
Francis de Sales in the First Part of his Introduction to the Devout Life. This episode contains the ten meditations included by St. If you have not as yet been taught how to meditate, you will find instructions to that purpose in the Second Part.”

It is to that end that I have prepared them: use them one after another, in the order in which they come, only taking one each day, and using that as early as possible, for the morning is the best time for all spiritual exercises-and then you will ponder and meditate on it through the day.

“Now, in order to attain this fear and this contrition, you must use the following meditations carefully for if you practice them steadfastly, they (by God’s grace) will root out both sin and its affections from your heart.
