![]() ![]() De Sales believed that all people have a call from God and goes so far as to state that to deny that prayer and devotion have a place in “the soldier’s guardroom, the mechanic’s workshop, the prince’s court, the domestic hearth” is a heresy.ĭe Sales’s insistence that a life of prayer “finds its ideal in the ordinary” will appeal to modern readers. The contemporary reader will find much practical advice here: If you are a young mother, do not fret because you cannot pray like a nun find the method that enhances your vocation as a mother. ![]() And the writing is a delight.ĭe Sales’s insistence that a life of prayer “finds its ideal in the ordinary” will appeal to modern readers. ![]() Francis de Sales who is seeking advice on how to balance her life in the world with a life of prayer, it has an appealingly personal tone. This book has staying power: It has been in print since 1665, and it is easy to see why. Francis de Sales draws in grape harvesters, cinnamon traders, hunters and tigresses-and makes it work. ![]() Upon first reading Introduction to the Devout Life, I was won over by a passage on the guidance of souls in which St. ![]()
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