St Francis De Sales

Today would be the memorial of St Francis De Sales, but since it’s a Sunday it is superseded. This post contains several online resources relating to the Saint and his writings.

The Letters Of St Francis De Sales.  Online book.

Spirit Of St Francis De Sales.  Online book, a spiritual classic.

Introduction To The Devout Life.  Online book.  His most famous work.

Spiritual Conferences.  Online book of a series of conferences the Saint delivered to the nuns of the Visitation.

Treatise On The Love Of God.  Another great work.  The link takes you to an index which links to all the chapters.

Sermons Of St Francis De Sales On Prayer.  Posted in blog format.

The Catholic Controversy.  lengthy excerpts from the Saint’s apologetical treatises.  Scroll down page to find table of contents with links.

Quote Of The Week!!!

Actually, I have two for the price of one:

“In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm and three or more is a congress.”– John Adams

“fight organized crime: re-elect no one!”–Unknown

Thanks, Marty.