Treatise on the Love of God 

Author: Francis de Sales

“The Treatise on the Love of God is the most basic book of Salesian Spirituality. All the writings of St. Francis dc Sales, including the Introduction to the Devout Life, are reflections of the profundity of his understanding of God's love in various situations and circumstances of life. St. Francis dc Sales wanted to write another book. The Love of Neighbour, that would complete the first, The Love of God. Was it a coincidence that he did not do so, so that people could understand that love, in the salesian concept of love, is one integral reality? There is only one and one only true love that is, the love of God and all other loves for persons and things are in, through and for that love.”

Rev. Fr. Agnelo Fernandes, 

MSFS Superior General

"Anyone familiar with his great spiritual classic can readily appreciate how challenging it is to put into readable English the saint's, profound insights into our loving relationship with God. As the saint, himself notes, an understanding of the twists and turns of our minds and hearts that are treated in this work, require a deep prayerful life. This translation should aid our prayer life and make the reading of this enduring classic more accessible and most rewarding and gratifying."

Alexander Pocetto, OSFS

Senior Salesian Scholar, Dc Sales University, Center Valley, PA, USA

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