![]() ![]() Quote from the Encyclical: "Would that this book, the most perfect of its kind in the judgment of his contemporaries, as it was at one time in the hands of all, were now read by all, so that true piety might everywhere flourish again, and the Church of God might rejoice in seeing sanctity common among her sons."Īh, sweet Jesus, my Lord, my Saviour, and my God, behold me here prostrate before your Majesty as I pledge and consecrate this work to your glory. Francis de Sales death) designating him the Patron Saint of Catholic Writers and Journalists. Pope Pius XI issued the Encyclical "Rerum Omnium" on Jan. One is from TAN Books and the other is from Doubleday/Image. This book report is from two different current translations. The book was translated into over 17 different languages by the year 1656 and has had countless editions printed since. ![]() ![]() and numerous unauthorized editions (many being protestant plagiarisms with heretical additions and deletions) appeared in 1610, 1611, 1613, 1615, 1616, etc. Originally written in French 1607-08 and first published in 1609, this book was an overnight classic. ![]() Francis de Sales Philothea God Loving Soul ![]()
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