INTRODUCTION TO THE DEVOUT LIFE - ST FRANCIS deSALES Saint by Name_St. Ignatius of Loyola Ideal as a First Holy

Ideal as a First Holy Communion gift

Covering the traditional themes of Lent--sin and salvation

This gorgeously illustrated book tells the real meaning of the Mass and the Eucharist

After explaining both natural and artificial mummification

Now available in a popular contemporary English translation for the first time

INTRODUCTION TO THE DEVOUT LIFE - ST FRANCIS deSALES Saint by Name_St. Ignatius of Loyola Ideal as a First HolyAs 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