Since God often sends us inspirations by means of His angels, we should frequently return our aspirations to him by means of the same messengers.
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Represent to yourself a dark city all burning and stinking with fire and brimstone. The damned are in the depth of hell within this woful city, where they suffer unspeakable torments in all their senses and members. Consider above all the eternity of their pains, which above all things makes hell intolerable.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote emphasizes the severity of suffering in hell and the unbearable nature of eternal pain.
Saint Francis De Sales presents a vivid imagery of hell, depicting it as a dark city filled with fire and brimstone, where the damned endure unimaginable torments. The quote highlights not just the physical suffering but particularly stresses the eternal aspect of their pains, suggesting that the never-ending nature of their torment renders hell even more agonizing than the pain itself.
Themes
HellSufferingEternityTormentPain
In practice
Example use cases
This quote could be used in a discussion about the philosophical implications of hell in religious studies.
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