On August 1st we
celebrate the feast of St. Alphonsus Liguori, founder of the
Redemptorists. Blessed Maria Celeste Crostarosa, foundress of
the Redemptoristine Nuns, had this vision concerning her friend:
Jesus Christ showed Himself to Celeste surrounded by
the light of glory, accompanied by the seraphic St. Francis de Assisi and Don
Alfonso de Liguori. Then the Lord said to her, "This soul is chosen as the
head of My Institute. It is he who will
be the first superior of the Congregation of men for the salvation of
souls."
St. Alphonsus was a prolific writer and has been named a Doctor of Prayer. Here are some nuggets mined for his feast
day.
“From
starry skies descending, Thou comest, glorious King.”
“Acquire the habit of
speaking to God as if you were alone with Him, familiarly and with confidence
and love, as to the dearest and most loving of friends."
"I
love Jesus Christ, and that is why I am on fire with the desire to give Him
souls; first of all my own, and then an incalculable number of others."
"If
we would completely rejoice the heart of God, let us strive to make God's will
alone our will.”
“God loves you. Believe in God, return and God will bring to you
the joy of everlasting life.”
“Be full of courage, be joyful! Become saints and love Jesus Christ very much
for He gave His life and blood for each one of you.”
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| Divina Pastora by St Alphonsus |
“It is part of the love of God’s plan for us to acquire and
nurture all the virtues which make one perfect.”
“We are made in God’s likeness, and endowed with memory,
intellect and will…so that we in turn might love God out of gratitude for so
many gifts.”
“By giving us His Son, whom He did not spare, God bestowed
on us at once every good: grace, love and heaven.”
“Immaculate and Most
Holy Virgin, O most humble creature before God, you were chosen as His Mother
therefore establishing you as Queen of heaven and of earth…She is a garden of
delights, whose odors spread abroad and abound; that is, the gifts of graces.
So that whatever good we have from God, we receive all by the intercession of
Mary.”
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