Day 25: Modesty in the Moral Life (Introduction to the Devout Life)

Catholic Classics

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🗓️ 17 November 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Saint Francis de Sales continues showing us the path to devotion by addressing our overall manner of life. He charges us to recognize the importance of modesty in action, dress, and speech. Fr. Gregory and Fr. Jacob-Bertrand discuss the various messages people can send through their appearances and demeanors.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Father Jacob Bertrand Jansik.
0:07.0	And I'm Father Gregory Pine.
0:08.7	And you are listening to the Catholic Classics podcast
0:11.1	where we seek to grow our prayer lives by learning from the
0:13.8	Church's greatest Saints and teachers. Spiritual reading can be challenging for
0:18.0	many Catholics so this podcast is here to help. Each season will read
0:22.1	through a great work, unpack its timeless
0:24.3	wisdom, and encourage you with practical tips for the pursuit of holiness.
0:27.9	The Catholic Classics podcast is brought to you by Ascension. This season we are reading
0:33.6	Ascension's edition of Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis de Sales.
0:38.0	To get your copy of the book and download the reading plan for this season
0:41.6	visit Ascension Press.
0:42.8	Com slash Catholic Classics, or text intro to 3377.
0:49.5	Be sure to follow us on your favorite podcast app. This is day 25. Today we'll be reading Part 3,
0:56.4	Certain Councils for the Practice of the Virtues, chapters 24 through 27,
1:00.9	pages 278 through 299 in the Ascension edition of this book.
1:06.7	Before we get into the reading, let's take a quick look at what we will be covering.
1:11.3	Over the last few chapters, St Francis has continued to lead us in considering how it is that our friendships impact the pursuit of the devout life.
1:19.0	We know that friends are essential to our Christian life, that we come to Christ together and true friendship rooted in Christ is both the
1:26.7	support and strength as we prepare and continue to take on mortifications and purifications that lead us more deeply into our relationship with Christ.
1:36.5	St. Francis is also quick to point out that friendship is a good in itself, that friends are a great
1:41.6	joy and comfort and we shouldn't neglect that reality either.
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