St. Francis de Sales Quote

Revelations of Our Lord to St. Mary Margaret Alacoque

"And He [Christ] showed me that it was His great desire of being loved by men and of withdrawing them from the path of ruin that made Him form the design of manifesting His Heart to men, with all the treasures of love, of mercy, of grace, of sanctification and salvation which it contains, in order that those who desire to render Him and procure Him all the honour and love possible, might themselves be abundantly enriched with those divine treasures of which His heart is the source." 

— from Revelations of Our Lord to St. Mary Margaret Alacoque

Jesus and St. Margaret Mary

 

I love this picture of St. Margaret Mary with Jesus!  I ask her to bring my intentions to Jesus, whisper them into His ear and place them in His Sacred Heart!

"Sermons on the Eucharist" by St. Francis de Sales

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"Sermons on the Eucharist"

Fr. John Cryan O.S.F.S. comments about these sermons of St. Francis':

“While Francis de Sales has a real concern for what we believe (fides quae), he was as much concerned about how we are enabled to believe (fides qua). Like Justin Martyr, the apologist he much admired, the faith of the past could only be preserved in its purity by someone who accepts responsibility for the future, not by creating new doctrines, but by delving more deeply into the articulation in light of current situations. Like Augustine who wrote The City of God while Rome and western civilization tumbled down about his ears, Francis de Sales witnessed the collapse of feudal loyalties and the birth of nationhood, the demise of seigneuries and the rise of democracies, the end of Christendom and the emergence of pluralism. It must have been confusing and painful. Francis de Sales kept his feet planted in this world, but like Augustine his vision was always on another kingdom. That vision must be kept in mind when we read his sermons.”

The Visitation nuns in the Monastery of Pinerolo (Torino), Italy

Words of Jesus to St. Margaret Mary

St. Francis de Sales Quote