A Selection from the Spiritual Letters of S. Francis de Sales, Bishop and Prince of Geneva
Publisher: E.P. Dutton
Published: 1876
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: LETTER; title: I. To a Novice. On the Right Use of Feelings 1; title: II. To a Bishop Elect 8; title: III. To the Abbesse du Puits d’Orbe. On Suffering 10; title: IV. To the Same. On Devotion 16; title: V. To Mme. de Chantal. On the Duties of a Widow 20; title: VI. To the Archbishop of Bourges. On Preaching 22; title: VII. To President Fremiot. On Preparation for Death 43; title: VIII. To the Abbesse du Puits d’Orbe. In Sickness 46; title: IX. To the Same. On Meditation and Prayer 49; title: X. To Mme. Brulart. On True Devotion 50; title: XI. To Mme. de Chantal. On Intellectual Temptation and Liberty of Spirit 57; title: XII. To the Same. On Temptations of the Will 68; title: XIII. To the Same. On Patience under Temptation 71; title: XIV. To a Lady. On Conformity to God’s Will 78; title: XV. To Mme. Brulart. On Submission to her Husband 78; title: XVI. To the Same. On the Sanctification of Married Life 80; title: XVII. To the Abbesse du Puits d’Orbe. On Little Troubles 83; title: XVIII. To Mme. de Chantal. On Abjection 83; title: XIX. To a Young Lady. Concerning her Vocation 91; title: XX. To Mme. Brulart 92; title: XXI. To Mme. de Chantal 93; title: XXII. To One of the Bishop’s Married Sisters 96; title: XXIII. To a Cure On abiding in his Work 97; title: XXIV. To a Lady at Court 99; title: XXV. To Mme. de Chantal. On the Death of Jeanne de Sales 101; title: XXVI. To the Same. On Spiritual Hunger 105; title: XXVII. To the Same 107; title: XXVIII. To a Lady. On Interior Peace 109; title: XXIX. To Mme. Brulart 110; title: XXX. To a Lady, in Sickness 112; title: XXXI. To Mme. de Chantal 113; title: XXXII. To Mme. de Miendry. Against a troubled Mind 114; title: XXXIII. To a Married Lady. On Quietness of Mind 116; title: XXXIV. To a Lady, in Sickness 117; title: XXXV. To his Sister, Mme. de Comillon. On the Death of their youngest Sister, Jeanne de Sales 119; title: XXXVI. To a Lady. On the Distractions of a busy Life 120; title: XXXVII. To Mme. de Chantal. On the Presence of God 123; title: XXXVIII. To Mme. de Chantal. On his Mother’s Death 125; title: XXXIX. To a Lady, involved in Legal Affairs 128; title: XL. To a Gentleman, going to the Court 130; title: XLI. To a Married Lady 136; title: XLII. To a Married Lady 137; title: XLIII. To Mme. de Chantal, when absent on family Business 138; title: XLIV. To a Lady. On Withheld Communion 139; title: XLV. To Mme. de Chantal. On Spiritual Dryness 140; title: XLVI. To a Young Lady, who wished to join the Order of the Visitation 142; title: XLVII. To a Lady under Trial 144; title: XLVIII. To a Lady living in the World 145; title: XLIX. To a Lady. On the Death of her Child 147; title: L. To a Lady 149; title: LI. To M. de Rochefort. On the Death of his Son 150; title: LII. To Mme. de Chantal. On Simplicity 152; title: LIII. To the Same 153; title: LIV. To the Same 155; title: LV. To a Religious. On Self-love 157; title: LVI. To a Religious — the Bishop’s Niece 159; title: LVII. To the Mme de Chastel 160; title: LVIII. To a Religious of the Visitation 162; title: LIX. To One of the Bishop’s Spiritual Children 163; title: LX. To a Married Niece 164; title: LXI. To a Religious of the Visitation. 167; title: LXII. To the Mere Favre, Superior of the Visitation at Lyons 169; title: LXIII. To a Lady who feared Death 170; title: LXIV. To a Lady 173; title: LXV. To a Lady 175; title: LXVI. To Mme. de ChantaL On the Death of M. de Sainte Catherine 176; title: LXVII. To a Superior of the Visitation. On Spiritual Dryness 177; title: LXVIII. To a Superior 180; title: LXIX. To a Lady, who had praised the Bishop extravagantly 182; title: LXX. To a Lady. On Prayer 183; title: LXXI. To a Lady 184; title: LXXII. To a Gentleman. On the Right Use of Holy Scripture 186; title: LXXIII. To Mme. de Chantal. On Self-renunciation 188; title: LXXIV. To a Lady, who had lost her only Son 190; title: LXXV. To a Young Lady 191; title: LXXVI. To a Religious 192; title: LXXVII. To the Abbesse Ang^que Amaud, of Port Royal 194; title: LXXVIII. To a Superior of the Visitation. On her Duties 196; title: LXXIX. To a Lady. On the Death of her New-born Child 198; title: LXXX. To Mme. de Chantal 200; title: LXXXI. To a Superior of the Visitation 201; title: LXXXII. To a Religious of the Visitation 203; title: LXXXIII. To a Superior of the Visitation. On Unwise Abstinence 204; title: LXXXIV. To a Religious 206; title: LXXXV. To Melle. de Frouville 209; title: LXXXVI. To a Lady, expecting her Confinement 212; title: LXXXVII. To a Young Lady, in Illness 214; title: LXXXVIII. To a Superior of the Visitation 215; title: LXXXIX. To the Portress of a Convent of the Visitation 217; title: XC. To a Lady. On Confession 218; title: XCI. To a Lady. On Confession 218; title: XCII. To a Lady 220; title: XCIII. To a Novice. On her Profession 221; title: XCIV. To a Lady 223; title: XCV. To the Abbe On Friendship. (With his own Portrait) 25; title: XCVI. To Mme. de Chantal 226; title: XCVII. To the Same 227; title: XCVIII. To a Superior of the Visitation. On supposed Visions and Revelations 229; title: XCIX. On the same Subject 232; title: C. To a Superior of the Visitation 234; title: CI. To the Same 236; title: CII. To a newly appointed Superior 237; title: CIII. To a Superior of the Visitation 241; title: CIV. To the Same; title: CV. To a Religious of the Visitation. On the Earthly and Spiritual Mind 245; title: CVI. To a Religious of the Visitation 248; title: CVII. To a Religious 251; title: CVIII. To a Widowed Religious, who was expecting to hear of the Death of her Child 251; title: CIX. To a Religious 253; title: CX. To a Religious 255; title: CXI. To a Religious 256; title: CXII. To a Religious 257; title: CXIII. To a Religious 259; title: CXIV. To the Abbesse Angelique Amaud, of Port Royal; title: CXV. To the Superior of a Carmelite Convent 263; title: CXVI. To a Religious 265; title: CXVII. To a Religious 267; title: CXVIII. To a Religious 267; title: CXIX. To a Young Lady 268; title: CXX. To a Young Lady 272; title: CXXI. To a Widow. Concerning her Child’s Education 273; title: CXXII. To One of the Bishop’s Married Sisters 274; title: CXXIII. To the Same 276; title: CXXIV. To a Cousin 278; title: CXXV. To a Lady 280; title: CXXVI. To a Lady. On the Death of her Sister 282; title: CXXVII. To a Widowed Lady 283; title: CXXVIII. To a Friend 284; title: CXXIX. To a Married Lady 285; title: CXXX. To a Married Lady 287; title: CXXXI. To a Lady under Depression 288; title: CXXXII. To a Lady. On Spiritual Coldness 289; title: CXXXIII. To a Lady. On the Restraint of natural Quickness 291; title: CXXXIV. To a Lady. Concerning her Child’s frequent Communion 293; title: CXXXV. To a Lady 297; title: CXXXVI. To a Young Nobleman 300; title: CXXXVII. To a Lady, recently come under his Direction 302; title: CXXXVIII. To a Lady, expecting her Confinement 307; title: CXXXIX. To a Lady 309; title: CXL. To a Lady 310; title: CXLI. To a Young Lady 312; title: CXLII. To a Lady of high rank, who was entering upon Legal Proceedings 316; title: CXLIII. To a Young Lady, On Meekness 322; title: CXLIV. To a Lady 323; title: CXLV. To the Same 325; title: CXLVI. To a Lady, expecting her Confinement 327; title: CXLVII. To a Young Lady. On the Right Use of High Aspirations 329; title: CXLVIII. To a Lady 334; title: CXLIX. To a Young Lady. On her Entrance into the Fashionable World 335; title: CL. To a Young Lady, living in the World 377; title: CLI. To a Married Lady 339; title: CLII. To a Lady 340; title: CLIII. To a Gentleman. On Depression of Spirits 342; title: CLIV. To a Lady, who was calumniated ; and concerning an Annual Review of Conscience 345; title: CLV. To a Widow. On her Husband’s Death 349; title: CLVI. To a Lady. On the Death of her Sister 351; title: CLVII. To a Friend, who had lost his Brother 353; title: CLVIII. To Mme. de Chantal 354; title: CLIX. To a Friend. On the New Year. (Probably President Favre) 360