A selection from the spiritual letters of s. Francis de Sales, tr. by the author of 'Life of s. Francis de Sales'. |
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... comfort to me . But , my dear daughter , be brave , have confidence : " If thou wouldst believe , thou shouldst see the glory of God . " What do you take the bed of suffering to be but a school of humility , where we learn our weakness ...
... comfort to me . But , my dear daughter , be brave , have confidence : " If thou wouldst believe , thou shouldst see the glory of God . " What do you take the bed of suffering to be but a school of humility , where we learn our weakness ...
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... comfort . We would fain pray in eau de naffe , and exercise holi- ness by eating sugar , not considering how our Dear Lord fell on His Face in agony , while His sweat was , as it were , great drops of blood , through the intense ...
... comfort . We would fain pray in eau de naffe , and exercise holi- ness by eating sugar , not considering how our Dear Lord fell on His Face in agony , while His sweat was , as it were , great drops of blood , through the intense ...
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... comfort as possible to all around , so as to make them esteem and honour your devotion , and imitate it . Cultivate a gentle , cheerful , humble spirit , which is the aptest to devotion ; as also evenness of mind , not being eager for ...
... comfort as possible to all around , so as to make them esteem and honour your devotion , and imitate it . Cultivate a gentle , cheerful , humble spirit , which is the aptest to devotion ; as also evenness of mind , not being eager for ...
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... comfort . At least once every month examine yourself as to whether these two pillars are firm . . . . Beware of scruples . Keep yourself in God's Presence , and avoid all hurry and disquiet : nothing is a greater hindrance in the way of ...
... comfort . At least once every month examine yourself as to whether these two pillars are firm . . . . Beware of scruples . Keep yourself in God's Presence , and avoid all hurry and disquiet : nothing is a greater hindrance in the way of ...
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... comfort in taking a fixed time daily for consideration , as before God and your Guardian Angel , as to what is necessary to a blessed departure . How would you have your affairs stand if it be near ? I know that such thoughts are ...
... comfort in taking a fixed time daily for consideration , as before God and your Guardian Angel , as to what is necessary to a blessed departure . How would you have your affairs stand if it be near ? I know that such thoughts are ...
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abjection accept affection amid angels ANNECY bear better Bishop blessed Blessed Sacrament Cardinal Borromeo charity Christ Christian perfection Church comfort Communion confession courage Cross Crown 8vo dear child dear daughter Dear Lord dear Mother dear sister dearest child death desire devotion dwell earthly Edward Meyrick Goulburn Eternity faith Father faults fear feel Francis de Sales gentle give Glory God's grace happy heart heartily Heaven Heavenly hinder Holy Scripture Holy Spirit honour hope humble humility intreat Jesus John Henry Blunt LADY live Lord's MADAME DE CHANTAL means meditation mind mortal sin neighbour never obedience ourselves patient peace perfect pray prayer preaching religious resolution Saints Saviour seek self-love sermon serve similes soul speak spiritual stedfast strive suffer tell temptation Thee thine things thou thoughts tion trials troubles true trust truth Vulgate wholly wish words
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Page 205 - IF ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth: For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
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Page 298 - Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?
Page 299 - Even unto this present hour we both hunger and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling-place ; and labour, working with our own hands ; being reviled, we bless ; being persecuted, we suffer it : being defamed, we entreat : we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.
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Page 195 - He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went. And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. Whether of them twain did the will of his father ? They say unto him, The first.
Page 28 - For the invisible things of God from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead...
Page 43 - Take from me the way of lying : and cause thou me to make much of thy law.
Page 224 - For after all these things do the Gentiles seek : for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.