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Introduction to the Devout Life

St. Francis de Sales. Holiness for lay people in the middle of ordinary life.

Best overall: John K. Ryan (Vintage Spiritual Classics) ISBN 9780375725623. Bookshop.org ↗
Popular abridgment: TAN abridgment (TAN Books) ISBN 9780895553997. Bookshop.org ↗

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Also good: Philothea (the original title) is also in Sophia Institute and Image editions.

Author: St. Francis de Sales
Reading list: Start Here
Reading list: Spiritual Classics

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Introduction to the Devout Life

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