{"product_id":"st-francis-de-sales-pray-for-us","title":"St. Francis de Sales | Pray for Us","description":"\u003cp\u003eHeavyweight 100% cotton shirt with a relaxed drop-shoulder fit, vintage garment wash, tonal chest embroidery, and a woven SIGNUMX interior neck label.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSt. Francis de Sales, the gentle Bishop of Geneva and Doctor of the Church who showed that holiness is for everyone, is honored on January 24 as the patron of writers and journalists.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eQuick Facts\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,0.05); border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15); border-radius:8px; padding:14px 18px; margin:18px 0; color:#F5F5F5;\"\u003e\u003ctable style=\"width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; color:#F5F5F5; background:transparent;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0; vertical-align:top; font-weight:600; white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eFeast Day\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 0;\"\u003eJanuary 24, Memorial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0; vertical-align:top; font-weight:600; white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eLife \u0026amp; Canonization\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 0;\"\u003eBorn 1567 at the Château de Sales in Savoy; Bishop of Geneva; died 1622 in Lyon\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0; vertical-align:top; font-weight:600; white-space:nowrap;\"\u003ePatronage\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 0;\"\u003eWriters, journalists, the deaf, educators, and the Salesian family\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0; vertical-align:top; font-weight:600; white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eSymbols\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 0;\"\u003eBishop's vestments, a book, a heart crowned with thorns\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Life of St. Francis de Sales\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrancis was the eldest son of a noble family in Savoy, trained in law to please his father, and chose instead to become a priest. As a young missionary in the Chablais region he preached with patience and kindness, and he went on to serve as Bishop of Geneva.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis \u003cem\u003eIntroduction to the Devout Life\u003c\/em\u003e was written for ordinary people in families, shops and courts, teaching that every vocation can become a path to holiness. With St. Jane Frances de Chantal he founded the Visitation Sisters, and St. John Bosco named his Salesians after him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,0.05); border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15); border-radius:8px; padding:14px 18px; margin:18px 0; color:#F5F5F5; border-left:3px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.5); font-style:italic;\"\u003e“Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style:normal; font-size:0.9rem; opacity:0.8;\"\u003eSt. Francis de Sales\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003ch3\u003eShirt Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFabric:\u003c\/strong\u003e Heavyweight 100% cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Relaxed drop-shoulder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chest embroidery, woven SIGNUMX neck label\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Machine wash cold, tumble dry low\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGet to Know St. Francis de Sales\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 2px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe Slipped Pamphlets Under Doors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003eWhen people would not come to hear him preach, Francis wrote short leaflets explaining the faith and slipped them under doors. Pius XI named him patron of writers and journalists in 1923.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 2px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe Learned Signs to Teach a Deaf Man\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003eFrancis befriended a deaf man named Martin and worked out a way of signs to teach him the faith and prepare him for the sacraments. He is honored as a patron of the deaf.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 2px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHoliness for Everyone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003eHis \u003cem\u003eIntroduction to the Devout Life\u003c\/em\u003e told soldiers, merchants, parents and servants that devotion fits every walk of life, and it is still one of the most read spiritual books in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 2px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHoney Over Vinegar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003eFrancis is remembered for saying that you catch more flies with a spoonful of honey than with a barrel of vinegar. Gentleness was his whole approach to people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 2px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatience With Yourself\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003eHe counseled friends to have patience with all things, but chiefly with themselves, and to begin again each day without discouragement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 2px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFriendship That Became an Order\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003eHis spiritual friendship with St. Jane Frances de Chantal, carried on in hundreds of warm letters, led to the founding of the Visitation Sisters in 1610.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 2px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Saint Behind the Salesians\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003eSt. John Bosco so admired his kindness that he named his congregation the Salesians after him. 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