As no sensible person would make a long road trip without first
consulting a map, so the person intent upon gaining Heaven should
first resort to a competent guide to reach that Goal of all goals.
And no better guide to Heaven exists than An Introduction to the
Devout Life by St. Francis de Sales (1567-1622), Doctor of the
Church. It is at once easy to read, being laid out in short
chapters, yet thorough, authoritative, reliable, kind and gentle a
mirror of its author. It is a book, moreover, for all, because all
are called to the devout life. True devotion to God, the author
points out, adorns every vocation. The devout life, moreover, is a
lovely, a pleasant, and a happy life. (p. 5)
Addressed as a personal letter to Philothea, the lover of God
which genuinely represents the reader the book covers: our first
desire to lead a devout life to our full resolution to do so, how
we should approach God in prayer and the Sacraments, the practice
of 16 important virtues, remedies against ordinary temptations, and
becoming confirmed in our practice of devotion. St. Francis says,
Devotion is spiritual agility and vivacity, by means of which
charity works in us, or we in her, with love and readiness; and as
charity leads us to obey and fulfill all God s Commandments, so
devotion leads us to obey them with promptitude and diligence. (p.
3)
An Introduction to the Devout Life is a book to be read with
pencil in hand. It is a book to be read again and again. It is a
book to make your guide for the rest of your life. It goes to the
heart of becoming good. Its aim is to help you be rid of sin and
even the inclinations to sin. Alone, its 10 brief meditations in
Part I will orient you toward God for the rest of your life. No one
will come away without being profoundly impressed and without being
motivated to enter upon the devout life . . . which leads
ultimately to God and to Heaven.
This is the original TAN edition now with updated typesetting,
fresh new cover, new size and quality binding, and the same trusted
content.
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