Alphonsus Liguori Quotes

A collection of quotes by Alphonsus Liguori.

Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787) was an Italian Catholic bishop, theologian, and founder of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, also known as the Redemptorists. He was born into a noble family and practiced as a successful lawyer before being ordained as a priest. Liguori is renowned for his spiritual writings, particularly his moral theology works, which emphasized the importance of practical piety and moral living. He dedicated his life to preaching, spiritual direction, and establishing religious missions throughout Italy. Liguori was later canonized as a saint and declared a Doctor of the Church for his influential contributions to Catholic theology.

Assuredly, Loving Souls, you should go to God with all humil

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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Yet you should practice the greatest possible love and confi

Yet you should practice the greatest possible love and confidence in treating with Him.

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Job was astonished at seeing Almighty God so intent on doing

Job was astonished at seeing Almighty God so intent on doing good to us that He seems to have nothing more at heart than to love us and to induce us to love Him in return.

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With such thoughts in your mind, now that you have resolved

With such thoughts in your mind, now that you have resolved to love Him and please Him with all your strength, your only fear should be to fear God too much and to place too little confidence in Him.

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Acquire the habit of speaking to God as if you were alone wi

Acquire the habit of speaking to God as if you were alone with Him, familiarly and with confidence and love, as to the dearest and most loving of friends.

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Ask those who love Him with a sincere love, and they will te

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.

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Just as a mother finds pleasure in taking her little child o

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.

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Who is there that ever receives a gift and tries to make bar

Who is there that ever receives a gift and tries to make bargains about it? Let us, then, return thanks for what He has bestowed on us. Who can tell whether, if we had had a larger share of ability or stronger health, we should not have possessed them to our destruction.

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Your God is ever beside you - indeed, He is even within you.

Your God is ever beside you - indeed, He is even within you.

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