Practical Piety of St. Francis de Sales: Chapter 14: Fear of God... His Kindness?

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June is dedicated to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus—a month in which Holy Mother Church invites us to contemplate the infinite love of Christ and our response to that divine love. In this powerful reflection, St. Francis de Sales, the Doctor of Divine Love, offers timeless wisdom on fear, anxiety, temptation, death, and confidence in God's mercy. Drawing from Chapter 14, "Concerning Fear of the Judgments of God and Confidence in His Kindness," the saint teaches that while we should possess a holy fear of God, we must never allow fear to crush our trust in His goodness. St. Francis de Sales speaks from personal experience. As a young student in Paris, he endured a terrible temptation to despair before being delivered through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Because of this suffering, his counsel offers profound consolation to those struggling with anxiety, melancholy, fear of death, fear of judgment, scrupulosity, or discouragement in the spiritual life. In this reading, he reminds us: • Distrust of ourselves is not a defect but a recognition of our weakness. • Confidence must be placed in God's grace rather than our own strength. • God gives us courage when we need it, not before. • Prayer, humility, and reliance on divine assistance overcome temptation. • Those who hope in God shall never be confounded. As we honor the Sacred Heart of Jesus this June, may these words strengthen our confidence in the mercy and goodness of God. "Why art thou sad, O my soul? Hope in God." St. Francis de Sales, pray for us. Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us. 00:00 Introduction: Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 00:25 St. Francis de Sales on fear and melancholy 01:04 Fear of sudden death and God's judgments 01:22 The saint's own battle against despair 01:47 Holy fear versus crushing anxiety 02:21 Distrusting ourselves, trusting God 02:56 Why self-confidence often fails 03:12 How weakness leads us to God 03:44 Courage comes when God gives it 04:20 The example of Samson's strength 04:47 "Why art thou sad, O my soul?" 05:10 Hope in God and never be confounded 05:48 Fear before battle versus courage in battle 06:05 Final encouragement from St. Francis de Sales 06:22 Conclusion and blessing To donate to the Church Restoration Project in Ireland please visit https://gofundme.com/restore-immaculate & remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest. 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Follow the Institute of Christ the King on... Facebook: facebook.com/ICKSP Twitter: twitter.com/ICKSP Instagram: instagram.com/ICKSP 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.us for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #SacredHeartOfJesus #StFrancisDeSales #CatholicReflection #CatholicFaith #TraditionalCatholic #TrustInGod #FearOfGod #CatholicTeaching #SpiritualWarfare #CatholicSaints #HopeInGod #DivineMe

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• Love & Compassion
• Anxiety & Worry