Let your constant practice be to offer yourself to God, that He may do with you what He pleases. Alphonsus Liguori More Quotes by Alphonsus Liguori More Quotes From Alphonsus Liguori If you embrace all things in this life as coming from the hands of God, and even embrace death to fulfill His holy will, assuredly you will die a saint. Alphonsus Liguori saint suffering hands True charity consists in doing good to those who do us evil, and in thus winning them over. Alphonsus Liguori catholic evil winning Without prayer it is impossible to resist temptations and to keep the commandments. Alphonsus Liguori temptation prayer impossible He who desires nothing but God is rich and happy. Alphonsus Liguori rich saint desire Those who are seeking the true religion will never find it outside the Catholic Church alone, because, in every other religion, if they trace it up to the author, they will find some impostor whose imagination furnished a mass of sophisms and errors Alphonsus Liguori catholic errors imagination He who prays most receives most. Alphonsus Liguori praying prayer Just as a mother finds pleasure in taking her little child on her lap, there to feed and caress him, in like manner our loving God shows His fondness for His beloved souls who have given themselves entirely to Him and have placed all their hope in His goodness. Alphonsus Liguori soul mother children The brightest ornaments in the crown of the blessed in heaven are the sufferings which they have borne patiently on earth. Alphonsus Liguori suffering blessed heaven St. Augustine and St. Thomas define mortal sin to be a turning away from God: that is, the turning of one's back upon God, leaving the Creator for the sake of the creature. What punishment would that subject deserve who, while his king was giving him a command, contemptuously turned his back upon him to go and transgress his orders? This is what the sinner does; and this is punished in hell with the pain of loss, that is, the loss of God, a punishment richly deserved by him who in this life turns his back upon his sovereign good. Alphonsus Liguori pain kings loss You may be sure that of all the moments of your life, the time you spend before the divine Sacrament will be that which will give you more strength during life and more consolation at the hour of your death and during eternity Alphonsus Liguori moments may giving Let us thank God for having called us to His holy faith. It is a great gift, and the number of those who thank God for it is small. Alphonsus Liguori holy thank-god numbers He who embraces the cross and bears it with patience lightens the weight of the cross. Indeed, the weight itself becomes a consolation; for God abounds with grace to all those who carry the cross with good will in order to please him. Alphonsus Liguori weight grace order Jesus is the mediator of justice; Mary obtains for us grace; for, as St. Bernard, St. Bonaventure, St. Bernardine of Siena, St. Germanus, St. Antoninus, and others say, it is the will of God to dispense through the hands of Mary whatever graces he is pleased to bestow upon us. With God, the prayers of the saints are the prayers of His friends, but the prayers of Mary are the prayers of His mother. Alphonsus Liguori prayer mother jesus Mary obtains salvation for all who have recourse to her. Oh! If all sinners had recourse to Mary, who would ever be lost? ... He who is protected by her will be saved; he who is not will be lost. Alphonsus Liguori mary salvation lost Let us, at any rate, give heed to suffer joyfully the crosses that God sends us, because they all, if we are saved, will become for us eternal joys. When infirmities, pains, or any adversities afflict us, let us lift up our eyes to heaven and say, "One day all these pains will have an end, and after them I hope to enjoy God forever." Alphonsus Liguori adversity pain eye Nothing else is required than to act toward God, in the midst of your occupations, as you do, even when busy, toward those who love you and whom you love. Alphonsus Liguori occupation busy love-you We must practice modesty, not only in our looks, but also in our whole deportment, and particularly in our dress, our walk, our conversation, and all similar actions. Alphonsus Liguori catholic practice dresses He who suffers in patience, surfers less and saves his soul. He who suffers impatiently, suffers more and loses his soul. Alphonsus Liguori surfer soul suffering To put into practice the teachings of our holy faith, it is not enough to convince ourselves that they are true; we must love them. Love united to faith makes us practice our religion. Alphonsus Liguori teaching enough practice Ask those who love Him with a sincere love, and they will tell you that they find no greater or prompter relief amid the troubles of their life than in loving conversation with their Divine Friend. Alphonsus Liguori loving-life relief love
