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Alphonsus Liguori, born on September 27, 1696, in Naples, Italy, and died on August 1, 1787. He was a prominent Italian writer, theologian, composer, and Catholic saint. Liguori is known for his moral theology and religious writings, which have had a profound impact on posterity.

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“After the love which we owe Jesus Christ, we must give the chief place in our heart to the love of His Mother Mary.”

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Author:Alphonsus Liguori

“I Love Jesus Christ and that is why I am on fire with the desire to give Him souls, first of all my own, and then an incalculable number of others.”

Giving Firsts Soul Desire Jesus Christ My Own Numbers Fire Jesus Christ Jesus Love I Love Jesus

Author:Alphonsus Liguori

“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."”

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“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.”

Giving Hard Remember Order Prayer Devil Labor Accounts Delight Abandon Distraction Recollection

Author:Alphonsus Liguori

“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.”

Source: The Way of Salvation and of Perfection

“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”

Giving May Moments Hours Divine Eternity Sacraments Consolation

Author:Alphonsus Liguori

“Let us make up for lost time. Let us give to God the time that remains to us.”

Giving Lost Remains Saint Lost Time

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“Many, however, gives themselves to God, but preserve still in their hearts some attachment to creatures, which prevents them from belonging entirely to God.”

Giving Heart Stills Creatures Preserves Attachment Belonging

Book:Miscellany

Source: Miscellany

“How, then, shall God give himself entirely to that one who, besides his God, loves creatures still?”

Giving Stills Creatures God Love Attachment

Author:Alphonsus Liguori

“It is just that he should act with reserve towards those who act with reserve towards him. On the contrary, he gives himself entirely to those souls, who, driving from their hearts everything that is not God, and does not lead them to his love, and giving themselves to him without reserve, truly say to him: My God and my all.”

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Author:Alphonsus Liguori

About the Author

Born: September 27, 1696
Died: August 1, 1787
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 120

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How to Converse with GodRelated source material

The Saint Alphonsus de Liguori Collection [30 Books]Related source material

Sermons of St. Alphonsus Liguori: For All the Sundays of the YearRelated source material

Uniformity with God's WillRelated source material

The Way of Salvation and of PerfectionRelated source material

Dignity and Duties of the Priest Or SelvaRelated source material

Hail Holy Queen!: An Explanation of the Salve ReginaRelated source material

MiscellanyRelated source material

Preparation for Death: A Popular AbridgmentRelated source material

The Glories of Mary (annotated)Related source material

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