Introduction to the Devout Life - St. Francis de Sales Michael H. Brown Books That purgatory is real

That purgatory is real

the happier they will become

Why does God hide day-in and day-out from those of us who yearn to hear His voice

as a powerful guide to help us devote ourselves more intensely to the duty and privilege of praying for the holy souls in purgatory

Introduction to the Devout Life - St. Francis de Sales Michael H. Brown Books That purgatory is realAs no sensible person would make a long road trip without first consulting a map, so the person intent upon gaining Heaven should first resort to a competent guide to reach that Goal of all goals. And no better guide to Heaven exists than An Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis de Sales (1567 1622), Doctor of the Church. It is at once easy to read, being laid out in short chapters, yet thorough, authoritative, reliable, kind and gentle a