Introduction to the Devout Life

Saint Francis de Sales

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Length

10 h 11 min

Chapters

119

Language

English

Genre

Christianity - Other

Chapters

1. 1 Preface by the AuthorRead by Phil Chenevert 12:51
2. 2 Part 1 Ch 2. The Nature and Excellence of Devotion..Read by Dylan P. Straub 5:14
3. 3 Part 1 Ch 3 Devotion is suitable to every Vocation and ProfessionRead by Sam Isaacson 4:39
4. 4 Part 1 Ch 4.The Need of a Guide for those who would enter upon and advance in the Devout Life.Read by Sam Isaacson 5:54
5. 5 Part 1 Ch 5. The First Step must be Purifying the Soul.Read by Sam Isaacson 4:39
6. 6 Part 1 Ch 6. The First Purification, namely, from Mortal Sin.Read by Sam Isaacson 3:00
7. 7 Part 1 Ch 7. The Second Purification, from all Sinful Affections.Read by Sam Isaacson 3:47
8. 8 Part 1 Ch 8. How to effect this Second PurificationRead by royalcrowncola 4:07
9. 9 Part 1 Ch 9. First Meditation Of the End for which we were CreatedRead by Dylan P. Straub 3:54
10. 10 Part 1 Ch 10. Second Meditation-Of the End for which we were CreatedRead by Dylan P. Straub 3:54
11. 11 Part 1 Ch 11. Third Meditation - On the Gifts of God.Read by Dylan P. Straub 3:43
12. 12 Part 1 Ch 12. Fourth Meditation.- On SinRead by J A Carter 4:41
13. 13 Part 1 Ch 13. Fifth Meditation - Of DeathRead by J A Carter 5:33
14. 14 Part 1 Ch 14 - Sixth Meditation - Of JudgmentRead by J A Carter 5:07
15. 15 Part 1 Ch. 15 - Seventh Meditation - Of HellRead by J A Carter 3:50
16. 16 Part 1 Ch. 16 - Eighth Meditation - On ParadiseRead by J A Carter 4:16
17. 17 Part 1 Ch. 17 - Ninth Meditation - On the Choice Between Heaven and HellRead by Dylan P. Straub 3:40
18. 18 Part 1 Ch 18 - Tenth Meditation - How the Soul chooses the Devout Life.Read by Dylan P. Straub 4:22
19. 19 Part 1 Ch 19 - How to make a General Confession.Read by Dylan P. Straub 2:48
20. 20 Part 1 Ch 20 - A hearty Protest made with the object of confirming the Soul’s resolution to serve God, as a conclusion to its acts of Penitence.Read by Cameopro77 4:53
21. 21 Part 1 Ch 21 - Conclusion of this First Purification.Read by Sam Isaacson 2:32
22. 22 Part 1 Ch 22 - The Necessity of Purging away all tendency to Venial Sins.Read by Sam Isaacson 4:37
23. 23 Part 1 Ch 23 - It is needful to put away all Inclination for Useless and Dangerous Things.Read by Sam Isaacson 2:49
24. 24 Part 1 Ch 24 - All Evil Inclinations must be purged away.Read by Sam Isaacson 2:26
25. 25 Part 2 COUNCILS ON THE NECESSITY OF UPLIFTING THE SOUL TO GOD - Ch 1 - The Necessity of Prayer.Read by Dylan P. Straub 5:31
26. 26 Part 2 Ch 2 - A short Method of Meditation. And first, the Presence of God, the First Point of Preparation.Read by Dylan P. Straub 4:48
27. 27 Part 2 Ch 3 - Invocation, the Second Point of Preparation.Read by Dylan P. Straub 1:35
28. 28 Part 2 Ch 4 - the Third Point of Preparation, representing the Mystery to be meditated to Your Imagination.Read by Dylan P. Straub 2:23
29. 29 Part 2 Ch 5 - Considerations, the Second Part of Meditation.Read by Dylan P. Straub 1:40
30. 30 Part 2 Ch 6 - The Third Part of Meditation, Affections and Resolutions.Read by Cameopro77 2:03
31. 31 Part 2 Ch 7 - The Conclusion and Spiritual BouquetRead by Cameopro77 2:04
32. 32 Part 2 Ch 8 - Some Useful Hints as to Meditation.Read by Cameopro77 5:09
33. 33 Part 2 Ch 9 - Concerning Dryness in Meditation.Read by Cameopro77 2:48
34. 34 Part 2 Ch 10 - Morning Prayer.Read by Cameopro77 3:16
35. 35 Part 2 Ch 11 - Evening Prayer and Examination of ConscienceRead by Dylan P. Straub 2:05
36. 36 Part 2 Ch 12 - On Spiritual Retirement.Read by Dylan P. Straub 4:25
37. 37 Part 2 Ch 13 - Aspirations, Ejaculatory Prayer and Holy Thoughts.Read by Dylan P. Straub 9:57
38. 38 Part 2 Ch 14 - Of Holy Communion, and how to join in it.Read by Dylan P. Straub 4:30
39. 39 Part 2 Ch 15 - Of the other Public Offices of the Church.Read by Dylan P. Straub 2:14
40. 40 Part 2 Ch 16 - How the Saints are united to us.Read by Dylan P. Straub 3:02
41. 41 Part 2 Ch 17 - How to Hear and Read God’s Word.Read by Dylan P. Straub 2:26
42. 42 Part 2 Ch 18 - How to receive Inspirations.Read by Dylan P. Straub 5:26
43. 43 Part 2 Ch 19 - On ConfessionRead by Dylan P. Straub 6:55
44. 44 Part 2 Ch 20 - Of Frequent Communion.Read by Dylan P. Straub 5:46
45. 45 Part 2 Ch 21 - How to Communicate.Read by Dylan P. Straub 4:29
46. 46 Part 3 THE PRACTICE OF VIRTUE - Ch 1 - How to select that which we should chiefly Practice.Read by Jibchmarl 10:09
47. 47 Part 3 Ch 2 - The same Subject continued.Read by Jibchmarl 8:25
48. 48 Part 3 Ch 3 - On Patience.Read by Lisa57 10:45
49. 49 Part 3 Ch 4 - On Greater HumilityRead by Lisa57 6:59
50. 50 Part 3 Ch 5 - On Interior Humility.Read by fshort 10:56
51. 51 Part 3 Ch 6 - Humility makes us rejoice in our own Abjection.Read by fshort 8:12
52. 52 Part 3 Ch 7 - How to combine due care for a Good Reputation with HumilityRead by fshort 8:43
53. 53 Part 3 Ch 8 - Gentleness towards others and Remedies against Anger.Read by fshort 9:24
54. 54 Part 3 Ch 9 - On Gentleness towards OurselvesRead by fshort 5:23
55. 55 Part 3 Ch 10 - We must attend to the Business of Life carefully, but without Eagerness or Over-anxiety.Read by Phil Chenevert 5:54
56. 56 Part 3 Ch 11 - On Obedience.Read by Phil Chenevert 6:41
57. 57 Part 3 Ch 12 - On Purity.Read by Kenita 3:59
58. 58 Part 3 Ch 13 - How to maintain Purity.Read by Kenita 4:21
59. 59 Part 3 Ch 14 - On Poverty of Spirit amid Riches.Read by Kathrine Engan 5:58
60. 60 Part 3 Ch 15 - How to exercise real Poverty, although actually Rich.Read by Twinkle 8:27
61. 61 Part 3 Ch 16 - How to possess a rich Spirit amid real Poverty.Read by Twinkle 4:13
62. 62 Part 3 Ch 17 - On Friendship: Evil and Frivolous Friendship.Read by Twinkle 4:33
63. 63 Part 3 Ch 18 - On Frivolous AttachmentsRead by Twinkle 6:02
64. 64 Part 3 Ch 19 - Of Real Friendship.Read by Kathrine Engan 6:00
65. 65 Part 3 Ch 20 - Of the Difference between True and False Friendship.Read by Kathrine Engan 4:29
66. 66 Part 3 Ch 21 - Remedies against Evil Friendships.Read by Kathrine Engan 7:07
67. 67 Part 3 Ch 22 - Further Advice concerning Intimacies.Read by Kathrine Engan 4:58
68. 68 Part 3 Ch 23 - On The Practice of Bodily Mortification.Read by Stephen 10:45
69. 69 Part 3 Ch 24 - Of Society and Solitude.Read by Stephen 6:31
70. 70 Part 3 Ch 25 - On Modesty in Dress.Read by Stephen 4:48
71. 71 Part 3 Ch 26 - Of Conversation; and, first, how to Speak of GodRead by fshort 3:16
72. 72 Part 3 Ch 27 - Of Unseemly Words, and the Respect due to Others.Read by TriciaG 5:04
73. 73 Part 3 Ch 28 - Of Hasty Judgments.Read by Phil Chenevert 11:50
74. 74 Part 3 Ch 29 - On Slander.Read by fshort 12:27
75. 75 Part 3 Ch 30 - Further Counsels as to Conversation.Read by John 4:58
76. 76 Part 3 Ch 31 - Of Amusements and Recreations: what are allowable.Read by John 3:33
77. 77 Part 3 Ch 32 - Of Forbidden Amusements.Read by John 2:34
78. 78 Part 3 Ch 33 - Of Balls, and other Lawful but Dangerous Amusements.Read by John 6:17
79. 79 Part 3 Ch 34 - When to use such Amusements rightly.Read by John 2:51
80. 80 Part 3 Ch 35 - We must be Faithful in Things Great and Small.Read by sbelcher 6:13
81. 81 Part 3 Ch 36 - Of a Well-Balanced, Reasonable Mind.Read by Sean Lally 4:42
82. 82 Part 3 Ch 37 - Of Wishes.Read by Sean Lally 5:12
83. 83 Part 3 Ch 38 - Counsels to Married People.Read by Heidi Olson 14:19
84. 84 Part 3 Ch 39 - The Sanctity of the Marriage Bed.Read by Kathrine Engan 2:00
85. 85 Part 3 Ch 40 - Counsels to Widows.Read by Jibchmarl 9:49
86. 86 Part 3 Ch 41 - One Word to Maidens.Read by Jibchmarl 1:42
87. 87 Part 4 CONCERNING ORDINARY TEMPTATIONS - Ch 1 We must not trifle with the Words of Worldly Wisdom.Read by fshort 7:16
88. 88 Part 4 Ch 2 - The need of a Good CourageRead by Cyndy 3:48
89. 89 Part 4 Ch 3 - Of Temptations, and the difference between experiencing them and consenting to them.Read by fshort 6:41
90. 90 Part 4 Ch 4 - Two striking Illustrations of the sameRead by Mich_elle 3:35
91. 91 Part 4 Ch 5 - Encouragement for the Tempted Soul.Read by fshort 3:21
92. 92 Part 4 Ch 6 - When Temptation and Delectation are Sin.Read by fshort 5:16
93. 93 Part 4 Ch 7 - Remedies for Great Occasions.Read by royalcrowncola 4:46
94. 94 Part 4 Ch 8 - How to resist Minor Temptations.Read by Dylan P. Straub 2:40
95. 95 Part 4 Ch 9 - How remedy Minor Temptations.Read by Dylan P. Straub 2:54
96. 96 Part 4 Ch 10 - How to strengthen the Heart against Temptation.Read by Dylan P. Straub 3:00
97. 97 Part 4 Ch 11 - Anxiety of Mind.Read by Dylan P. Straub 5:43
98. 98 Part 4 Ch 12 - Of Sadness and Sorrow.Read by Dylan P. Straub 5:16
99. 99 Part 4 Ch 13 - Of Spiritual and Sensible Consolations, and how to receive them.Read by Dylan P. Straub 14:48
100. 100 Part 4 Ch 14 - Of Dryness and Spiritual BarrennessRead by Dylan P. Straub 10:26
101. 101 Part 4 Ch 15 - An Illustration.Read by Dylan P. Straub 7:17
102. 102 Part 5 PRACTICES FOR RENEWING AND CONFIRMING THE SOUL IN DEVOTION. Ch 1 - It is well yearly to renew Good Resolutions by means of the following Exercises.Read by Keren Turton 3:11
103. 103 Part 5 Ch 2 - Meditation on the Benefit conferred on us by God in calling us to His Service.Read by Keren Turton 4:59
104. 104 Part 5 Ch 3 - Examination of the Soul as to its Progress in the Devout LifeRead by royalcrowncola 4:33
105. 105 Part 5 Ch 4 - Examination of the Soul’s Condition as regards God.Read by royalcrowncola 6:48
106. 106 Part 5 Ch 5 - Examination of your Condition as regards yourself.Read by royalcrowncola 3:27
107. 107 Part 5 Ch 6 - Examination of the Soul’s Condition as regards our Neighbour.Read by royalcrowncola 2:00
108. 108 Part 5 Ch 7 - Examination as to the Affectations of the Soul.Read by royalcrowncola 3:34
109. 109 Part 5 Ch 8 - The Affections to be excited after such Examination.Read by royalcrowncola 2:07
110. 110 Part 5 Ch 9 - Reflections suitable to the renewal of Good Resolutions.Read by royalcrowncola 1:28
111. 111 Part 5 Ch 10 - First Consideration—of the Worth of Souls.Read by discourser 3:22
112. 112 Part 5 Ch 11 - Second Consideration—on the Excellence of Virtue.Read by discourser 2:17
113. 113 Part 5 Ch 12 - The Example of the Saints.Read by Sean Lally 2:06
114. 114 Part 5 Ch 13 - The Love which Jesus Christ bears to us.Read by Phil Chenevert 3:46
115. 115 Part 5 Ch 14 - The Eternal Love of God for us.Read by Phil Chenevert 2:00
116. 116 Part 5 Ch 15 - General Affections which should result from these Considerations, and Conclusion of the Exercise.Read by Gina Eltora 2:46
117. 117 Part 5 Ch 16 - The Impressions which should remain after this Exercise.Read by Phil Chenevert 2:06
118. 118 Part 5 Ch 17 - An Answer to Two Objections which may be made to this Book.Read by Phil Chenevert 3:37
119. 119 Part 5 Ch 18 - Three Important and Final Counsels.Read by Phil Chenevert 4:22

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