a truly devout ... Read More see more Browse for similar items by category: Philosophy - Nonfiction - Subjects - Books - Metaphysics Philosophy - Nonfiction - Subjects - Books - General Philosophy - Nonfiction - Subjects - Books - General AAS ( F ) - Authors, A-Z - Religion & Spirituality - Subjects - Books - Francis de Sales New Age - Religion & Spirituality - Subjects - Books - Mysticism