Alphonsus Liguori

The heart of man is, so to speak, the paradise of God.

— Alphonsus Liguori

God loves all those who love him: I love them that love Me.

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A true servant of Mary cannot be lost.

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He who prays most receives most.

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

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But You never reject a repentant and humble heart.

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He who desires nothing but God is rich and happy.

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The definitions of the Church are the rules of true faith.

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A dancer differeth from a madman only in length of time; one is mad so long as he liveth, the other while…

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Let your constant practice be to offer yourself to God, that He may do with you what He pleases.

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All souls in hell are there because they did not pray. All the saints sanctified themselves by prayer.

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What is it that renders death terrible? Sin. We must therefore fear sin, not death.

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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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Such is the compassion, such the love which Mary bears us, that she is never tired of praying for us.

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The principal means of acquiring an ardent love of Christ are mental prayer, Communion, mortification, retirement.

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Woe to him who neglects to recommend himself to Mary, and thus closes the channel of grace!

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The saved are few, but we must live with the few if we would be saved with the few. O God, too…

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What does it cost us to say: "My God help me! Have mercy on me!" Is there anything easier than this? And…

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When we have to reply to anyone who has insulted us, we should be careful to do it always with gentleness. A…

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The way to Heaven is straight and narrow: they who wish to arrive at that place of bliss by walking in the…

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We must practice modesty, not only in our looks, but also in our whole deportment, and particularly in our dress, our walk,…

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Acquire the habit of speaking to God as if you were alone with Him, familiarly and with confidence and love, as to…

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O God-Man present in this sacrament for me - what a comfort, what a privilege to know I kneel before God! And…

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It is almost certain that excess in eating is the cause of almost all the diseases of the body, but its effects…

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Devil does not bring sinners to Hell with their eyes open: he first blinds them with the malice of their own sins.…

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It often happens that we pray God to deliver us from some dangerous temptation, and yet God does not hear us but…

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Let us, at any rate, give heed to suffer joyfully the crosses that God sends us, because they all, if we are…

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"The flowers have appeared in our land: the time of pruning is come: the voice of the turtle-dove is heard in our…

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In temptations against chastity, the spiritual masters advise us, not so much to contend with the bad thought, as to turn the…

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There is nothing more pleasing to God, than to see a soul who patiently and serenely bears whatever crosses it is sent;…

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The more a person loves God, the more reason he has to hope in Him. This hope produces in the Saints an…

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Acquire the habit of speaking to God as if you were alone with Him, familiarly and with confidence and love, as to…

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St. Augustine and St. Thomas define mortal sin to be a turning away from God: that is, the turning of one's back…

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He would be guilty of mortal sin, because he exposes himself to the danger of grievously offending God. Hence, before he acts…

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Before the coming of Jesus Christ, men fled away from God and, being attached to the earth, refused to unite themselves to…

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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…

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

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Without prayer it is impossible to resist temptations and to keep the commandments.

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

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The past is no longer yours; the future is not yet in your power. You have only the present wherein to do…

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