Practical Piety of St. Francis de Sales: Chapter 18: Temptations: Blasphemy & Infidelity

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Dear friends, during the Month of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, we turn to the wisdom of St. Francis de Sales, the Doctor of Divine Love, for guidance in times of spiritual trial. In this powerful reflection from Chapter 18, "Temptations of Blasphemy and Infidelity," St. Francis de Sales explains that blasphemous thoughts, doubts against faith, and spiritual assaults do not come from God. Rather, God permits these temptations so that we may prove our love for Him through fidelity and perseverance. The saint teaches that as long as these temptations are displeasing to us and we do not consent to them, there is nothing to fear. The devil may stir confusion and turmoil in the lower faculties of the soul, but the higher will remains free to choose God. Through these trials, God refines the soul like gold destined for His heavenly treasure house. This timeless teaching offers hope and consolation to those suffering from intrusive thoughts, temptations against faith, spiritual darkness, scruples, and discouragement. May the Sacred Heart of Jesus strengthen us to reject temptation, embrace holy tribulation, and remain faithful in the midst of every storm. 00:00 Introduction – Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 00:25 St. Francis de Sales: Doctor of Divine Love 00:32 Chapter 18: Temptations of Blasphemy and Infidelity 00:48 God Is Not the Author of Blasphemous Temptations 01:20 Why God Permits Spiritual Temptation 01:46 Examples from the Saints 02:12 How to Resist the Enemy's Assaults 02:34 "Live Jesus" – The Battle of the Will 02:57 The Invincible Citadel of Free Will 03:30 Understanding Interior Spiritual Conflict 04:05 When Temptations Cause Fear and Distress 04:23 God's Mercy in Spiritual Tribulations 04:39 Temptations Come from Hell, Suffering from God 04:54 Final Exhortation 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 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 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 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 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 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 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 #Catholic #CatholicFaith #TraditionalCatholic #SpiritualWarfare #Temptation #BlasphemousThoughts #IntrusiveThoughts #Faith #Prayer #CatholicTeaching #DoctorOfTheChurch #Devotion

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• Temptation