Practical Piety of St. Francis de Sales: Chapter 4: Confidence in God

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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 for mankind and to deepen our own love for Him in return. In this spiritual reading from the writings of St. Francis de Sales, the Doctor of Divine Love, we reflect upon one of the most important virtues of the Christian life: confidence in God. St. Francis teaches that true confidence does not come from trusting ourselves but from recognizing our weakness, poverty, and misery before God. The more we acknowledge our need, the more we discover the inexhaustible mercy of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Our imperfections should not lead us to despair but to a greater trust in God's goodness and mercy. Drawing from the examples of Job, King David, St. Catherine of Siena, and St. Teresa of Avila, St. Francis reminds us that humility and confidence must go together. After our falls and failures, we must not remain discouraged but return to Our Lord with greater trust, casting ourselves entirely upon His mercy. May this reflection help you grow in humility, confidence, and devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. 00:00 Introduction – Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 00:25 Spiritual Letters and Meditations of St. Francis de Sales 00:40 Part I: Duties Toward God – Confidence in God 00:48 Can a miserable soul have confidence in God? 01:03 Why knowledge of our misery leads us to God 01:19 The saints begin with humility and self-knowledge 01:45 Knowing our unworthiness and imperfections 02:00 God's mercy and our misery are inseparably linked 02:25 The more miserable we are, the more we should trust God 02:44 Holy mistrust of self and confidence in God 03:00 Confusion after sin and returning to Our Lord 03:18 Lessons from St. Catherine of Siena and St. Teresa 03:37 Humility must lead to confidence in God's mercy 03:52 St. Francis de Sales, pray for us 04:02 Closing 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 #CatholicFaith #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicSpirituality #ConfidenceInGod #DivineMercy #DoctorOfTheChurch #CatholicReflection #JuneDevotion #PrayerLife #TrustInGod

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• Trust in God