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Sermons of St. Francis de Sales on Prayer, TAN Books, 1985. ISBN 978-0-89555-258-7; Sermons of St. Francis de Sales on Our Lady, TAN Books, 1985.
During his lifetime, Francis de Sales gave spiritual direction to many individuals. Introduction to the Devout Life is a compilation of letters and notes used in the spiritual direction of his cousin, Madame Marie de Charmoisy, the wife of an ambassador of the Duke of Savoy. The correspondence began when Madame de Charmoisy, in Annecy, confided ...
Pope Francis emphasizes the vocation of St. Francis de Sales and his teaching that "in every situation in life where the greatest love is to be found." In the section on the criterion of love, Pope Francis quotes the saint: “It is love that grants perfection to our works. I will tell you much more.
Theotimos (Θεότιμος) is a Greek name, derived from theos, meaning 'god', and timè, meaning 'honour (or honourable) gift'.Its Latinized form is Theotimus.. Theotimus is also the title of an ascetical theological work by Francis de Sales, which devotes the first six chapters on the love of God and the rest to mystical prayer.
The de Sales family were members of the minor nobility and devout Catholics, but St. Francis de Sales fell victim to the religious turmoil of his age. The question of predestination , the hottest point of contention between Catholic and Calvinist theologians, tormented him while he was a student in Paris.
Cardinal Pierre de Bérulle (1575–1629), founder of the Oratory of Jesus in 1611; Charles de Condren (1588–1641), successor of Bérulle as Superior General of the Oratory; St. Francis de Sales; St. John Eudes, founder of the Congregation of Jesus and Mary; St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, promoter of devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus; Henri ...
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The Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales (MSFS), also known as the Fransalians, was founded in Annecy, France on 24 October 1838 by Peter Mermier [1] under the patronage of Francis de Sales. Mermier felt that the political disturbances of the French Revolution had left the French people in spiritual crisis, and took up preaching parish missions ...