Francis de Sales was Bishop of Geneva in the early seventeenth century. He was known as a preacher, evangelizer and spiritual director and he founded the congregation of the Visitation of Holy Mary. In the Preface, he states that anyone with courage and determination can live in the world without being influenced by its spirit and he sets out to guide the reader in living a life of true devotion.

Piers Paul Read

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Introduction

Preface

Part 1: Counsels and practices suitable for the soul’s guidance from the first aspiration after a devout life to the point when it attains a confirmed resolution to follow the same

Part 2: Containing sundry counsels as to uplifting the soul to God in prayer and the use of the sacraments

Part 3: Containing counsels concerning the practice of virtue

Part 4: Containing needful counsels concerning some ordinary temptations

Part 5: Containing counsels and practices for renewing and confirming the soul in devotion

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Francis de Sales was Bishop of Geneva in the early seventeenth century. He was known as a preacher, evangelizer and spiritual director and he founded the congregation of the Visitation of Holy Mary.  
  
In the Preface, he states that anyone with courage and determination can live in the world without being influenced by its spirit and he sets out to guide the reader in living a life of true devotion.

A timeless classic on spiritual growth, with an introduction by Piers Paul Read.

Piers Paul Read is the author of works of fiction, history, biography and journalism. He is best known for Alive: The story of the Andes survivors, which won the Thomas More medal for the most distinguished contribution to Catholic literature.

The classic theological 'self-help' book written in the 17th Century, this book written for the every-man is a guide to living out faith authentically.

Introduction to the Devout Life

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