Practice love of neighbor…
It is a great part of our perfection to support one another in our imperfections; what better way is there for us to practice love of our neighbor save in this support?
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
Perseverance will prove…
Be firm in your purposes and unswerving in your resolutions. Perseverance will prove whether you are sincerely sacrificing yourself to God and dedicating yourself to living a devout life.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
Vocal prayer consists…
Vocal prayer consists in making use of a ready-made formula of words provided for us, trying to mean what we say.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
The virtue of cheerfulness…
The virtue of cheerfulness requires that we should contribute to holy and temperate joy and to pleasant conversation, which may serve as a consolation and recreation to our neighbor so as to not weary and annoy him with our knit brows and melancholy faces.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
By prayer we speak to God…
To the extent that prayer is a colloquy, discussion, or conversation of the soul with God, then by prayer we speak to God and God in turn speaks to us. We aspire to God and breathe in God; God reciprocally inspires us and breathes upon us.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
Continue to trust in God…
Continue to trust in God. Do you think that the God who takes care to provide food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth – which neither sow nor reap – will ever forget to provide all that is necessary for the one who trusts wholly in His Providence, seeing that we are capable of being united to God, our sovereign good?
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
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