Practical Piety of St. Francis de Sales: Chapter 9: Total Abandonment to God's Will

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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 immeasurable love of Christ and our response to that love. In this profound spiritual reading, St. Francis de Sales, the Doctor of Divine Love, teaches us the path of complete abandonment to Divine Providence. He explains how a soul entirely surrendered to God rests peacefully in His hands, trusting Him in all circumstances while faithfully fulfilling daily duties. Drawing upon the beautiful image of an infant resting in its mother's arms, St. Francis de Sales shows us what it means to surrender our fears, anxieties, plans, and desires to the loving care of Our Lord. True abandonment is not passivity or neglect of responsibility but a confident trust founded upon God's infinite goodness and the merits of Jesus Christ's Passion and Death. As we honor the Sacred Heart this June, may these timeless words inspire us to place ourselves wholly into God's hands and embrace His holy will in every aspect of our lives. "Always remember: Be who you are and be that well." — St. Francis de Sales 00:00 Introduction – Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 00:25 Reflecting on God's Love with St. Francis de Sales 00:39 The Soul Abandoned to God 01:03 Trust in Providence and Daily Duties 01:27 God's Care for Those Who Surrender Completely 01:51 St. Mary Magdalene at the Feet of Christ 02:07 The Child in Its Mother's Arms Analogy 02:40 Walking and Being Carried by God 02:48 Does Abandonment Destroy Free Will? 03:23 The Foundation of Perfect Abandonment 03:37 Trusting in God's Goodness and Christ's Passion 03:53 Resolution Versus Feelings 04:18 Self-Love and Spiritual Consolations 04:26 Struggles Against God's Will 04:35 The Superior and Inferior Parts of the Soul 04:52 The Goal of Perfect Self-Surrender 05:00 Be Who You Are and Be That Well 05:10 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 #DivineProvidence #Catholic #CatholicFaith #CatholicSpirituality #TraditionalCatholic #TrustInGod #SurrenderToGod #SacredHeart #ChristianLife #Saints #CatholicTeaching

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