“What,” he said to me in Lyon, “that could shake our peace? Certainly, when everything turns upside down, I will not be disturbed; for what is everyone worth together, in comparison to the peace of heart?
This firmness proceeded, it seems to me, from his attentive and lively faith; for he watched all the events, great and small, of the order of this divine Providence, in which he rested with more tranquility than ever made an only child in the womb of his mother. [1]
[1] Letter from Mother Chantal to Dom Jean de Saint François on the virtues of François de Sales
And the contemporaries of Saint Jeanne de Chantal write:
“His abandonment was complete and true, and his love for divine Providence, real and solid; she often had in her mouth this word of Scripture: Eternal Father, your Providence governs all things; and under this government it remained at peace. »
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Heart of Jesus, through the intercession of Saint Francis de Sales and Saint Jane of Chantal, we ask you for the gift of peace for us and for our world. Amen.