God is displeased at the diffidence of souls who love Him sincerely and whom He Himself loves. Alphonsus Liguori More Quotes by Alphonsus Liguori More Quotes From Alphonsus Liguori True, He is infinite Majesty, but He is also infinite Goodness and infinite Love. There can be no greater Lord than God; neither can there be a more ardent lover than He. Alphonsus Liguori true-love majesty lovers If, on a rare occasion, it is necessary to speak with some severity in order to make a grievous crime felt, we should always, at the conclusion of the rebuke, add some kind words. We must heal wounds, as the Samaritan did, with wine and oil. But as oil floats above all other liquors, so meekness should predominate in all our actions. Alphonsus Liguori anger wine order In cold and heat, in rain and wind, the soul united to God says, "I want it to be warm, to be cold, windy, to rain, because God wills it." Alphonsus Liguori soul rain wind A person may be Baptized, and yet not born again to grace, in consequence of not having the necessary dispositions at Baptism. Alphonsus Liguori baptism grace may Many, however, gives themselves to God, but preserve still in their hearts some attachment to creatures, which prevents them from belonging entirely to God. Alphonsus Liguori attachment heart giving The way to Heaven is straight and narrow: they who wish to arrive at that place of bliss by walking in the paths of pleasure shall be disappointed; and therefore few reach it, because few are willing to use violence to themselves in resisting temptations. Alphonsus Liguori temptation wish heaven How beautiful she is, Our Lady of compassion! How dear! How utterly unselfish! How filled with joy for Him - and us - in the depths of her own agony and desolation! Alphonsus Liguori agony compassion beautiful So great is the compassion excited in Mary by our misery, and such is the love that she bears us, that she prays constantly, and relaxes not her efforts in our behalf. Alphonsus Liguori relax effort compassion The heart of man is, so to speak, the paradise of God. Alphonsus Liguori paradise heart men Perfect love of God means the complete union of our will with God's. Alphonsus Liguori unions perfect mean No, he can never be lost who recommends himself to thee, O Mary. Alphonsus Liguori mary thee lost As all our wickedness consists in turning away from our Creator, so all our goodness consists in uniting ourselves with Him. Alphonsus Liguori wickedness uniting goodness Certainly amongst all devotions, after that of receiving the sacraments, that of adoring Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament holds first place, is most pleasing to God, and most useful to ourselves. Do not then, O devout soul, refuse to begin this devotion; and forsaking the conversation of men, dwell each day, from this time forward, for at least half or quarter of an hour, in some church, in the presence of Jesus Christ under the sacramental species. Taste and see how sweet is the Lord. Alphonsus Liguori blessed sweet jesus The saved are few, but we must live with the few if we would be saved with the few. O God, too few indeed they are: yet amongst those few I wish to be! Alphonsus Liguori saved would-be wish Let us remember the devil labors hard to disturb us at the time of recollection in order to make us abandon it. Let him then who omits mental prayer on account of distractions be persuaded that he gives delight to the devil. Alphonsus Liguori prayer giving order He would be guilty of mortal sin, because he exposes himself to the danger of grievously offending God. Hence, before he acts he must lay aside the doubt; and if he has not hitherto done so, he must confess it, at least, as it is before God. But the scrupulous, who have doubts about everything, must follow another rule: they must obey their confessor. When he tells them to conquer their doubts, and to act against scruples, they should obey with exactness; otherwise they will render themselves unable and unfit to perform any spiritual exercise. Alphonsus Liguori offending spiritual exercise By the law of nature, there is no pleasure in suffering; but divine love, when it reigns in a heart, makes it take delight in its sufferings. Alphonsus Liguori law heart sympathy Mary being destined to negotiate peace between God and man, it was not proper that she should be an accomplice in the disobedience of Adam. Alphonsus Liguori adam should men A dancer differeth from a madman only in length of time; one is mad so long as he liveth, the other while he danceth. Alphonsus Liguori mad dance long Saint Teresa, as the Roman Rota attests, never fell into any mortal sin; but still Our Lord showed her the place prepared for her in Hell; not because she deserved Hell, but because, had she not risen from the state of lukewarmness in which she lived, she would in the end have lost the grace of God and been damned. Alphonsus Liguori saint sin grace
