Selected Letters of Saint Jane Frances de Chantal


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Saint Jane Frances de Chantal (1572 – 1641) is a Roman Catholic Saint, who founded The Congregation of the Visitation after the death of her husband. St. Francis de Sales was her Spiritual Director and a close friend. After St. Francis de Sales died, St. Vincent de Paul became her spiritual director.

These letters, which date from a range of 1611-1641, were written to her saintly spiritual directors, her children and relatives, other nuns and religious, as well many others. (Summary by Maria Therese) (8 hr 0 min)

Chapters

Prefaces 6:40 Read by Eduardo
Judgement of St. Francis on the Virtue of Mother de Chantal and To St. Francis … 5:30 Read by Christine Lehman
To the Same 2:22 Read by Christine Lehman
To M. Legros at Dijon 2:27 Read by Christine Lehman
The Duke of Savoy to St. Jane Frances de Chantal 2:07 Read by Christine Lehman
To Madame d'Auxerre, Foundress of the Monastery of the Visitation at Lyons 5:09 Read by Christine Lehman
To St. Francis de Sales 3:40 Read by Christine Lehman
To the Sisters of the Monastery of the Visitation of Annecy 2:26 Read by Christine Lehman
To Sister Jeanne Charlotte de Bréchard, Assistant and Mistress of Novices at An… 6:46 Read by Christine Lehman
To Sister Péronne Marie de Châtel at Lyons 3:42 Read by Christine Lehman
To Mother Marie Jacqueline Favre, Superior at Lyons 6:47 Read by Christine Lehman
To the Same 3:46 Read by dylandrego
To the Same 6:20 Read by Joseph Tabler
To Sister Péronne Marie de Châtel at Lyons 7:54 Read by Carol
To Mother Marie Jacqueline Favre, Superior at Lyons 4:22 Read by Joseph Tabler
To Sisters Péronne Marie de Châtel and Marie Aimée de Blonay 8:47 Read by Carol
To Mother M. J. Favre 7:12 Read by Larry Wilson
To Madame de Gouffier 1:59 Read by April6090
To Mother Jacqueline Favre, Superior at Lyons 5:52 Read by Larry Wilson
To Sister Marie Aimée de Blonay, Mistress of Novices at Lyons 7:11
To the Same 2:48
To Mother Marie Jacqueline Favre, Superior at Lyons 6:02 Read by Colleen McMahon
To the Same 5:54 Read by Colleen McMahon
To Mother Jeanne Charlotte de Bréchard, Superior at Moulins. On the death of th… 2:39 Read by Kalynda
To M. de Neuchèze, the Saint's nephew 2:44 Read by Colleen McMahon
To Mother Marie Jacqueline Favre, Superior at Lyons 5:03 Read by Larry Wilson
To Madame de la Fléchère 2:11 Read by Colleen McMahon
To Sister Paule Jéronyme de Monthoux, Mistress of Novices at Annecy 4:40 Read by gsharp88
To M. Michel Favre, Confessor to St. Francis de Sales, and to the Religious of … 6:25 Read by Eduardo
To Sister Anne Marie Rosset, Assistant at Annecy 2:26 Read by Eduardo
To Sister Paul Jéronyme de Monthoux, Mistress of Novices at Annecy 2:40 Read by Eduardo
To Madame de la Fléchère 2:41 Read by Eduardo
To Mother Jeanne Charlotte de Bréchard, Superior at Moulins 3:50 Read by Eduardo
To Mother Péronne Marie de Châtel, Superior at Grenoble 1:37 Read by Eduardo
To Mother Marie Jacqueline Favre, Superior at Lyons 4:54 Read by Eduardo
To Mother Marie Jacqueline Favre, Superior at Lyons 1:56 Read by Larry Wilson
To the Sisters of the Visitation of Bourges 1:48 Read by Larry Wilson
To the Sisters of the Visitation of Moulins 2:42 Read by Larry Wilson
To Mother Péronne-Marie de Châtel, Superior at Grenoble 3:07 Read by Kalynda
To Mademoiselle de Chantal 3:35 Read by Nsilvermoon
To Mother Jeanne Charlotte de Bréchard, Superior at Moulins 6:22 Read by Nsilvermoon
To Mademoiselle de Chantal 3:47 Read by Nsilvermoon
To Sister Marie-Marthe Legros, at Bourges 3:25 Read by Nsilvermoon
To Madame du Tertre 2:58 Read by Nsilvermoon
To M. de Palierne, Treasurer of France at Moulins 11:03 Read by Carol
To St. Francis de Sales 2:53
To Madame de la Fléchère 3:04 Read by Larry Wilson
To the Countess de Toulonjon 2:11 Read by Mich_elle
To Mother Marie Jacqueline Favre, Superior at Montferrand 4:37 Read by Mich_elle
To M. de Neuchèze 3:19 Read by Mich_elle
To Mother Anne Catherine de Beaumont, Superior of the First Monastery of Paris 3:49 Read by Mich_elle
To Mother Marie Jacqueline Favre, Superior at Dijon 6:14 Read by Mich_elle
To Mother Anne Catherine de Beaumont, Superior of the First Monastery of Paris 3:15 Read by Mich_elle
To Mother Marie Hélène de Chastellux, Superior at Moulins 7:12 Read by Mich_elle
To Sister Marie Marguerite Milletot at Dijon 1:30 Read by Mich_elle
To Sister Françoise Gasparde de la Grave, Assistant to the Superior at Belley 3:12 Read by Mich_elle
To Mgr. the Bishop of Autun 2:08 Read by Mich_elle
To Sister Anne Marie Rosset, Assistant and Mistress of Novices at Dijon 3:16 Read by Mich_elle
To the Rev. Father Dom John de Saint François, General of the Order of Feuillan… 15:14 Read by Mich_elle
To a Religious of the First Monastery of the Visitation at Paris 3:37
To the Countess de Toulonjon 4:13 Read by Mich_elle
To Sister Anne Catherine de Sautereau, Mistress of Novices at Grenoble 3:23 Read by Mich_elle
To Mother Anne Catherine de Beaumont, Superior of the First Monastery of Paris 2:51 Read by Mich_elle
To the Same 2:28 Read by Mich_elle
Mother Marie Adrienne Fichet, Superior at Rumilly 3:55 Read by Mich_elle
To the Sisters of the Visitation 22:28
To Sister Anne Marie de Lage de Puylaurens, Assistant and Mistress of Novices a… 2:34 Read by Mich_elle
To the Baron de Chantal, the Saint's Son 2:19
To the Same 2:42
To M. de Coulanges, Junior, at Paris 1:22 Read by Mich_elle
To the Countess de Toulonjon 1:44 Read by Colleen McMahon
To the Same 1:59 Read by Colleen McMahon
To Mother Marie-Adrienne Fichet, Superior at Rumilly 4:12 Read by Colleen McMahon
To Mother Anne Catherine de Beaumont, Superior of the First Monastery of Paris 3:22 Read by Colleen McMahon
To a Visitation Superior 3:21
To Mother Jeanne Hélène de Gérard, Superior at Embrun 4:29 Read by Mich_elle
To Sister Françoise-Angélique de la Croix de Fésigney, Mistress of Novices at R… 3:06 Read by Mich_elle
To St. Vincent de Paul 4:05
To the Countess de Toulonjon 3:13 Read by Mich_elle
Extract from a letter to Mother Favre 1:21 Read by Mich_elle
To Sister Anne Marguerite Clément at Orleans 1:50 Read by Kalynda
To Mother Catherine-Charlotte de Crémaux de la Grange 4:35 Read by Mich_elle
To M. Poiton, at Chambery 3:37 Read by Mich_elle
To Dom Galice, Barnabite Father at Montargis 3:22 Read by Larry Wilson
To the Same 1:38 Read by Larry Wilson
To Mother Anne Marguerite Clément, Superior at Montargis 2:17 Read by Larry Wilson
To Sister Marie Denise Goubert, of the First Monastery of Lyons 2:30 Read by Larry Wilson
To Dom Galice, Barnabite Father at Montargis 2:51 Read by Larry Wilson
To Sister Marie Aimée de Morville, at Moulins 6:05 Read by Mich_elle
To M. de Coysia, Counsellor to the Royal Senate of Savoy 2:28 Read by Mich_elle
To the Countess de Toulonjon, at Pignerol 2:54 Read by Mich_elle
To Mgr. André Frémyot, formerly Archbishop of Bourges (the Saint's brother) 4:46 Read by Mich_elle
To a blind Sister 2:41
To Sister Bonne Marie de Haraucourt at Nancy 6:04 Read by Maria de Fátima da Silva
To Sister Paule Jéronyme de Monthoux, Sister Deposed, at Blois 7:00 Read by Maria de Fátima da Silva
To M. Noël Brulart, the Commander de Sillery 6:49 Read by Maria de Fátima da Silva
To the Countess de Toulonjon, at Alonne 2:26 Read by Twinkle
Extract from a letter to M. Noël Brulart, the Commander de Sillery, at Paris 3:08 Read by Twinkle
To the Countess de Toulonjon 9:25 Read by Eduardo
To Sister Marie Aimée de Rabutin, Mistress of Novices at Annecy 2:31 Read by Kalynda
To M. Noël Brulart, Commander de Sillery, at Paris 8:02 Read by Eduardo
To Mother Marie Agnes Le Roy, Superior of the Second Monastery of Paris 2:51 Read by Mich_elle
To Sister Anne Louise de Marin de Saint Michel, Superior at Forcalquier 4:25 Read by Mich_elle
To the Abbê de Vaux 5:55 Read by Mich_elle
To a great Servant of God 11:11
To Mother Marie Aimée de Rabutin, Superior at Thonon 2:46 Read by Twinkle
To St. Vincent de Paul at Paris 2:56
To Sister Claire-Marie-Françoise de Cusance at Gray 5:08 Read by Ken Hallenius
To Sister Jeanne Benigne Gojos, Lay Sister at Turin 2:23 Read by Ken Hallenius
To the Sister Louise-Angélique de la Fayette, at the First Monastery of Paris 7:09 Read by Ken Hallenius
To Madame the Duchess de Montmorency (née des Ursins) 2:58 Read by Mich_elle
To a Novice 2:47

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