St. Francis de Sales

by Emily Jaminet Today people are more socially connected by technology than ever before, yet there is a growing trend of loneliness. An estimated 40 percent of Americans have been lonely at one point in their lives. In a 2018 Cigna study,…

Consider all the past as nothing, and say, like David; Now I begin to love my God. — St. Francis De Sales

Have patience to walk with short steps until you have wings to fly. — St. Francis de Sales

Make yourself familiar with the angels, and behold them frequently in spirit; for, without being seen, they are present with you. — St. Francis de Sales

The more one mortifies his natural inclinations, the more he becomes capable of receiving divine inspirations, and the more he gains in virtue. — St. Francis de Sales

Make yourself familiar with the angels, and behold them frequently in spirit. Without being seen, they are present with you. — St. Francis de Sales

Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day. — St. Francis De Sales

What matters it to a truly loving soul whether God be served by this means or another? — ST. FRANCIS DE SALES

True humility makes no pretense of being humble, and scarcely ever utters words of humility. — ST. FRANCIS DE SALES

God never permits anything to come upon us as a trial or test of our virtue without desiring that we should profit by it. — ST. FRANCIS DE SALES