by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 13, 2012 | LENT, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
As we know from the Gospel proclaimed every Lent, Jesus was driven into the desert by the Holy Spirit to be tempted by the devil. (Matt. 4:1; Mk 1:12; Lk 4:1) St Francis de Sales gave a lengthy homily on this Gospel to encourage the faithful to battle their own...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 12, 2012 | Discernment with DeSales, Salesian Spirituality, Spiritual Directory, St. Francis de Sales, Vocation news
Popular lyrics and contemporary Christian song notwithstanding (Hillsong United,From The Inside Out) – it was St Francis de Sales(1567-1622) who encouraged conversion from the interior to the exterior. As he wrote in the Introduction to the Devout Life: “As for...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 12, 2012 | LENT, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
St. Francis de Sales always developed his points with thorough examples and images. In his sermon for Ash Wednesday( previously posted) he explained the three principles or conditions for fasting. One of those was never to fast through vanity but always through...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 10, 2012 | LENT, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
St. Francis de Sales was a spellbinding preacher and his sermons are timeless. We will be journeying through the remaining weeks of Lent with him, touching upon all the familiar aspects of this season but with his special style. Fasting is fundamental. St Francis de...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 5, 2012 | LENT, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
“Your mercy is not exhausted since it is infinite. It has not stopped because there are no stopping points and that, furthermore, it would close heaven. It has not ceased because, just as a fire continues to burn as long as it has consumable material, so is your...
by Sister Susan Marie | Mar 3, 2012 | LENT, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
“Sweetness and consolation are what we persistently desire, but it is the bitter taste of dryness that is profitable. St. Peter would gladly have dwelt upon Mt. Tabor, though he fled from Calvary, but was not the greater work for us done upon the latter? And did...