An Introduction To The Devout Life Adrienne

An Introduction To The Devout Life AdrienneThe person intent upon gaining Heaven should first resort to a competent guide to reach that Goal of all goals. And no better guide 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 it is 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

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