Writtenover400yearsago,IntroductiontotheDevoutLifeisstilloneofthemostpopularbooksforthosepursuingholiness.St.FrancisdeSalesexplainshowtoturnthatdesireforsanctityintoresolutionsthatyieldgrace-filledresults.Themesinclude:Pursuingadevoutlifewhole-heartedlyIncorporatingprayerandsacramentsintoabusyscheduleGrowinginvirtueBattlingwiselyagainsttemptationMakingspiritualprogressthroughdaily,monthly,andyearlyexercisesWhetheryouarejustbeginningyourspiritualjourneyoraremoreadvancedinthespirituallife,you’llbeabletoapplythistimelesswisdomimmediately.LetSt.FrancisdeSalesilluminethepathtoholinessandstrengthenyourdesiretowalkthatroadwiththeLord.St.FrancisdeSales(1567-1622)wastheBishopofGenevaandarenownedspiritualdirector.PreachingduringtheCounter-Reformation,heisestimatedtohaveconverted70,000Calvinistsinhisshortlifetime.Hewasaferventproponentoftheuniversalcalltoholinessandspentmuchofhistimeguidinglaypeopleontheroadtosanctity.DeclaredaDoctoroftheChurchbyPopePiusIXin1877,St.Francisisstillhelpingtoformsaintsthroughhismanywritings,ofwhichIntroductiontotheDevoutLifeisthemostfamous.
