Day 39: The Rhythm of Consolation and Desolation (Introduction to the Devout Life)

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🗓️ 1 December 2022

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Summary

In the conclusion of Part 4, St. Francis de Sales draws on the story of a companion of St. Bernard of Clairvaux to convey that we have to be prepared for God to give us moments of consolation to encourage us and moments of desolation to strengthen us. Fr. Gregory and Fr. Jacob-Bertrand assure us that no matter the season, we will be able to see God’s hand in our lives.

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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 3377.
0:47.0	Be sure to follow us on your favorite podcast app.
0:50.0	This is day 39.
0:52.0	Today we'll be reading part 4 necessary councils concerning
0:56.0	temptations that occur frequently in the Christian life chapter 15 pages
1:00.6	419 through 423 in the Ascension Edition of the book.
1:05.0	Before we get into the reading, a quick look at what we'll be covering today.
1:09.0	So today is in fact the final chapter of part four and the following part part
1:14.9	five is the final part so we're coming down the home stretch just a few more
1:18.6	episodes and then you'll have completed the book so here here St. Francis is stressing that God is teaching us
1:26.0	through the rhythm of consolation and desolation. Perhaps you've heard the word
1:30.3	pedagogy which means like a kind of planned form of instruction, but we can say that
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