The Spirituality of Francis de Sales and Spiritual Accompaniment

Abstract

The present study presents the contributions of Francis de Sales on the theme of spiritual accompaniment. The work is developed from the concept of spiritual accompaniment as friendship, understanding it as a practice that respects the autonomy of the accompanied subject. It follows from this, then, that the vision of the human being must be integral, in the sense that there is a concern with the intellectual, human and spiritual aspect. The path that seems most appropriate and that is followed for this analysis is thematic. This work will make it possible to situate the Salesian practice of spiritual accompaniment as a service to the human person. At the same time, it is hoped to make explicit that Salesian spirituality is an experience open to all, experiencing the "God of the human heart."