The devout life, moreover, is a lovely, a pleasant, and a happy life. True devotion to God, the author points out, adorns every vocation. It is a book, moreover, for all, because all are called to the devout life. It is at once easy to read, being laid out in short chapters, yet thorough, authoritative, reliable, kind and gentle a mirror of its author. Francis de Sales (1567-1622), Doctor of the Church. And no better guide to Heaven exists than An Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis de Sales spiritual classic Introduction to the Devout Life:Īs no sensible person would make a long road trip without first consulting a map, so the person intent upon gaining Heaven should first resort to a competent guide to reach that Goal of all goals.
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