Day 35: Remedies for Temptation (Introduction to the Devout Life)

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🗓️ 27 November 2022

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

The Christian life is not simply about fighting temptations that might knock us off our path; it is about pursuing Christ. These temptations are not to be feared when met with the fidelity of God's grace. Fr. Gregory and Fr. Jacob-Bertrand invite us not to be distracted by the battle of temptations, but to fix our eyes on the one who has already won the battle: Jesus Christ.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Father Gregory Pine.
0:05.0	And I'm Father Jacob Bertrand
0:08.0	and you're listening to the Catholic Classics podcast
0:11.0	where we seek to grow our prayer lives by learning from the church's
0:13.7	greatest saints and teachers. Spiritual reading can be challenging for many Catholics
0:17.6	so this podcast is here to help. Each season will read through a great work
0:21.8	unpack its timeless wisdom, and encourage you with practical
0:25.2	tips for the pursuit of holiness. The Catholic Classics podcast is brought to you by Ascension.
0:30.4	This season we are reading Ascension's edition of Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis de Sales.
0:36.1	To get your copy of the book and download the reading plan for this season, visit Ascension
0:40.6	Press.com slash Catholic Classics or text intro to
0:45.0	3.377. Be sure to follow us on your favorite podcast app.
0:50.0	This is day 35. Today we will be reading part four necessary councils concerning
0:55.4	temptations that occur frequently in the Christian life chapter 7 through 10
0:59.0	pages 389 to 396 in the Ascension Edition of the book.
1:05.0	Before we get into the reading, a quick look then at what we are covering today.
1:08.8	Again, since we find ourselves within part four, we're going to be talking more about a
1:12.8	temptation fortunately though you know we've already had this extended
1:16.7	discourse or this extended treatment of the virtuous life so we're not tempted to think
1:20.8	that temptation is all there is to our Christian existence.
1:24.4	It's far more beautiful, but it's good to know about temptation so that way we don't wander into a trap
1:30.1	unawares.
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