Today, the Church celebrates the life and ministry of Saint Francis de Sales. This bishop and doctor of the Church lived from 1567 to 1622 and hailed from the Chablais region of France. His first mission was to re-evangelize the people of this region who had converted to Calvinism. His preaching was so effective that most returned to the Church. What can you take from his life and ministry?
St Francis taught that we can all attain a devout and spiritual life, whatever our position in society: holiness is not reserved for monks and hermits alone. He wrote that “religious devotion does not destroy: it perfects,” and his spiritual counsel is dedicated to making people more holy by making them more themselves.
I think this ties in very nicely with the piece I wrote a while back on the necessity of prayer. We could all take a pointer from the great Saint Francis and dedicate ourselves daily to growing more in holiness.
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