Practical Piety of St. Francis de Sales: Chapter 2: Acquiring Love of God

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Dear friends, during the month of June—the Month of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus—let us reflect upon God's infinite love for us and our response of love toward Him. In this reading from the spiritual letters and meditations of St. Francis de Sales, the Doctor of Divine Love teaches us the true path to holiness and perfection. Rather than endlessly seeking extraordinary methods or secret formulas for sanctity, St. Francis directs us toward a simple and faithful practice of divine love through daily fidelity to God's will. Drawing from his timeless wisdom, we learn that perfection consists in union with God through love, and that this union is attained not by mere speculation but through faithful action, perseverance, and simplicity of heart. May this meditation help deepen your devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and inspire you to walk faithfully in the path of your vocation. "Keep straightforward; go in the path of your vocation with simplicity, applying yourselves rather to action than to aspiration." — St. Francis de Sales 00:00 Introduction – Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 00:25 St. Francis de Sales on Acquiring the Love of God 00:56 Willing to Love God and Practicing Divine Love 01:19 Perfection Through Action Rather Than Speculation 01:51 Walking the Straight Path to Heaven 02:00 The Simplicity of the Spiritual Life 02:15 The Desire for Instant Perfection 02:57 The True Secret of Holiness 03:24 The Superior and Inferior Parts of the Soul 03:41 The Danger of Constantly Changing Spiritual Methods 04:16 The One Thing Necessary: Peace in Christ 04:24 St. Francis de Sales, Pray for Us 04:33 Final 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 #CatholicChurch #TraditionalCatholic #JuneDevotion #SacredHeart #DivineLove #SpiritualLife #CatholicSpirituality #Saints #DoctorOfTheChurch #Prayer #Christianity

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