Journeying With The Saints

Welcome back, Catholic Pilgrims. As most of us know, on this pilgrimage through life we will spend the entire time perfecting our will so that it matches God's Will and we will spend our time purifying our souls. Hopefully, we realize that we need to do that. Purifying our souls is the topic for today in Chapter Five of the First Part.

Here we are at Episode five, Catholic Pilgrims. Today, in our reading, we will get a shout out to Season Four's Saint, St. Teresa of Avila. St. Francis is going to mention her and it's pretty cool to see these saints referring to one another, so be sure to pay attention to that.

Our readings today are from Chapter Four from the First Part and the topic is going to be on finding a spiritual guide.

Hello, Catholic Pilgrims! Welcome back for another reading from "Introduction to the Devout Life." Today, we are reading Chapter Three of the First Part, titled "Devotion Suitable to All Kinds of Vocations and Professions."

I think you're really going to like this chapter. Its message needs to be heard.

Today, we are reading Chapter Two of the First Part, titled "Fitness and Excellence in Devotion."

"Even so, Philothea, does the world calumniate holy devotion, representing devout persons with a gloomy, sad, and irritable countenance, and pretending that religion creates melancholy and unsocial men." Isn't this the truth? The world tells people–especially young people that to be a Christian means that you will essentially be a Puritan.

Today, we are reading about True Devotion from Chapter One of the First Part.

Are you doing the things you are doing–praying the rosary, signing yourself, blessing your food in public, taking the Eucharist on the tongue, etc–are you doing those things because you want people to believe that you have true devotion? OR do you do them out of true love of God?

Season Four! We have arrived! Today, I'm explaining the book we are reading, giving a little background on St. Francis de Sales, and laying out how this year is going to work.

READING PLAN:

https://www.canva.com/design/DAF7SfM46uY/EURpz88JwmPKLDCDVy-CNg/view?utm_content=DAF7SfM46uY&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor

TAN BOOKS:

https://tanbooks.com/products/books/an-introduction-to-the-devout-life/

My email:

[email protected]

This bonus episode is the reading of a short story, "The Hint of an Explanation" by British author, Graham Greene published in 1948. This story is on the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist.

To follow along, click this link and scroll to page 64.

http://ecvlad.ru/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/greene_graham_21_stories.pdf

Bonus episode! This is a reading of a short story called "The Bishop's Beggar" by Stephen Vincent Benet. This story was first published in the Saturday Evening Post in 1942.

Here is the link to read along: https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2014/11/the-bishops-beggar/

Congratulations on finishing the book! Please join me as we read the Conclusion written by St. Teresa and end Season Three with a prayer of thanks.

Today, we will be reading from the Seventh Mansion, Chapter Four, numbers 17-14.

Topics include:

17. Both Martha and Mary must serve Our Lord.

18. Christ's food.

19. Mary's mortification.

20. Her grief at the Passion.

21. Can we lead souls to God?

22. How to do so.

23. Love gives value to our deeds.

24. Conclusion.