Introduction to the Devout Life
By Saint Francis de Sales
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Episodes: 120
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Originally published in the early 17th century, this timeless work serves as a profound spiritual guide for anyone seeking to live an authentic Christian life. Tailored for laypeople, it began as heartfelt letters from Saint Francis to a married woman striving for holiness amidst the challenges of her affluent lifestyle. This book is filled with invaluable wisdom that resonates with readers of all backgrounds, from those just starting their spiritual journey to seasoned Christians. Summary by Wikipedia and Phil Chenevert.
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120 - Part 5 Ch 18 - Three Important and Final Counsels
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May 10, 2026 |
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119 - Part 5 Ch 17 - An Answer to Two Objections which may be made to this Book
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May 09, 2026 |
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118 - Part 5 Ch 16 - The Impressions which should remain after this Exercise
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May 08, 2026 |
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117 - Part 5 Ch 15 - General Affections which should result from these Considerations and Conclusion of th
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May 07, 2026 |
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116 - Part 5 Ch 14 - The Eternal Love of God for us
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May 06, 2026 |
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115 - Part 5 Ch 13 - The Love which Jesus Christ bears to us
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May 05, 2026 |
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114 - Part 5 Ch 12 - The Example of the Saints
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May 04, 2026 |
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113 - Part 5 Ch 11 - Second Considerationon the Excellence of Virtue
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May 03, 2026 |
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112 - Part 5 Ch 10 - First Considerationof the Worth of Souls
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May 02, 2026 |
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111 - Part 5 Ch 9 - Reflections suitable to the renewal of Good Resolutions
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May 01, 2026 |
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110 - Part 5 Ch 8 - The Affections to be excited after such Examination
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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109 - Part 5 Ch 7 - Examination as to the Affectations of the Soul
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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108 - Part 5 Ch 6 - Examination of the Souls Condition as regards our Neighbour
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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107 - Part 5 Ch 5 - Examination of your Condition as regards yourself
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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106 - Part 5 Ch 4 - Examination of the Souls Condition as regards God
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Apr 26, 2026 |
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105 - Part 5 Ch 3 - Examination of the Soul as to its Progress in the Devout Life
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Apr 25, 2026 |
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104 - Part 5 Ch 2 - Meditation on the Benefit conferred on us by God in calling us to His Service
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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103 - Part 5 PRACTICES FOR RENEWING AND CONFIRMING THE SOUL IN DEVOTION Ch 1 - It is well yearly to renew
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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102 - Part 4 Ch 15 - An Illustration
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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101 - Part 4 Ch 14 - Of Dryness and Spiritual Barrenness
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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100 - Part 4 Ch 13 - Of Spiritual and Sensible Consolations and how to receive them
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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099 - Part 4 Ch 12 - Of Sadness and Sorrow
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Apr 19, 2026 |
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098 - Part 4 Ch 11 - Anxiety of Mind
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Apr 18, 2026 |
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097 - Part 4 Ch 10 - How to strengthen the Heart against Temptation
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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096 - Part 4 Ch 9 - How remedy Minor Temptations
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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095 - Part 4 Ch 8 - How to resist Minor Temptations
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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094 - Part 4 Ch 7 - Remedies for Great Occasions
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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093 - Part 4 Ch 6 - When Temptation and Delectation are Sin
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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092 - Part 4 Ch 5 - Encouragement for the Tempted Soul
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Apr 12, 2026 |
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091 - Part 4 Ch 4 - Two striking Illustrations of the same
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Apr 11, 2026 |
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090 - Part 4 Ch 3 - Of Temptations and the difference between experiencing them and consenting to them
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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089 - Part 4 Ch 2 - The need of a Good Courage
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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088 - Part 4 CONCERNING ORDINARY TEMPTATIONS - Ch 1 We must not trifle with the Words of Worldly Wisdom
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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087 - Part 3 Ch 41 - One Word to Maidens
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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086 - Part 3 Ch 40 - Counsels to Widows
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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085 - Part 3 Ch 39 - The Sanctity of the Marriage Bed
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Apr 05, 2026 |
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084 - Part 3 Ch 38 - Counsels to Married People
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Apr 04, 2026 |
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083 - Part 3 Ch 37 - Of Wishes
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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082 - Part 3 Ch 36 - Of a Well-Balanced Reasonable Mind
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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081 - Part 3 Ch 35 - We must be Faithful in Things Great and Small
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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080 - Part 3 Ch 34 - When to use such Amusements rightly
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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079 - Part 3 Ch 33 - Of Balls and other Lawful but Dangerous Amusements
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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078 - Part 3 Ch 32 - Of Forbidden Amusements
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Mar 29, 2026 |
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077 - Part 3 Ch 31 - Of Amusements and Recreations what are allowable
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Mar 28, 2026 |
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076 - Part 3 Ch 30 - Further Counsels as to Conversation
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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075 - Part 3 Ch 29 - On Slander
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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074 - Part 3 Ch 28 - Of Hasty Judgments
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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073 - Part 3 Ch 27 - Of Unseemly Words and the Respect due to Others
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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072 - Part 3 Ch 26 - Of Conversation and first how to Speak of God
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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071 - Part 3 Ch 25 - On Modesty in Dress
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Mar 22, 2026 |
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070 - Part 3 Ch 24 - Of Society and Solitude
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Mar 21, 2026 |
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069 - Part 3 Ch 23 - On The Practice of Bodily Mortification
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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068 - Part 3 Ch 22 - Further Advice concerning Intimacies
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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067 - Part 3 Ch 21 - Remedies against Evil Friendships
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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066 - Part 3 Ch 20 - Of the Difference between True and False Friendship
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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065 - Part 3 Ch 19 - Of Real Friendship
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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064 - Part 3 Ch 18 - On Frivolous Attachments
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Mar 15, 2026 |
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063 - Part 3 Ch 17 - On Friendship Evil and Frivolous Friendship
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Mar 14, 2026 |
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062 - Part 3 Ch 16 - How to possess a rich Spirit amid real Poverty
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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061 - Part 3 Ch 15 - How to exercise real Poverty although actually Rich
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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060 - Part 3 Ch 14 - On Poverty of Spirit amid Riches
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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059 - Part 3 Ch 13 - How to maintain Purity
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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058 - Part 3 Ch 12 - On Purity
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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057 - Part 3 Ch 11 - On Obedience
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Mar 08, 2026 |
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056 - Part 3 Ch 10 - We must attend to the Business of Life carefully but without Eagerness or Over-anxiet
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Mar 07, 2026 |
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055 - Part 3 Ch 9 - On Gentleness towards Ourselves
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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054 - Part 3 Ch 8 - Gentleness towards others and Remedies against Anger
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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053 - Part 3 Ch 7 - How to combine due care for a Good Reputation with Humility
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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052 - Part 3 Ch 6 - Humility makes us rejoice in our own Abjection
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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051 - Part 3 Ch 5 - On Interior Humility
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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050 - Part 3 Ch 4 - On Greater Humility
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Mar 01, 2026 |
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049 - Part 3 Ch 3 - On Patience
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Feb 28, 2026 |
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048 - Part 3 Ch 2 - The same Subject continued
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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047 - Part 3 THE PRACTICE OF VIRTUE - Ch 1 - How to select that which we should chiefly Practice
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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046 - Part 2 Ch 21 - How to Communicate
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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045 - Part 2 Ch 20 - Of Frequent Communion
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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044 - Part 2 Ch 19 - On Confession
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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043 - Part 2 Ch 18 - How to receive Inspirations
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Feb 22, 2026 |
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042 - Part 2 Ch 17 - How to Hear and Read Gods Word
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Feb 21, 2026 |
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041 - Part 2 Ch 16 - How the Saints are united to us
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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040 - Part 2 Ch 15 - Of the other Public Offices of the Church
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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039 - Part 2 Ch 14 - Of Holy Communion and how to join in it
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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038 - Part 2 Ch 13 - Aspirations Ejaculatory Prayer and Holy Thoughts
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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037 - Part 2 Ch 12 - On Spiritual Retirement
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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036 - Part 2 Ch 11 - Evening Prayer and Examination of Conscience
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Feb 15, 2026 |
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035 - Part 2 Ch 10 - Morning Prayer
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Feb 14, 2026 |
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034 - Part 2 Ch 9 - Concerning Dryness in Meditation
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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033 - Part 2 Ch 8 - Some Useful Hints as to Meditation
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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032 - Part 2 Ch 7 - The Conclusion and Spiritual Bouquet
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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031 - Part 2 Ch 6 - The Third Part of Meditation Affections and Resolutions
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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030 - Part 2 Ch 5 - Considerations the Second Part of Meditation
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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029 - Part 2 Ch 4 - the Third Point of Preparation representing the Mystery to be meditated to Your Imagin
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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028 - Part 2 Ch 3 - Invocation the Second Point of Preparation
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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027 - Part 2 Ch 2 - A short Method of Meditation And first the Presence of God the First Point of Preparat
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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026 - Part 2 COUNCILS ON THE NECESSITY OF UPLIFTING THE SOUL TO GOD - Ch 1 - The Necessity of Prayer
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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025 - Part 1 Ch 24 - All Evil Inclinations must be purged away
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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024 - Part 1 Ch 23 - It is needful to put away all Inclination for Useless and Dangerous Things
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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023 - Part 1 Ch 22 - The Necessity of Purging away all tendency to Venial Sins
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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022 - Part 1 Ch 21 - Conclusion of this First Purification
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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021 - Part 1 Ch 20 - A hearty Protest made with the object of confirming the Souls resolution to serve God
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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020 - Part 1 Ch 19 - How to make a General Confession
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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019 - Part 1 Ch 18 - Tenth Meditation - How the Soul chooses the Devout Life
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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018 - Part 1 Ch 17 - Ninth Meditation - On the Choice Between Heaven and Hell
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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017 - Part 1 Ch 16 - Eighth Meditation - On Paradise
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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016 - Part 1 Ch 15 - Seventh Meditation - Of Hell
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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015 - Part 1 Ch 14 - Sixth Meditation - Of Judgment
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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014 - Part 1 Ch 13 Fifth Meditation - Of Death
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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013 - Part 1 Ch 12 Fourth Meditation- On Sin
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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012 - Part 1 Ch 11 Third Meditation - On the Gifts of God
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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011 - Part 1 Ch 10 Second Meditation-Of the End for which we were Created
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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010 - Part 1 Ch 9 First Meditation Of the End for which we were Created
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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009 - Part 1 Ch 8 How to effect this Second Purification
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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008 - Part 1 Ch 7 The Second Purification from all Sinful Affections
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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007 - Part 1 Ch 6 The First Purification namely from Mortal Sin
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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006 - Part 1 Ch 5 The First Step must be Purifying the Soul
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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005 - Part 1 Ch 4The Need of a Guide for those who would enter upon and advance in the Devout Life
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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004 - Part 1 Ch 3 Devotion is suitable to every Vocation and Profession
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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003 - Part 1 Ch 2 The Nature and Excellence of Devotion
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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002 - Part I COUNSELS FOR THE SOUL'S GUIDANCE Ch 1 What True Devotion is
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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001 - Preface by the Author
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Feb 11, 2026 |