Alphonsus Liguori

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

— Alphonsus Liguori

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

— Alphonsus Liguori

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

— Alphonsus Liguori

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

— Alphonsus Liguori

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

— Alphonsus Liguori

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

— Alphonsus Liguori

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

— Alphonsus Liguori

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

— Alphonsus Liguori

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

— Alphonsus Liguori

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

— Alphonsus Liguori

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

— Alphonsus Liguori

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

— Alphonsus Liguori

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

— Alphonsus Liguori

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

— Alphonsus Liguori

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

— Alphonsus Liguori

To obtain salvation we must tremble at the thought of being lost, and tremble not so much at the thought of hell,…

— Alphonsus Liguori

Good friends find pleasure in one another's company. Let us know pleasure in the company of our best Friend, a Friend who…

— Alphonsus Liguori

There is a practice that is most powerful in keeping us united with God. That practice is the constant recollection of His…

— Alphonsus Liguori

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

— Alphonsus Liguori

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

— Alphonsus Liguori

We must show charity towards the sick, who are in greater need of help. Let us take them some small gift if…

— Alphonsus Liguori

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

— Alphonsus Liguori

No, he can never be lost who recommends himself to thee, O Mary.

— Alphonsus Liguori

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

— Alphonsus Liguori

Those who are seeking the true religion will never find it outside the Catholic Church alone, because, in every other religion, if…

— Alphonsus Liguori