[BONUS] Intro to Part I: On the Counsels and Exercises (Introduction to the Devout Life)

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🗓️ 24 October 2022

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

In this special bonus episode, Fr. Gregory Pine gives an overview of what we can expect in the first part of Introduction to the Devout Life. Fr. Gregory’s summation and helpful outline of Part 1 will equip you to receive the wisdom of St. Francis de Sales.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Father Gregory Pine.
0:05.0	And I'm Father Jacob Bertrand Jansick.
0:09.2	And you're listening to the Catholic Classics podcast, where we seek to grow our prayer lives by learning
0:13.5	from the church's greatest Saints and teachers. Spiritual reading can be
0:17.3	challenging for many Catholics, so this podcast is here to help. Each season
0:21.6	will read through a great work, unpack its timeless wisdom, and encourage you
0:25.2	with practical tips for the pursuit of holiness. The Catholic Classics podcast is brought to you by
0:30.3	Ascension. This season we are reading Ascension's edition of
0:33.6	Introduction to the Devout Life by St Francis de Sales. To get your copy of the book
0:37.8	and download the reading plan for this season, visit Ascension Press
0:41.4	dot com slash Catholic Classics or text intro to 3.377.
0:47.0	Be sure to follow us on your favorite podcast app.
0:50.0	In this bonus episode, we will be reading the introduction to part one on the councils and exercises
0:56.0	found at pages 19 through 21 of ascension's edition of
1:00.0	introduction to the devout life.
1:02.0	This introduction will give you an overview of what we will be covering
1:05.1	in the following episodes for this part of the book.
1:07.6	There are many things that we would like to do. Most of us would like to develop an exercise routine.
1:17.0	Perhaps we would like to learn a foreign language or how to play a musical instrument.
1:21.0	Unfortunately, though, we do not always get around to doing all the things
1:25.2	we would like to do. Whether for lack of time, talent, commitment, or motivation, we leave quite
1:31.2	a bit undone. What about our spiritual life though?
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