Salesian Literature

Letters on:

Prayer, Faith, and Accepting Your Vocation

 

1. Thy Will be done

To a young woman prevented from becoming a nun

Letter 483 to Mademoiselle Clement, October 1608

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2. Do the will of God joyfully

To a woman, on obtaining true devotion and peace of soul

Letter 233 to Madame Brulart, October 13, 1604

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3. Serve God where you are

To a priest, on fidelity to one’s calling

Letter 480 to Etienne Dunant, priest of Gex, September 25, 1608

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4. Let us be what we are, and let us be it well

To a wife who thinks marriage hinders holiness

Letter 289 to Madame Brulart, June 10, 1605[1]

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5. Our faith should be naked and simple

To a nun, on Christian faith

Letter 1854 to Sister de Blonay, November 28, 1621

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6. There are two principal reasons for prayer

To a young woman having difficulty praying

Letter 41 to Mademoiselle de Soulfour, 1605-1608

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7. Little virtues prepare for contemplation of God

To Jane de Chantal, on prayer and virtue

Letter 505 (in fragmentary form) to Jane de Chantal, 1605-1608

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8. We must remain in the presence of God

To Jane de Chantal, on prayer

Letter 838 to Jane de Chantal, 1611-1612

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9. Never does God leave us save to hold us better

To Jane de Chantal, in praise of the “little virtues”

Letter 308 to Jane de Chantal, September 8, 1605

 

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