Introduction to the Devout Life

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You know I have an idea of what my avatar is going to be when I am moved up to Regular Member next month. Thank you guys.
 
DasErlibnis said:
Hmm… now I’m excited to see it!
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I’m sure it will draw comment, I have not seen anyone else using something akin to what i have in mind. And it is thanks to you guys. It goes with the signature for sure.
 
I have been wanting to read this book for quite a while now. Now that you are all talking about it makes me want to move it to the front of my TBR list. But there are so many great books by the saints and other Catholic resources to read! I have the hardest time to decide which ones to choose. Maybe Introduction to the Devout Life would be good for Lent but I have already thought I would read either The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ or a series of Lenten meditations by St. John Vianney. With 2000 years of Catholic writing plus all the great contemporary Catholic books how do I know where to begin? :confused: What a wonderful problem to have! 😃
 
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I have been wanting to read this book for quite a while now. Now that you are all talking about it makes me want to move it to the front of my TBR list. But there are so many great books by the saints and other Catholic resources to read! I have the hardest time to decide which ones to choose. Maybe Introduction to the Devout Life would be good for Lent but I have already thought I would read either The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ or a series of Lenten meditations by St. John Vianney. With 2000 years of Catholic writing plus all the great contemporary Catholic books how do I know where to begin? :confused: What a wonderful problem to have! 😃
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Greetings Xandria,

Yes indeedy. I now always have something good to read, and no way I can devour all of these books.

God Bless.
Anathama Sit
 
Chapter 5.

I’m starting to discover this is a book I should have read before a lot of other books. It definitely provides a solid framework for other readings. And I think, ad an introduction, this is what it is meant to do.

It’s like reading the old testament After having read the New Testament first.
 
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Chapter 5.

I’m starting to discover this is a book I should have read before a lot of other books. It definitely provides a solid framework for other readings. And I think, ad an introduction, this is what it is meant to do.

It’s like reading the old testament After having read the New Testament first.
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OK, you’ve convinced me! I’ll finish Prayer Primer, and Introduction to the Devout Life moves to the top of the TBR pile.

Thank you so much for your updates, DasErlibnis.
 
I LOVE this book.

I’ll be hon!est- I haven’t made it all the way through- just 3/4s. I keep going back and re-reading earlier parts. It seems like each time I read it I find some new insight. So many times I feel like shouting “Exactly! It is Exactly like that!” or “This is exactly what I need to remember/do/think on.” There’s just too much information for me to get it all in one sitting.

I’ll be honest it took me several different versions before I found a translation that really worked for me. I tried to read the free online version but I found I just couldn’t follow it. The version I have now practically flows…

I don’t consider myself a good Catholic. 😊 I really struggle to put my faith first after years of living a very, very secular life. But this book always inspires me to try a bit harder even though I think St. Francis de Sales is having to hammer these points through my very thick skull.
 
“The flowers…our good desires…as soon as they start to bloom in our heart, we should get hold of a pruning knife to cut off from our consciences every deed that is useless or irrelevant.”
 
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