Practical Piety of St. Francis de Sales: Chapter 8: Excellence of Abandonment

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Dear friends, during the month of June—the Month of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus—let us contemplate the infinite love of God for us and our response of love toward Him. In this powerful reflection from St. Francis de Sales, the Doctor of Divine Love, we meditate on Chapter 8 of his teaching on holy abandonment to Divine Providence. St. Francis teaches that abandonment to God's will is "the virtue of virtues," the perfection of charity, humility, patience, and perseverance. Drawing inspiration from Our Lord's final words upon the Cross, "Father, into Thy hands I commend My spirit," we are reminded to surrender every joy, suffering, consolation, trial, and uncertainty into the loving hands of God. Whether life brings sweetness or bitterness, the Christian soul finds peace in trusting that everything permitted by God's fatherly heart is ordered toward our good. This timeless Catholic teaching offers encouragement for anyone experiencing spiritual dryness, discouragement, trials, or a longing to grow in confidence in God's providence. May the Sacred Heart of Jesus increase within us a spirit of holy trust, submission, and perseverance. "If it is Thy will that I remain still upon this cross to suffer yet more, I am content therewith." St. Francis de Sales, pray for us. 00:00 Introduction – Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 00:25 St. Francis de Sales: The Virtue of Holy Abandonment 00:39 The Excellence of Surrender to God's Will 01:00 Christ's Example on the Cross 01:34 Accepting Both Joys and Sufferings 01:50 Trusting Divine Providence Completely 02:24 "Father, I Resign My Spirit Into Thy Hands" 02:40 Persevering Through Spiritual Trials 03:07 Following God Without Consolations 03:30 The Perfume of Holy Submission 03:45 Never Consent to Offend God 03:55 Final Encouragement 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 #DivineProvidence #HolyAbandonment #TrustGod #SpiritualLife #CatholicTeaching #MonthOfTheSacredHeart #DoctorOfTheChurch #CatholicSpirituality #ChristianMeditation #PrayerLife #TraditionalCatholic