He guides us to the knowledge that we are all called to the devout life. The knowledgeable and holy Doctor of the Church writes in a way that is at once easy to read and suited to all readers, yet thorough, authoritative, reliable, kind, and gentle. Francis de Sales, the Doctor of Charity, on this very matter in his work that specifically addresses this most important question. But inasmuch as trifling errors at the outset of any undertaking are wont to increase rapidly as we advance, frequently becoming almost irreparable, it is needful that, first of all, you should ascertain wherein lies the virtue of devotion.”Įveryone wants to go to Heaven, but how many of us actually know how to get there? “You aim at true devotion, my dear Philothea, because, as a Christian, you know how acceptable it is to the Divine Majesty.
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