Desire Quotes by Alphonsus Liguori

8 Desire quotes by Alphonsus Liguori

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Alphonsus Liguori frames desire through the lens of faith and moral purpose. His eight brief reflections guide readers toward aligning longing with spiritual discipline.

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A soul who loves Jesus Christ desires to be treated the way Christ was treated-desires to be poor, despised, and humiliated.

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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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My Jesus! What a lovable contrivance this holy Sacrament was - that You would hide under the appearance of bread to make…

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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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He who desires nothing but God is rich and happy.

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Love tends to union with the object loved. Now Jesus Christ loves a soul that is in a state of grace with…

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St. Francis Borgia says that he who desires to consecrate himself to God must, in the first place, trample under his feet…

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I Love Jesus Christ and that is why I am on fire with the desire to give Him souls, first of all…

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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 good.

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Assuredly, Loving Souls, you should go to God with all humility and respect, humbling yourselves in His presence, especially when you remember your past…

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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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Perfect love of God means the complete union of our will with God's.

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How beautiful she is, Our Lady of compassion! How dear! How utterly unselfish! How filled with joy for Him - and us - in…

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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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Jesus is the mediator of justice; Mary obtains for us grace; for, as St. Bernard, St. Bonaventure, St. Bernardine of Siena, St. Germanus, St.…

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The sovereigns of the earth do not always grant audience readily; on the contrary, the King of Heaven, hidden under the eucharistic veils, is…

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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 their Creator.…

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Our Faith will never be true unless it is united to that of St. Peter and the Pontiff, his successors.

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In the Great Deluge in the days of Noah, nearly all mankind perished, eight persons alone being saved in the Ark. In our days…

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Speak to Him often of your business, your plans, your troubles, your fears - of everything that concerns you.

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Of all devotions, that of adoring Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is the greatest after the sacraments, the one dearest to God and the…

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Not only is there no need of an intermediary through whom He would want you to speak to Him, but He finds His delight…

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