Letters to Persons in the World

by Francis de Sales

Publishers:

Burns and Oates; Benziger Brothers

, 1894

Overview

A prolific letter writer and teacher, St. Francis de Sales wrote hundreds of letters to those seeking spiritual counsel. Letters to Persons in the World is divided into seven sections:

• Letters to Young Ladies
• Letters to Married Women
• Letters to Widows
• Letters to Men of the World
• Various Letters
• Various Letters Continued
• Letters of the Saint about Himself

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Key Features

• Contains letters of spiritual counsel
• Presents the wisdom of a modern Doctor of the Church

Contents

Top Highlights

“Know that the virtue of patience is the one which most assures us of perfection; and if we must have patience with others, so we must with ourselves. Those who aspire to the pure love of God have not so much need of patience with others as with themselves. We must suffer our imperfection in order to have perfection; I say suffer, not love or pet: humility feeds on this suffering.” (Page 8)

“Do not desire not to be what you are, but desire to be very well what you are; occupy your thoughts in making that perfect, and in bearing the crosses, little or great, which you will meet.” (Page 319)

“Christianity is a great leveller of class distinctions; and no one has shown men more clearly that they are all brothers in God and in Christ than St. Francis.” (Page viii)

“you also are not a Christian to do your own will, but to do the will of him who has adopted you” (Page 3)

“often make the cross on your mouth, that it may open only according to God.” (Page 5)

Product Details

• Title: Letters to Persons in the World
• Author: St. Francis de Sales
• Publisher: Burns & Oates
• Publication Date: 1894
• Pages: 463
• Christian Group: Catholic
• Resource Type: Letters
• Topic: Post-Reformation, Christian Living

About Francis de Sales

Francis de Sales (August 21, 1567 – December 28, 1622) was Bishop of Geneva and is a Roman Catholic saint. He worked to convert Protestants back to Catholicism, and was an accomplished preacher. He is known also for his writings on the topic of spiritual direction and spiritual formation, particularly Introduction to the Devout Life, along with his Treatise on the Love of God.