Admire His beauty; invoke His aid.

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Aspire, then, very often unto God, Philothea, by short but fervent outbursts of your heart: admire His beauty; invoke His aid; cast yourself in spirit at the foot of the Cross; adore His mercy; often question Him concerning your salvation; a thousand times a day give Him your soul; fix your eyes upon Him, that you may be penetrated with His sweetness; stretch out your hand to Him, as a little child to its father, that He may guide you; place Him upon your breast like a delightful posy; plant Him in your soul like a sacred standard; in short, give a thousand impulses to your heart, to stir it up to the love of God and to the sweet converse of this heavenly Bridegroom.

Source Introduction to the Devout Life, Chapter xiii (37), §1 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Saint Francis de Sales, we can turn to God dozens of times a day through short outbursts of the heart, which he calls “ejaculatory prayers”: admiring His beauty, calling on His help, holding out our hand to Him like a child to its father. Today, choose a short phrase (“My God, I love You,” “Help me,” “Thank You”) and repeat it each time you change activity.

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