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Introduction to the Devout Life
Francis de Sales · Christianity · 1608
Translated by Anonymous (Rivingtons, 1876)
120 chapters
The classic Catholic devotional manual for living a holy life in the world — addressed not to monks or nuns but to laypeople in ordinary callings. Francis de Sales' five-part guide to prayer, virtue, temptation, and renewal.
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Contents
- 1Preface by the Author
- 2Part I, Ch I: What true Devotion is
- 3Part I, Ch II: The Nature and Excellence of Devotion
- 4Part I, Ch III: Devotion is suitable to every Vocation and Profession
- 5Part I, Ch IV: The Need of a Guide for those who would enter upon and advance in the Devout Life
- 6Part I, Ch V: The First Step must be Purifying the Soul
- 7Part I, Ch VI: The First Purification, namely, from Mortal Sin
- 8Part I, Ch VII: The Second Purification, from all Sinful Affections
- 9Part I, Ch VIII: How to effect this Second Purification
- 10Part I, Ch IX: FIRST MEDITATION
- 11Part I, Ch X: SECOND MEDITATION
- 12Part I, Ch XI: THIRD MEDITATION
- 13Part I, Ch XII: FOURTH MEDITATION
- 14Part I, Ch XIII: FIFTH MEDITATION
- 15Part I, Ch XIV: SIXTH MEDITATION
- 16Part I, Ch XV: SEVENTH MEDITATION
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