Introduction to the Devout Life (A Vero House Abridged Cl...
De Sales, Francis / Nowell, Kenneth E.
(Edited for modern English, with minor abridgement.) Since its initial publication, more than four centuries ago, Introduction to the Devout Life has become the most popular Catholic "how to" guide to spiritual formation. Written for the laity, and emphasizing charity over penance, it quickly became immensely influential. It's author was an extraordinarily gifted man of prayer and study, who became known as "the gentleman saint." Francis de Sa...