Books on Salesian Spirituality

Works from St. Francis de Sales

1. A Selection from the Spiritual Letters of St Francis de Sales

2. Canticle of Canticles

3. Catholic Controversy

4. Complete Works of St Francis de Sales (OEA: 27 Volumes)

5. Consoling-Thoughts

6. Defense of the Standard of the Cross

7. Encountering Anew the Familiar: The IDL at 400 years

8. Finding God's Will For You

9. Introduction to the Devout Life

10. Letters to Persons in Religion

11. Letters to Persons in the World

12. Letters to Wife and Mother

13. Mystical Exposition of the Canticle of Canticles 

14. Practical Piety

15. Secret of Sanctity

16. Sermons of St Francis de Sales for Advent and Christmas

17. Sermons of St Francis de Sales for Lent

18. Sermons of St Francis de Sales on Our Lady

19. Sermons of St Francis de Sales on Prayer

20. Spiritual Conferences 

21. Spiritual Directory

22. St Francis de Sales & Jane de Chantal: Letters of Spiritual Direction

23. Treatise on the Love of God

Biographies of St. Francis de Sales

24. Francois de Sales: by Michael Bedoyere

25. Life of SFS in Pictures 

26. Life of SFS: Vol-1 From Birth to Consecration

27. Life of SFS: Vol -2 From Consecration to Canonisation

28. SaintMaker: The Remarkable Life of SFS, Shepherd of Kings and Commoners, Sinners and Saints

29. SFS a Biography of the Gentle Saint: by Louise MS Kenny

30. SFS an Illustrated Biography

31. SFS as Preacher

32. SFS Bishop and Prince of Geneva

33. SFS by A.de Mrgerie

34. SFS by Thompson, Blanche Jennings

35. SFS by Woodgate

36. SFS Sage & Saint: by Ravier André

37. SFS: A 2021 version by Ravier Andre SJ

38. SFS: a Formative Biography by Mookenthottam

39. SFS: Biography by Michael Muller

40. SFS: by Koster Dirk

41. SFS: Introduction to Devout Life and Treatise on the Love of God by Wendy Wright

42. SFS: The Man, The Thinker, His Influence (Vol. 1)

43. SFS: The Man, The Thinker, His Influence (Vol. 2)

44. Snehadouthyam (Mission of Love)

45. Snehapravaaham (Life of SFS by Mookenthottam)

46. Spirit of SFS: by Jean Pierre Camus

Source Books on Salesian Spirituality

47. A Spoonful of Honey

48. Encountering Anew the Familiar

49. Everyday with St. Francis de Sales

50. Fifteen days with St Francis de Sales

51. IDL Sourcebook of Images

52. Journey with SFS: Extracts from His Writing for Every day Reading 

53. Pearls of Our Patron St Francis de Sales

54. Reflections of St Francis de Sales on LIVING JESUS

55. Salesian Spirituality: A Source Book

56. Salesian Spirituality: A Source Book for every day of the year

57. Walking with St. Francis de Sales

Studies in Salesian Spirituality (Series)

58. Apostolate according to St Francis de Sales

59. SFS and Sacraments

60. SFS & Humanism

61. Spirituality of St Francis de Sales

62. Praying with St Francis de Sales

63. St Francis de Sales and Laity

64. St Francis de Sales and Mary

65. St Francis de Sales and Religious Life

66. Holiness & Wholeness

67. Human Person in St Francis de Sales

68. Enabling and ennobling love

69. Prayer and Surrender-1

70. Prayer and Surrender-2

71. Values and Virtues in Salesian Spirituality

Some Theses on Salesian Spirituality

72. A psychological analysis of the spiritual direction given by SFS

73. Apostle of the Chablais

74. Be Who You Are and Be That Well

75. Church and money in the letters of SFS

76. Communication in SFS

77. Concept of Holiness as Wholeness in SFS

78. Consecrated Life according to SFS

79. Cultures and Spirituality: Dialogue between Cultures and the Spirituality of MSFS

80. Dysfunctional Families: Apostolate among them in the Spirit of SFS

81. Eucharistic Spirituality

82. God of Love

83. Holiness and Spirituality

84. Holiness through Little Virtues

85. Humanism of SFS

86. Humility and Gentleness...in the writings of SFS

87. Knowledge as 8th Sacrament for Priest: Value of Knowledge from a Salesian Perspective 

88. "Live Jesus" Spirituality of SFS and its relevance to the Priestly Ministry Today

89. Mariology of SFS

90. Marriage in the thought of SFS

91. Missionary Spirit of SFS: Apostle of Chablais

92. Mystical Life according to SFS

93. Pastoral counselling in the spirit of SFS

94. Pastoral Spirit of SFS [Part 1]

95. Pastoral Spirit of SFS [Part 2]: Relevant to Our Times

96. Perfection: A Salesian Perspective

97. Person-oriented and person-centred Spiritual Direction

98. Principal way of practising the presence of God

99. Psycho-spiritual growth

100. Reconciliation according to SFS

101. Religious Formation

102. Religious life and Formation

103. Salesian Anthropological understanding of Human Being

104. Salesian Spirituality - a Missionary Spirituality

105. SFS and His Religious Symbolism

106. SFS and New Evangelization: Witness Through Devotion and Practice of Virtues in the Introduction to the Devout Life

107. Spiritual Growth in the life of Lay People: The Contributions of SFS

108. Spirituality of Friendship according to SFS

109. Sweet and Gentle Struggle: Francis de Sales on the Necessity of Spiritual Friendship

110. The position of love in the spirituality of SFS

111. To be Wholly Holy

112. Universal Call to Holiness

113. Uraon Spirituality, A Salesian Perspective 

114. Youth and Media Culture

Works on SFS & His Spirituality

115. An Introduction to Salesian Anthropology – by Alexander Pocetto, OSFS 

116. A Lenten Journey with Jesus Christ and SFS

117. A Man of Good Zeal - A Novel Based on the Life of St Francis de Sales

118. A Man to Heal the Differences: Essays and Talks on SFS: by Elisabeth Stopp

119. A Retreat with SFS, Chantal, Aelred of Rivauulx

120. Abide In Peace

121. Advice to Confessors

122. Amidst Trials And Problems 

123. Anxiety Therapy for Followers of Jesus

124. Authentic Devotion

125. Be Who You Are

126. Behold This Heart

127. Concept of Freedom in the Writings of St Francis de Sales

128. Daily Readings with St Francis de Sales

129. Faith by St Francis de Sales

130. Finding God wherever you are: Selected Spiritual Writings (ed. Joseph F Power)

131. Friendship by St Francis de Sales

132. Friendship, Forgiveness and the Founders of the Salesian Tradition

133. Gaze of Joy

134. God of Love

135. God Of The Ordinary 

136. Gospel Meditations for Lent - St Francis de Sales

137. Growing in Holiness

138. Growing in Virtues

139. Heart of SFS in the Visitation Convent of Treviso

140. Heart of St Francis de Sales - 31 Virtues

141. Hearts Speaks to Heart

142. Human Encounter in the Salesian Tradition

143. Human Touch

144. Ignatius Loyola & Francis de Sales: Two Masters One Spirituality

145. Inspirational Quotes of SFS

146. Introducing Salesian Spirituality - A Formation Guide

147. Leadership in the Salesian Tradition

148. Letters to SFS - Mostly on Prayer

149. Lift up Your Heart

150. Little more about SFS – Fr.Armind

151. Little Virtues -Fr. Kolencherry

152. Live Today Well

153. Love Perfect and Divine

154. Love without measure

155. Maxims and Counsels of St Francis de Sales

156. Meditations For Retreats

157. Month of Mary According to St Francis de Sales

158. Mystical Flora

159. On a Mission-Lessons from SFS

160. On the Preacher and Preaching

161. Optimism in the Works of SFS

162. Praying with St Francis de Sales

163. Precious Pearls of SFS

164. Pulpit and Pew

165. Relevance of SFS - Fr. Moget

166. Roses Among Thorns

167. Saint Francis de Sales and the Bible

168. Saint Francis de Sales Collection (15 books)

169. Saint Francis de Sales on Living the Gospel (God Desires You)

170. Saint Francis de Sales: Life and Spirit

171. Salesian Insights

172. Salesian Optimism

173. Salesian Way of Life

174. Set your heart free: the Practical Spirituality of SFS

175. Set Your Heart Free-1

176. Set Your Heart Free-2

177. SFS and His Friends

178. SFS Don Bosco's Patron

179. SFS the Doctor of Devotion

180. SFS, a testimony by Chantal

181. SFS, An Integral Formation Programme

182. Sign of the Cross: The 15 Most Powerful Words in the English Language

183. SFS' Spirituality for all and all times 

184. Spiritual Maxims of SFS

185. Spirituality of SFS: A Way of Life

186. Stoicism and SFS

187. The Art of Loving God

188. The Art of Utilizing Our Faults 

189. The Beauties of SFS

190. The Little Salesian Treasure

191. To be set at variance

192. Treatise on the Love of God - a Contemporary Edition

193. Way of Courage and Peace

194. Wisdom of SFS-1

195. Wisdom of SFS-2

Works on St. Jane Frances de Chantal

196. Chantal - a Study in Vocation

197. Hidden in God -Essays on Chantal

198. Life of Saint Jane de Chantal

199. Saint Francis de Sales & Jane de Chantal

200. The Order of the Visitation- its spirit and its growth in England

201. Wisdom from the Lives and Letters of St Francis de Sales and Jane de Chantal

More on Salesian Literature

202. A Bibliography of Salesian Literature

203. Index to the Writings of SFS

Some Fransalian books

204. Follow Me, Perspectives of Formation

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