Forgiveness lives on | Prepare the Word - Whole Parish Evangelization

Francis de Sales (1567-1622) was a bishop and doctor of the church who encouraged the importance of lay spirituality. At the time, people thought that only priests and sisters were called to holiness. But Francis took the church back to its roots, encouraging laypeople to pray and find God in their daily lives. As a noted spiritual director he suggested: “Retire at various times into the solitude of your own heart, even while outwardly engaged in discussion or transactions with others, and talk to God.”

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