Practical Piety of St. Francis de Sales: Chapter 5: Trusting God in Spiritual Dryness

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For the Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, we turn to the Doctor of Divine Love, St. Francis de Sales, for a profound meditation on confidence in God's mercy. Drawing from his Spiritual Letters and Meditations, St. Francis teaches that even when we experience spiritual dryness, weakness, discouragement, or a lack of sensible devotion, we must never cease making acts of trust in God. Our confidence should not be founded upon our own strength, but upon the unchanging goodness and mercy of Our Lord. One of the most beautiful teachings in this reflection is St. Francis de Sales' reminder that "the throne of God's mercy is our misery." The greater our awareness of our weakness, the greater should be our confidence in God's love and mercy. As we honor the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus throughout June, may this meditation inspire deeper trust, greater humility, and a renewed abandonment to Divine Providence. "Though I have no feeling of confidence in Thee, I nevertheless know that Thou art my God." May God bless you. 00:00 Introduction – Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 00:25 St. Francis de Sales: Doctor of Divine Love 00:40 The Exercise of Confidence in God 01:04 Throwing Ourselves Entirely Upon God 01:13 Self-Love and Spiritual Discouragement 01:38 Trusting God Without Feeling Confidence 01:59 Acts of Faith During Spiritual Dryness 02:17 Why God Loves These Acts of Trust 02:35 When Prayer Feels Empty 02:44 The Proper Use of Holy Confusion 03:01 Lifting the Heart to God With Confidence 03:18 God's Mercy Never Changes 03:25 "The Throne of God's Mercy Is Our Misery" 03:42 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 #CatholicMeditation #CatholicFaith #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicSpirituality #DivineMercy #TrustInGod #SpiritualDryness #CatholicTeaching #ChristianMeditation

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