“He who is able to thank God equally for chastisement and for prosperity, has arrived at the summit of Christian perfection, and will find his happiness in God.” St Francis de Sales

Lent with St. Francis de Sales Reflection for Palm Sunday from St Gertrude the Great bulletin...

Holy Wednesday Ronda, Spain. Processing in the streets from 11pm - 3am... in chains and silence... youtube.com/watch?v=cJuORJ…

Spy Wednesday Sermons of St. Francis de Sales for Lent

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Good Friday - Sermons of St Francis de Sales for Lent

Trust the past to God's mercy, the present to God's love, and the future to God's providence. - St Francis de Sales

Faith tells us our true values… the answer to St Bernard of Clairvaux’s “Quid hoc ad aeternitatum?” Hope tells us not to mind falls; God forgives them and forgets. But the merit of getting up again and again He never forgets. ~Dom Abbot Chapman OSB, Fourth Abbott of Downside