Francis de Sales,
C.O.,
O.M. (
French: François de Sales;
Italian: Francesco di Sales; 21 August 1567 – 28 December 1622) was a
Savoyard
Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Geneva and is a
saint of the
Catholic Church. He became noted for his deep
faith and his gentle approach to the religious divisions in his land resulting from the
Protestant
Reformation. He is known also for his writings on the topic of
spiritual direction and spiritual formation, particularly the
Introduction to the Devout Life and the
Treatise on the Love of
God. (
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Prayer: O love eternal, my soul needs and chooses you eternally! Ah, come Holy Spirit, and inflame our hearts with your love! To love -- or to die! To die -- and to love! To die to all other love in order to live in Jesus' love, so that we may not die eternally; but that we may live in your eternal love, O Savior of our souls, we eternally sing, "Live, Jesus! Jesus, I love! Live, Jesus, whom I love! Jesus, I love, Jesus who lives and reigns forever and ever. AMEN
Attributes: Heart of Jesus, Crown of Thorns
Patronage:
Baker, Oregon;
Cincinnati, Ohio; Catholic press;
Columbus, Ohio; confessors; deaf people; educators;
Upington, South Africa;
Wilmington, Delaware; writers; journalists; the
Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest; Salesians of Don Bosco