"All holiness and perfection of soul lies in our
love for Jesus Christ our God, who is our Redeemer
and our supreme good." - St Alphonsus Ligouri
love for Jesus Christ our God, who is our Redeemer
and our supreme good." - St Alphonsus Ligouri
"To cast fire upon the earth -
that is my mission!
how I wish it were already blazing fiercely!
Nothing in the world can set hearts ablaze with love
for God like the Blessed Sacrament.
That is why this Divine Bread
has been pictured as a furnace of love."
that is my mission!
how I wish it were already blazing fiercely!
Nothing in the world can set hearts ablaze with love
for God like the Blessed Sacrament.
That is why this Divine Bread
has been pictured as a furnace of love."
St Alphonsus Ligouri
Italy ~ 1696 - 1787
Lawyer before ordination as priest (age 30)
Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Founder of Redemptorist order
Prolific writer and gifted in the fine arts
Feast Day - August 1
Image above: The Presence of Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist is like a consuming Fire (2003) Elizabeth Wang
Image above: The Presence of Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist is like a consuming Fire (2003) Elizabeth Wang
"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." ~ St Alphonsus Ligouri
Someone once remarked, after a sermon by Alphonsus,
"It is a pleasure to listen to your sermons;
you forget yourself and preach Jesus Christ."
"It is a pleasure to listen to your sermons;
you forget yourself and preach Jesus Christ."
Click here: Saint Alphonsus Liguori - YouTube (2:45 mins)
(7 mins, including blessing from Redemptorist Provincial at end of video)
Click here: TOP 25 QUOTES BY ALPHONSUS LIGUORI (of 120)
Click here: TOP 25 QUOTES BY ALPHONSUS LIGUORI (of 120)
St Alphonsus Ligouri, pray for us!
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