Day 43: Conclusion: How Do I Go Forth? (Introduction to the Devout Life)

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🗓️ 5 December 2022

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Summary

We have arrived at the final episode! In these last chapters, St. Francis de Sales reminds us to be practical in our resolutions, not to be deterred in seeking the Devout Life, and finally, to be bold in our pursuit of Christ. Fr. Gregory and Fr. Jacob-Bertrand highlight that to follow this wisdom, we cannot underestimate the importance of courage in the Christian life.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Father Jacob Bertrand Jansik.
0:07.0	And I'm Father Gregory Pine.
0:08.8	And you're listening to the Catholic Classics podcast,
0:11.3	where we seek to grow our prayer lives by learning from the
0:13.7	Church's greatest Saints and teachers. Spiritual reading can be challenging for many
0:17.8	Catholics so this podcast is here to help. Each season will read through a great work, unpack its timeless wisdom, and
0:24.8	encourage you with practical tips for the pursuit of holiness. The Catholic
0:28.8	Classics podcast is brought to you by Ascension. This season we're reading Ascension's edition of
0:33.8	Introduction to the Devout Life by St Francis de Sales. To get your copy of the book
0:38.7	and download the reading plan for this season visit Ascension Press.com
0:42.3	slash Catholic Classics or text intro. for this is is the is the Ascension Press.com
0:43.0	cathic classics or text intro to 33 777.
0:47.0	Be sure to follow us on your favorite podcast app.
0:50.0	This is day 43.
0:52.0	Today we'll be reading Part 5, exercises and councils for renewing the soul and strengthening her devotion,
0:59.0	chapters 15 through 18, pages 465 through 4 273 in the Ascension edition of this book.
1:06.0	Before we get to the reading though let's take a quick look at what we'll be covering today.
1:10.0	So here we are. We've arrived at the final episode and the final chapters of
1:15.1	St. Francis's introduction to the devout life and as is to be expected he offers
1:19.7	us some final words of encouragement. He does so by reminding us of a few things.
1:25.5	First, to be practical in our resolutions. Second, not to be deterred by what may initially
1:30.7	seem like an impossible task in the pursuit of the
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