Happy Feast of St. Francis de Sales!

(His tomb in the Basilica at Annecy, France)

"Children learn to speak by hearing their mother talk, and stammering forth their childish sounds in imitation; and so if we cleave to the Savior in meditation, listening to His words, watching His actions and intentions, we shall learn in time, through His Grace, to speak, act and will like Himself."

~ St. Francis de Sales

In his own inimitable way, this great doctor of the Church explains so simply why we meditate on Christ and anything relating to Him (His life, His sufferings, His Mother, His friends). This kind of contemplation will make us more Christ-like.

The Parents of St. Francis de Sales 

(portraits photographed in the Annecy museum)