15 Days of Prayer With Saint Francis De Salesby Claude Morel, Victoria Hebert (translator), Denis Sabourin (translator)
$6.76: Paperback
Francis de Sales: Introduction to the Devout Life and Treatise on the Love of GodWendy M. Wright
$10.36: Paperback, 166pg, March 1994, Crossroad Publications
This popular presentation of the life and writings of one of the most influential figures in the history of Christianity includes many rich segments from the spiritual classics Introduction to the Devout Life and Treatise on the Love of God. Wright introduces the reader to the world of de Sales and distills from his masterworks the insights that are as applicable today as when first written.
Francis De Sales, Jane De Chantal : Letters of Spiritual Directionby De Sales, Saint Francis, Wendy Wright, Peronne M. Thibert (Translator), Joseph F. Power
$15.96: Paperback, 296pg, December 1988, Paulist Press
Praying With Francis De Salesby Thomas F. Dailey, Geri Braden-Whartenby, Joan F. Connelly
$7.16: Paperback, 128pg, February 1998, Saint Mary's Press
Francis spoke directly to ordinary people about Christian life. His writings, especially his "Introduction to the Devout Life", are filled with practical advice for lay people, and his spirituality not only inspired Vincent de Paul and John Baptist de La Salle, but the orientation of Vatican II to champion the universal call to holiness.
A Retreat With Francis De Sales, Jane De Chantal, and Aelred of Rievaulx : Befriending Each Other in Godby Wendy M. Wright, Gloria Hutchinson (Editor)
$6.36: Paperback, 106pg, September 1996, Saint Anthony Messenger Press
Your directors for this retreat, Befriending Each Other in God, are Francis de Sales, charismatic bishop of Geneva and author of the popular devotional guide, Introduction to the Devout Life; Jane de Chantal, wife, mother, widow and foundress of the religious community for women, the Visitation of Holy Mary; and Aelred of Rievaulx, twelfth-century prior of the Cistercian monastery of Rievaulx in England and author of On Spiritual Friendship. With Francis, Jane and Aelred, you will explore the dynamics and texture of the spiritual friendships so essential to becoming more open to God and helping you become who you want to be.
Saintmaker : The Remarkable Life of Francis De Sales, Shepherd of Kings and Commoners, Sinners and Saintsby Michael De LA Bedoyere
$14.36: Paperback, 357pg, December 1998, Sophia Institute Press
Thy Will Be Done : Letters to Persons in the Worldby Saint Francis De Sales
$12.95: Paperback, 264pg, October 1995, Sophia Institute Press
Francis De Sales: Sage and Saintby Andre Ravier, SJ
$12.95: Sewn Softcover, Ignatius Press
Saint Francis de Sales was a saint who clearly had a message for the 20th century and for those trying to live up the challenges of the Second Vatican Council. He saw that the laity especially had a vocation specifically theirs and that the piety of the cloister or the sacristy was an encouragement but not a model for the layman. Every age - but especially our own - should get to know the saintly author of Introduction to the Devout Life and On the Love of God. He has the appeal of his namesake from Assisi but a message which approaches that of the Little Flower's Little Way: something for all of us.
