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<h1 class="p1">St. Francis de Sales wrote a book called "<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Sanctity-Saint-Francis-Sales/dp/1785167863">The Secret of Sanctity</a>" and in it, he provides 18 rules to life. We discuss them on this week's episode.</h1>
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<p class="p1">St. Francis de Sales gives 18 "rules of life" in his book The Secret of Sanctity. Some you would be able to guess, others you might not. We talk about them in this week's episode.</p>

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Rules of Life

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<h2>St. Teresa of Avila gives suggestions on what to do if you don't have a prayer life or you feel like your prayer life is not advancing.</h2>
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 	<li>What to do if your prayer life isn't advancing</li>
 	<li>Importance of the love for one another</li>
 	<li>Detachment from all created things</li>
 	<li>True Humility</li>
 	<li>Virtue inspires love</li>
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<p class="p1">“I shall mention some things that are necessary for those who seek to follow the way of prayer; so necessary that even if these persons are not very contemplative, they can be far advanced in the service of the Lord if they possess these things.”</p>
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