“Ah! When will we be entirely myrrh by mortification, incense by prayer, and gold by charity? When will we deal with the affairs of this century with our eyes fixed on Heaven? When will we no longer seek anything for the consolation of our hearts? When will we no longer seek anything but the One who goes everywhere seeking to have our hearts and fill them with blessings?
Oh, how desirable it is that we should love God firmly and constantly! ยป
Letter of Saint Francis de Sales
to Saint Jeanne de Chantal
(1567-1622)
Bishop of Geneva and Doctor of the Church
Founder of the Order of the Visitation