WISE SAYINGS OF ST. FRANCIS DE SALES 1

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Pronouncing (the holy name of Jesus) frequently, blessing it and honoring it in this life, we will be found worthy to sing it eternally with the blessed in Heaven. Long live, Jesus Christ!

 

(devotion to the Blessed Sacrament) protects, fortifies, encourages. In a word, it divinizes our spirit every time that we receive it with true faith, with purity and with devotion.

 

Let us all place ourselves before the Crucified and say to Him: O splendid Sun of our hearts, You will revive us with the rays of Your goodness. Here we are almost dead before You: we will not move from here until Your heart brings us back to life.

 

It is a great evil to fail to do good.

 

The Holy Spirit directs us personally by His inspiration.

 

That great fear that leads to scruples is not a bad thing for the person who is just distancing himself or herself from sin; it can even be an indication of purity of conscience. However, it is not to be approved of in those who have, for some time, acquired the love of God, that love which drives out fear.

 

Perseverance is one of the virtues that keeps us in serene submission to the will of God.

 

A certain type of interior feeling of boredom that often comes as a result of long suffering is a very dangerous enemy. It must be combatted and defeated courageously.

 

On our journey through life we do not wish to meet any difficulties or contradictions. We want constant consolations, no periods of dryness, no unpleasant times; health without sickness repose without work, and peace without disturbance! But can’t you see our folly when we want to have something we cannot have?... Unalloyed good is found only in paradise…

 

Consider how uncertain is the day of your death. My soul, one day you will leave this body. When will it be? In winter or in summer? In the city or in the country? By day or at night? Suddenly or after due preparation? From sickness or by accident? Will you have time to make your confession or not?

 

All that we do must be motivated by love and not force. We must love to obey rather than fear to disobey.

 

When you have to omit your practices of piety for a just and charitable reason, I want you to make use of this occasion as a kind of obedience; then love will compensate for the spiritual exercises you have missed. #wisdomfrancisdesales

 

Be grateful for trials and tribulations, as they force us to have recourse to the heavenly consoler! When all is going well, we forget God; only in adversity do we seek him for comfort. #wisdomfrancisdesales

 

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