Quotes & Themes – Belonging to God / Love of God
Belonging to God / Love of God
Let us always belong to God, unreservedly and without interruption. May he ever live and reign in our hearts. (Letter to Madame de Chantal)
Let us all belong to God, my daughter, in the midst of so much busyness brought on by the diversity of worldly things. Where could we give better witness to our fidelity than in the midst of things going wrong? (Letter to Madame de Cornillon)
God wants you wholly and without reserve, and to the very utmost stripped and denuded of self. (Letters to Persons in Religion, V, 5)
Amongst all loves, God’s is so to be preferred that we must always stand pre-oared in mind to forsake them all for that alone. (Treatise on the Love of God, Book 10, Chapter 7)
North American Salesian Network
The North American Salesian Network (NASN) is an organization of both lay and religious groups that live the Salesian teachings of St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane de Chantal. NASN facilitates the sharing of Salesian resources, educational services, vocational efforts, and a variety of resources, bringing this optimistic, joy-filled spirituality to people throughout the world.