Project Gutenberg 2016-11-17 Public domain in the USA. 164 Francis, de Sales, Saint 1567 1622 Sales, Francis de, Saint Sales, Saint Francis de Introduction à la vie dévote Reading ease score: 63.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Laurent Vogel, Pierre Lacaze and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.) "Introduction à la vie dévote" by Saint François de Sales is a spiritual guide written in the early 17th century. This work aims to provide practical advice and meditative reflections for Christians seeking to live a devoted life while engaging in the everyday world. The author, an esteemed bishop and preacher, presents concepts of true devotion that emphasizes the love of God and personal virtue, making it relevant for readers of various vocations. The opening of the book introduces the reader to the importance of cultivating a genuine devotion. The author addresses a figurative character named Philothée, who represents anyone aspiring to a deeper spiritual life. Saint François de Sales outlines the essential characteristics of true devotion, focusing on the necessity of love for God, and distinguishes it from false or superficial forms of spirituality. The text emphasizes gradual moral improvement through sincere intentions, highlighting the need to discern authentic devotional practices that align with one’s real-life circumstances. The chapter sets the stage for further exploration of how to embrace a devout life amidst the complexities of daily existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Meditations -- Early works to 1800 BX Text FR Philosophie, Religion et Morale Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 667734 667735 2024-09-22T08:49:25.778201 2023-09-23T07:16:06.664433 text/html text/html 664988 2016-11-16T16:04:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 256870 2016-11-16T16:04:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 304784 2024-09-22T08:49:34.602149 application/epub+zip 305940 2024-09-22T08:49:27.418227 application/epub+zip 305940 2024-09-22T08:49:26.630214 application/epub+zip 575520 2024-09-22T08:49:41.289115 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 449079 2024-09-22T08:49:33.513174 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 449286 2022-09-24T10:10:06.977607 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 615418 615198 2024-09-22T08:49:24.703188 2023-09-23T07:16:05.637459 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 615573 2016-11-16T16:04:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 218992 2016-11-16T16:04:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18782 2024-09-22T08:49:41.430224 application/rdf+xml 19763 2024-09-22T08:49:26.733178 image/jpeg 3606 2024-09-22T08:49:26.682185 image/jpeg 259036 2024-09-22T08:49:25.839213 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia