Alphonsus Liguori
Alphonsus Liguori
Saint Alphonsus Maria de' Liguori, C.Ss.R., was an Italian Catholic bishop, spiritual writer, composer, musician, artist, poet, lawyer, scholastic philosopher, and theologian...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth27 September 1696
CountryItaly
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And divine grace is the inestimable treasure through which vile creatures and servants like ourselves become dear friends of our Creator.
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It would be the greatest delight of the seraphs to pile up sand on the seashore or to pull weeds in a garden for all eternity, if they found out such was God's will. Our Lord himself teaches us to ask to do the will of God on earth as the saints do it in heaven: "Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven."
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A person may be Baptized, and yet not born again to grace, in consequence of not having the necessary dispositions at Baptism.
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Obedience to a confessor is the most acceptable offering which we can make to God, and the most secure way of doing the divine will.
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What is it that renders death terrible? Sin. We must therefore fear sin, not death.
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But You never reject a repentant and humble heart.
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It is a great mistake, as we have already remarked, to be afraid of Him and to act in His presence like a timid and craven slave trembling with fright before his master.
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You will gain more by receiving scorn peacefully than if you fasted for a week on bread and water. It is good to humble ourselves; but it is much more worthwhile to accept the humiliations that come to us from others.
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If you wish to strengthen your confidence in God still more, often recall the loving way in which He has acted toward you, and how mercifully He has tried to bring you out of your sinful life, to break your attachment to the things of earth and draw you to His love.
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Assuredly, Loving Souls, you should go to God with all humility and respect, humbling yourselves in His presence, especially when you remember your past ingratitude and sins.
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A true servant of Mary cannot be lost.