Saint Francis de Sales, famous Doctor of the Church, is one of the greatest masters of the spiritual life-a wise, learned and gentle teacher. In these twelve sermons, preached during Lent of 1622, St. Francis covers most of the central teachings of the Christian life: fasting, how to resist temptation, the danger of losing one's soul, living faith vs. dead or dying faith, Christian attitude toward death, proper conduct in illness, God's special providence toward those living a spiritual life, the hidden meanings of Our Lord's Passion, eternal happiness, mutual charity, etc.