Perfect love of God means the complete union of our will with God's. — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
Before the coming of Jesus Christ, men fled away from God and, being attached to the earth, refused to unite themselves to… — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
There is nothing more pleasing to God, than to see a soul who patiently and serenely bears whatever crosses it is sent;… — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
Just as a mother finds pleasure in taking her little child on her lap, there to feed and caress him, in like… — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
After the love which we owe Jesus Christ, we must give the chief place in our heart to the love of His… — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
The means for maintaining perfect love is to accomplish frequent acts of love. Fire is kindled by the wood we cast into… — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
By the law of nature, there is no pleasure in suffering; but divine love, when it reigns in a heart, makes it… — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
Love tends to union with the object loved. Now Jesus Christ loves a soul that is in a state of grace with… — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
The principal means of acquiring an ardent love of Christ are mental prayer, Communion, mortification, retirement. — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
To put into practice the teachings of our holy faith, it is not enough to convince ourselves that they are true; we… — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
Such is the compassion, such the love which Mary bears us, that she is never tired of praying for us. — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
Yet you should practice the greatest possible love and confidence in treating with Him. — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
So great is the compassion excited in Mary by our misery, and such is the love that she bears us, that she… — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
My Lord Jesus Christ, who, for the love You bear to mankind, do remain night and day in this Sacrament, full of… — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
It is just that he should act with reserve towards those who act with reserve towards him. On the contrary, he gives… — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
Job was astonished at seeing Almighty God so intent on doing good to us that He seems to have nothing more at… — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
What grieves me most in my past offenses, O my loving God, is not so much the punishment I have deserved, as… — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
Ask those who love Him with a sincere love, and they will tell you that they find no greater or prompter relief… — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
True, He is infinite Majesty, but He is also infinite Goodness and infinite Love. There can be no greater Lord than God;… — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
Acquire the habit of speaking to God as if you were alone with Him, familiarly and with confidence and love, as to… — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
If you wish to strengthen your confidence in God still more, often recall the loving way in which He has acted toward… — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
The sufferings endured for God are the greatest proof of our love for Him. — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
Acquire the habit of speaking to God as if you were alone with Him, familiarly and with confidence and love, as to… — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
He would be guilty of mortal sin, because he exposes himself to the danger of grievously offending God. Hence, before he acts he must… — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
The past is no longer yours; the future is not yet in your power. You have only the present wherein to do good. — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
Assuredly, Loving Souls, you should go to God with all humility and respect, humbling yourselves in His presence, especially when you remember your past… — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
Let your constant practice be to offer yourself to God, that He may do with you what He pleases. — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
Perfect love of God means the complete union of our will with God's. — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
How beautiful she is, Our Lady of compassion! How dear! How utterly unselfish! How filled with joy for Him - and us - in… — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
Let us make up for lost time. Let us give to God the time that remains to us. — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
Jesus is the mediator of justice; Mary obtains for us grace; for, as St. Bernard, St. Bonaventure, St. Bernardine of Siena, St. Germanus, St.… — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
The sovereigns of the earth do not always grant audience readily; on the contrary, the King of Heaven, hidden under the eucharistic veils, is… — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
Before the coming of Jesus Christ, men fled away from God and, being attached to the earth, refused to unite themselves to their Creator.… — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
Our Faith will never be true unless it is united to that of St. Peter and the Pontiff, his successors. — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
In the Great Deluge in the days of Noah, nearly all mankind perished, eight persons alone being saved in the Ark. In our days… — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
