“On this anniversary of the fourth centenary of his death, I have given much thought to the legacy of Saint Francis de Sales for our time,” Pope Francis said in his apostolic letter. He is known for his spiritual writings, including two books that are still widely read today: “An Introduction to the Devout Life” and “Treatise on the Love of God.” In 1877, he was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church. Francis de Sales was a priest and bishop who taught against Protestant heresies and encouraged holiness in all people, no matter their vocation. The title comes from the preface of the Swiss saint’s book “Treatise on the Love of God,” in which he wrote that “In Holy Church, everything pertains to love, lives in love, is done for love and comes from love.” The pope’s apostolic letter, titled Totum amoris est, or “Everything Pertains to Love,” was published on Dec.
Francis de Sales, a saint who teaches us that “devotion is meant for everyone, in every situation.” Pope Francis Wednesday published a message on St. Pope Francis waves during the weekly general audience in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall on Dec.
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