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Introduction to the Devout Life
by Francis de Sales
A seventeenth-century bishop's gentle guide to holiness for laypeople: devotion fits every state of life. Warm, practical and still read.
Read it if…
you want spiritual depth without leaving ordinary life.
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Skip it if…
you want modern language only.
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Three things you will actually use
- Devotion is for everyone.
- Be gentle with yourself.
- Small virtues, daily.
Do this first
Read the first part on the desire for devotion.
Our verdict
Devotion for laypeople.
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