“Having merited hell for our sins, we should be consoled that God chastises us in this life, and animate ourselves to look upon such treatment as a pledge that God wishes to spare us in the next.” — Alphonsus Maria de Liguori Copy Share Image
“Hence we should all make St. Augustine's prayer our own: "Lord, here cut, here burn and spare me not, but spare me in eternity!” — Alphonsus Maria de Liguori Copy Share Image
“Having merited hell for our sins, we should be consoled that God chastises us in this life, and animate ourselves to look upon such… — Alphonsus Maria de Liguori Copy Share Image
“We must not therefore consider the afflictions that come upon us as happening by chance or solely from the malice of men; we should be convinced that what happens, happens by the will of God. Apropos of this it is related that two martyrs, Epictetus and Atho, being put to the torture by having their bodies raked with iron hooks… — Alphonsus Maria de Liguori Copy Share
“Withdraw yourself from people and spend at least an quarter of an hour, or a half-hour, in some church in the presence of the… — Alphonsus Maria de Liguori Copy Share Image
“There will never be much perfection without much prayer.” — Alphonsus Maria de Liguori Copy Share Image
“One day, Father Alvarez, finding himself overwhelmed with business, was anxious to get rid of it, in order to go and pray, because it… — Alphonsus Maria de Liguori Copy Share Image
