Excerpt from OEuvres de Saint Francois de Sales, Eveque de Geneve Et Docteur de l'Eglise, Vol. 10: Edition Complete d'Apres les Autographes Et les Editions Originales, Enrichie de Nombreuses Pieces Inedites; Sermons, Volume IV
Assurement notre Saint n'avait plus a se renseigner sur la methode a choisir pour annoncer fructueusement les verites eternelles. Le succes qu'il venait d'obtenir en Chablais lui demontrait que la maniere adoptee par lui etait la plus profitable; neanmoins ce dut etre une jouis sance et une securite pour ce Predicateur si humble de constater que cette methode etait en harmonie avec celle d'un Institut que l'on considerait a Rome comme la meilleure ecole de predication.
Francis de Sales was Bishop of Geneva, and was an accomplished preacher. He is known also for his writings on the topic of spiritual direction and spiritual formation, particularly Introduction to the Devout Life.
Francis came to the conclusion that whatever God had in store for him was good, because God is Love, as Scripture attests. This faithful devotion to the God of love not only expelled his doubts, but also influenced the rest of his life and his teachings.
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