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Daily with De Sales
« on: August 28, 2013, 03:05:26 AM »



De Sales Spirituality Services is a ministry of the Wilmington-Philadelphia Province of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales. Drawing upon the lives and legacies of the great sources of Salesian spirituality - St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane de Chantal – De Sales Spirituality Services web site promotes programs and publications for pursuing practical paths to holiness. We help people of all states and stages in life to embrace the ordinary, that is, to recognize the countless opportunities embedded in each day to grow in love of God, self and others.

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« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2013, 03:06:15 AM »
August 27

God sends afflictions, but nothing comes from the divine hand that is not useful to those souls who fear Him. Be happy if they come and receive them with a heart filled with filial love, because God sends them with a heart that is paternally concerned with your perfection. He wishes to purify and refine His holy love in you. Think often about the duration of eternity and do not get upset about the mishaps of this transitory and mortal life.

(Letters 1982; O. XXI, p. 21)

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« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2013, 03:18:40 AM »
August 27

God sends afflictions, but nothing comes from the divine hand that is not useful to those souls who fear Him. Be happy if they come and receive them with a heart filled with filial love, because God sends them with a heart that is paternally concerned with your perfection. He wishes to purify and refine His holy love in you. Think often about the duration of eternity and do not get upset about the mishaps of this transitory and mortal life.

(Letters 1982; O. XXI, p. 21)

Very poignant and deep. Sometimes, we tend to focus on the aspirations and our sufferings here in Earth, forgetting that our lives in Earth is finite. It would benefit us to focus on living a Christ-Centered Life, and building our soul, preparing ourselves for the eternity that awaits us after we leave our earthly bodies.

Lord My God,
Take away all my anxieties, my worries, and my fears this day. All things that do not benefit my eternal soul.
Replace these torments, O Lord My God, with the Peace of Your Grace. Enliven my soul, My Lord God, and enflame my faith in you.
I invite the Holy Spirit, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, into my soul, enrich my faith in you , Lord.

That whatever may happen to me this day, I will remember your promises and your Saving Power.


Amen.


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« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2013, 09:26:32 PM »
August 31
It is better to yield to the views of others than to try to force them to follow our desires and opinions. The human mind is a mirror that reflects all the colors that are presented to it; do not imitate the chameleon, that takes on all colors except white. Oh yes, condescension not accompanied by candidness is very dangerous and cannot be shunned sufficiently.
(Camus, The Spirit of Saint Francis de Sales, I, p. 296)

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« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2013, 11:59:03 PM »
September 5

How fortunate is that soul who is willing to have a great deal of tribulation before departing from this life! How can one possibly learn how to love deeply and sincerely if not among the spines, the crosses and the feeling of abandonment over a long period? Our dear Savior thus proved his limitless love in the agony of His passion. Learn well how to love Christ on the bed of sorrow; on this bed He formed your heart before creating it, foreseeing it in His divine plan. Yes the Savior has numbered all your sorrows and all your sufferings. He has paid for them with His blood, with all the patience and love that is necessary. Be satisfied, therefore, to accept generously all that God has in store for you.

(Letters 1043; O. XVI, pp. 300-301)

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« Reply #5 on: September 08, 2013, 04:10:50 AM »
September 7

Let us walk along through the deep valleys of the humble virtues and we will find ourselves on both roses and thorns; these include the charity that stands out amid both internal and external afflictions, the lilies of purity, the violets of mortification. Particularly appealing to me are the three small virtues of gentleness of heart, poverty of spirit and simplicity of life. Poverty of spirit and simplicity of life are exercised by visiting the sick, serving the poor and consoling the afflicted.

(Letters 308; O. XIII, p. 92)


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« Reply #6 on: September 08, 2013, 02:07:49 PM »
September 8


My God! When will we receive the grace to have the holy virgin come and be born in our hearts? For my part I see that I am unworthy of this favor, and certainly you think the same about yourselves. But was not the Divine Son born in a stable? Courage, therefore! Let us prepare a place for Mary. She loves humble places of stark simplicity, yet spacious in charity. She is very happy to stay close to a stable and at the foot of the cross; she was not worried about having to go into exile in Egypt, far from every comfort, so long as she had her Child with her.

(Letters 308; O. XIII, p. 91)

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« Reply #7 on: September 08, 2013, 11:09:47 PM »
September 9

Our Savior has left to His Church the Sacrament of Penance or Confession, so that by means of it we may be washed clean of our iniquities every time we are guilty. Never allow your heart, then, to remain a slave of sin for very long, since there is such a simple and easy remedy close at hand.

(INT. Part II, Ch. 19; O. III, p. 111)

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« Reply #8 on: September 13, 2013, 04:05:55 AM »
September 12

Let us often have recourse to the holy cross, embracing it in our hearts. Let us rest in the shade of this holy tree! It is impossible that anything can hurt us if we keep to our resolution to belong totally to God. Do not get all upset, therefore, when difficulties come your way. Laugh in your enemy's face; you are in the arms of the Almighty. Therefore, let God be your strength and your love.

(Letters 638; O. IX, p. 382)

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« Reply #9 on: September 15, 2013, 12:49:56 PM »
September 14

All that you do for love is love. Fatigue and even death itself accepted for motives of love is nothing else but love! Today is the feast of the Holy Cross. How beautiful and worthy of our love! It was hard work setting up the wood and erecting it on Calvary, but how happy are those who love the cross and carry it generously. It will appear in all its glory in the heavens when Christ Our Lord will come to judge the living and the dead. Heaven is the altar for all who are crucified; therefore, let us love the crosses that we meet as we go through life.

(Letters 713; O. XV, pp. 101-102)


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« Reply #10 on: September 25, 2013, 02:56:32 AM »
i think this is pertinent, indeed.



September 24

It is necessary not only to combat hate and distaste of one's neighbor, but to abstain from a common but quite harmful defect, namely, to complain and to keep repeating these complaints. This is an evident sign of a stubborn heart that has not even a spark of charity in it. Strong and generous hearts sometimes are saddened when there is a very serious cause, but even then they do not fall into exaggerated anguish. Have courage. The few years that remain to us here below, please God, will be for us the best and most useful for eternity.

(Letters 817; O. XV, pp. 288-289)


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« Reply #11 on: September 25, 2013, 02:58:55 AM »
i think this is pertinent, indeed.



September 24

It is necessary not only to combat hate and distaste of one's neighbor, but to abstain from a common but quite harmful defect, namely, to complain and to keep repeating these complaints. This is an evident sign of a stubborn heart that has not even a spark of charity in it. Strong and generous hearts sometimes are saddened when there is a very serious cause, but even then they do not fall into exaggerated anguish. Have courage. The few years that remain to us here below, please God, will be for us the best and most useful for eternity.

(Letters 817; O. XV, pp. 288-289)


guapo lageh ang words of this most blessed and wonderful man of the faith, si St. Francis de Sales, Doctor of the Church. 8)

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« Reply #12 on: September 25, 2013, 03:09:41 AM »
yes they truly are.  great for meditations to find out how we stand in terms of true spiritual values. 

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« Reply #13 on: September 25, 2013, 03:20:02 AM »
i would also like to add these profitable words of wisdom from this most wonderful saint.

he speaks to us still. ;)


     ''There are no galley-slaves in the royal vessel of divine love—every man works his oar voluntarily!''

St. Francis De Sales (1567-1622), French churchman, devotional writer, Doctor of the Roman Catholic Church., quoted in Bishop Jean-Pierre Camus, The Spirit of Saint Francis de Sales, ch. 7, sct. 3 (1952).

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« Reply #14 on: September 25, 2013, 03:21:09 AM »
yes they truly are.  great for meditations to find out how we stand in terms of true spiritual values. 


and i thought this would be a source of inspiration for you, Tita,



     ''Make friends with the angels, who though invisible are always with you.... Often invoke them, constantly praise them, and make good use of their help and assistance in all your temporal and spiritual affairs.''

St. Francis De Sales

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« Reply #15 on: September 25, 2013, 03:23:25 AM »
Do not fear what may happen tomorrow. The same loving Father who cares for you today will care for you tomorrow and everyday. Either he will shield you from suffering or He will give you unfailing strength to bear it. Be at peace then and put aside all anxious thoughts and imaginings.

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« Reply #16 on: September 25, 2013, 03:26:25 AM »
“If the heart wanders or is distracted, bring it back to the point quite gently and replace it tenderly in its Master’s presence. And even if you did nothing during the whole of your hour but bring your heart back and place it again in Our Lord’s presence, though it went away every time you brought it back, your hour would be very well employed.”


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« Reply #17 on: September 25, 2013, 03:43:23 AM »

and i thought this would be a source of inspiration for you, Tita,



     ''Make friends with the angels, who though invisible are always with you.... Often invoke them, constantly praise them, and make good use of their help and assistance in all your temporal and spiritual affairs.''

St. Francis De Sales

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« Reply #18 on: September 25, 2013, 04:37:40 PM »
September 25

So long as we are on this earth, we must realize that we cannot avoid imperfections, because we are all human. We must convince ourselves of this reality; we should not get all upset in seeing ourselves as imperfect beings. The Lord has asked us to say every day those words of the Our Father, "Forgive us our trespasses..." This is a directive that has no exceptions, because we all have need of it.

(Spiritual Treatises XVI; O. VI, pp. 296-297)





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« Reply #19 on: September 28, 2013, 02:28:59 AM »
September 27

Perseverance in virtue is more difficult in internal matters than in external. We feel hesitation in submitting when it concerns our intellect, this being the last part of ourselves that we give up. Still, it is necessary to submit our way of thinking to a higher authority. Small as they may be, virtuous acts that are assigned to us are especially valuable.

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« Reply #20 on: October 03, 2013, 01:47:18 PM »
October 3

It seems to me a shameful thing for a person to come to die without ever having thought of death. This will be doubly shameful for those to whom God has granted a long life. Soldiers who train before they go into battle always do better than those who go rushing around looking for their arms just before the battle begins. It is a good thing to leave this world little by little, withdrawing our love for creatures bit by bit. Trees which are bent over by the wind cannot be transplanted elsewhere because they have left their roots in the ground; so we creatures who are to be transplanted to the land of the living must little by little detach our affections from this world.

(Letters 230; O. XII, pp. 329-330)

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« Reply #21 on: October 03, 2013, 01:48:31 PM »
October 3

It seems to me a shameful thing for a person to come to die without ever having thought of death. This will be doubly shameful for those to whom God has granted a long life. Soldiers who train before they go into battle always do better than those who go rushing around looking for their arms just before the battle begins. It is a good thing to leave this world little by little, withdrawing our love for creatures bit by bit. Trees which are bent over by the wind cannot be transplanted elsewhere because they have left their roots in the ground; so we creatures who are to be transplanted to the land of the living must little by little detach our affections from this world.

(Letters 230; O. XII, pp. 329-330)

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October 4

Let us kiss our Savior, Who grants us so many delights. Now to kiss the Savior is to obey Him, keep His commandments, do His will and follow His desires; in brief, to embrace Him with tender obedience and fidelity. Therefore, whenever we receive any spiritual consolation, on that very day we must be more diligent in doing good and humbling ourselves.
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« Reply #23 on: October 08, 2013, 01:04:38 PM »
October 7

The truly patient person neither complains of his hard lot nor desires to be pitied by others. He speaks of his sufferings in a natural, pure and sincere way, without grumbling or exaggerating them. When you are sick, offer up all your grief, pain and weakness in a service to Our Lord, and beseech Him to join them to the torments He suffered for you. Desire to get well so that you may serve Him, but do not refuse to suffer so that you may obey Him and prepare for death, if that is His will, in order to praise Him and be happy with Him forever.

(INT. Part III, Ch. 3; O. III, p. 137)

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« Reply #24 on: October 08, 2013, 01:05:28 PM »
October 8

A heart that practices the virtue of holy resignation is like a ball of wax in God's hands, ready to receive all the impressions of His divine good pleasure. A heart without preferences is equally ready for anything and everything, since it has no object for its will except the will of God. It does not place its love in the things God wills but in the will of God. When God's will is found in many things, it chooses, no matter what the cost, those in which God's will seems most manifest.

(T.L.G. Book 9, Ch. 4; O. V, p. 121)

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« Reply #25 on: October 12, 2013, 05:12:31 PM »
October 11

If at times we are tempted to be vain in seeing the grace of God conferred on us, it will be an infallible remedy to consider our own ingratitude, imperfection and misery. If we reflect on how we behaved when God was not with us, we will easily understand that what we do when He is with us is not the result of our own efforts. We will certainly be happy with what we have done, but we will give the glory to God.

(INT. Part III, Ch. 5; O. III, p. 146)

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« Reply #26 on: October 12, 2013, 05:12:59 PM »
October 12


If we have good ideas or good desires but lack strength to put them into practice, we must present them to God with a firm hope that He will help us. Certainly, if we place all our confidence in Divine Goodness, the Lord will not fail to grant whatever is necessary to persevere in His service.

(Sermons 61; O. IX, p. 310)

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« Reply #27 on: October 15, 2013, 01:14:04 PM »
October 14

"You must be ready to suffer many great afflictions for the love of Our Lord, even martyrdom itself! Resolve to give Him, if He wants it, all that you hold most dear…those nearest to you, your eyes and even your life, because your heart must be prepared for all such sacrifices. However, as long as Divine Providence does not send you such great piercing afflictions, bear patiently the slight injuries, the little inconveniences, sickness, the unwarranted demands of relatives - in short, all such little trials which, when they are accepted and embraced with love, are highly pleasing to the good God and are a means of storing up vast spiritual riches if only you use them well.

(INT. Part III, Ch. 35;O. III, p. 254)


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« Reply #28 on: October 15, 2013, 01:15:18 PM »
October 15

Sugar sweetens green fruit and corrects whatever is bitter and unwholesome in ripe fruit. Now, devotion is true spiritual sugar, for it removes bitterness from mortification and anything harmful from our consolations. It takes away discontent from the poor, care from the rich, grief from the oppressed, pride from the exalted, melancholy from the solitary, and dissipation from those who live in society. With equal benefit it serves as fire in winter and dew in summer, it fills us with a marvelous sweetness.

(INT. Part I, Ch. 2; O. III, pp. 17-18)

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« Reply #29 on: October 23, 2013, 12:10:22 AM »
October 22

Oh, how happy are those who keep their hearts open to holy inspirations! They never lack anything conducive to a devout life. According to their condition, they thus advance in holiness. Now, if we do not resist grace, God will also supply us wit opportune inspirations to live, to work and to progress in the spiritual life.

(T.L.G. Book 8, Ch. 10; O. V, pp. 91-92)

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« Reply #30 on: October 23, 2013, 12:10:53 AM »
October 23

Know that the virtue of patience is the one that more than any other insures our perfection. We should practice it with our neighbor, but we should practice it still more with ourselves. Those who aspire to pure love of God have not as much need to practice patience with others as with themselves. To acquire perfection, one must not look for temptations but simply tolerate them with patience; humility is reinforced with this tolerance. We must face the truth: we are poor people who cannot do much good, but God, Who is infinitely good, is quite happy with the little good that we do.
(Letters 190; O. XII, p. 203)

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« Reply #31 on: October 25, 2013, 02:53:55 PM »
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Turning to my most gracious and merciful God, I desire to serve Him and to love Him now and forever. But if, through temptation by the enemy or human frailty, I should chance to transgress in any point, or fail to adhere to this my resolution and dedication, I protest from this moment and am determined, with the assistance of the Holy Spirit, to rise as soon as I perceive my fall and return again to God's mercy without any hesitation or delay whatsoever.

(INT. Part I, Ch. 20; O. III, p. 60)

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« Reply #32 on: October 25, 2013, 02:55:44 PM »
October 26

On certain occasions it is necessary to speak to people whom you heartily dislike. Then you must do so with greatest respect and esteem. This point is of such great importance for the perfection of our souls that I would willingly write these words with my blood. Should we not show our love for God? Jesus suffered so much for us amid repugnance and adversions! Should we not do the same in similar circumstances? It is necessary that the thorns of difficulties pierce our brain and the lance of contradictions pass through our hearts. We must also drink the gall and gulp down the vinegar, and chew upon absinth and the hemlock because He wants us to do so.

(Letters 1294; O. XVII, p. 370)

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« Reply #33 on: October 26, 2013, 10:31:32 PM »
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What does it mean to love God with all one's heart? It means to love Him with the totality of our love, loving other things little in comparison. To love God with all one's mind and with all one's thoughts is to keep our intellect occupied in thinking of Him with a pure and simple devotion. To love God with all one's strength is to love Him with a firm love, one that is constant and generous, that never allows itself to be overcome by tribulations but is forever persevering. To love God with one's whole being is to give ourself and to abandon ourself entirely with our whole existence, so as to remain totally subject in obedience to His love.

(Sermons 22; O. IX, p. 199)


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« Reply #34 on: October 27, 2013, 09:23:53 PM »
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God is greater than our heart, and our heart is greater than the world. So when our heart in meditation prepares itself to do all it can in the service of God, it works marvels and raises our actions to a degree of uncommon perfection. It is determined to serve the Lord and honor Him, to help our neighbor, to mortify our internal and external feelings and carry out other good resolutions. Now all this perfection, even though it is not in proportion to the greatness of God, is greater than the world and all human forces and exterior actions. (Letters 190; O. XII, pp. 203-204)

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« Reply #35 on: December 08, 2013, 03:36:59 PM »
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The most holy virgin enjoyed the greatest privilege of all pure creatures and was to be, from the first moment of her Immaculate Conception, always completely obedient to the will of God. Never for a moment did she waver or fail to keep her resolution to serve the Divine Majesty perfectly. But we--poor creatures that we are--are so wavering in our resolutions! Who among us can say that he or she is always steadfast? Now we want one thing, and in a short time something else, and so we change our affections from one moment to the next.

(Sermons 26; O. IX, p. 232)


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« Reply #36 on: December 11, 2013, 01:51:21 PM »
December 10

"You will show me the path to life," says the psalmist [Ps 16:11], not only because our temporal life depends on the Divine Will, but also because our spiritual life consists in its fulfillment...The rebellious spirit, instead, wants its heart to be full of itself and its will to be above that of God. Eternal God, do not permit this disorder to take root in my soul!"...not my will but yours be done." [Lk 22:41] You alone can give me the grace to have no will but Your own.

(T.L.G. Book, Ch. 7; O. V, p. 79)

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« Reply #37 on: December 11, 2013, 01:52:25 PM »
December 10

"You will show me the path to life," says the psalmist [Ps 16:11], not only because our temporal life depends on the Divine Will, but also because our spiritual life consists in its fulfillment...The rebellious spirit, instead, wants its heart to be full of itself and its will to be above that of God. Eternal God, do not permit this disorder to take root in my soul!"...not my will but yours be done." [Lk 22:41] You alone can give me the grace to have no will but Your own.

(T.L.G. Book, Ch. 7; O. V, p. 79)




"...not my will but yours be done."

Amen.

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« Reply #38 on: December 12, 2013, 01:39:06 PM »
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There is no need to doubt that we possess faith in God, simply because we find it difficult to keep clear of sin, or find ourselves diffident or even fearing that we will not be able to resist occasions of temptation. No! Diffidence in our strength of will is not due to lack of resolve but is a true acknowledgement of our misery. The fear of being able to resist temptations is better than considering ourselves strong and secure, because all that we do not expect from our own strength we hope to receive by means of God's grace...We must simply be on our guard and be humble so as not to fall victim to temptation.

(Letters 1974; O. XXI, pp. 12-19)

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« Reply #39 on: December 12, 2013, 01:40:18 PM »
" The fear of being able to resist temptations is better than considering ourselves strong and secure, because all that we do not expect from our own strength we hope to receive by means of God's grace..."


Amen.

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