1St August - Memorial St Alphonsus Ligouri

[BarbTherese]

St Alphonsus is the patron saint of: confessors; final perseverance; theologians; vocations.
A short biography: [url="http://www.universalis.com/100/today.htm"]http://www.universal...m/100/today.htm[/url]

Here in part is what Pope Benedict had to say about St. Alphonsus:
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To conclude, I would like to recall that our Saint, like St Francis de Sales – of whom I spoke a few weeks ago – insists that holiness is accessible to every Christian: “the religious as a religious; the secular as a secular; the priest as a priest; the married as married; the man of business as a man of business; the soldier as a soldier; and so of every other state of life” ([i]Practica di amare Gesù Cristo. Opere ascetiche[/i] [[i]The Practice of the Love of Jesus Christ[/i]] Ascetic Works 1, Rome 1933, p. 79).
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[u]Note[/u]: [i]"The Practice of the Love of Jesus Christ"[/i] is in process but not yet published on the site below.

This site translates his works and publishes them online: [url="http://wallmell.webs.com/Liguori.htm"]http://wallmell.webs.com/Liguori.htm[/url]

Just a couple of the texts of St. Alphonsus published on the above link:

[url="http://www.freewebs.com/wallmell/LiguoriPrayer.htm"]A Treatise on Prayer by St Alphonsus Liguori - 1834[/url] This book can help save your very soul and is a must read for all Catholics! ***Completed in its entirety.*** 4-16-2009 Please be blessed in reading this great treatise on Prayer.
[url="http://www.freewebs.com/wallmell/LiguoriWayAndSalvation.pdf"]The Way of Salvation and of Perfection by St Alphonsus Liguori in .pdf format[/url]
[url="http://www.freewebs.com/wallmell/LiguoriPassionDeathJesusChrist.pdf"]The Passion and Death of Jesus Christ by St Alphonsus Liguori 1887 in .pdf format[/url]
[url="http://www.freewebs.com/wallmell/LiguoriUniformity.htm"]Uniformity with God's Will/Conformity to God's Will by St Alphonsus Liguori[/url]
[url="http://www.freewebs.com/wallmell/LiguoriMaxims.htm"]50 Maxims for Attaining Perfection by St Alphonsus Liguori[/url]

[Amppax]

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St Alphonsus is the patron saint of: confessors; final perseverance; theologians; vocations.
A short biography: [url="http://www.universalis.com/100/today.htm"]http://www.universal...m/100/today.htm[/url]

Here in part is what Pope Benedict had to say about St. Alphonsus:
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[u]Note[/u]: [i]"The Practice of the Love of Jesus Christ"[/i] is in process but not yet published on the site below.

This site translates his works and publishes them online: [url="http://wallmell.webs.com/Liguori.htm"]http://wallmell.webs.com/Liguori.htm[/url]

Just a couple of the texts of St. Alphonsus published on the above link:

[url="http://www.freewebs.com/wallmell/LiguoriPrayer.htm"]A Treatise on Prayer by St Alphonsus Liguori - 1834[/url] This book can help save your very soul and is a must read for all Catholics! ***Completed in its entirety.*** 4-16-2009 Please be blessed in reading this great treatise on Prayer.
[url="http://www.freewebs.com/wallmell/LiguoriWayAndSalvation.pdf"]The Way of Salvation and of Perfection by St Alphonsus Liguori in .pdf format[/url]
[url="http://www.freewebs.com/wallmell/LiguoriPassionDeathJesusChrist.pdf"]The Passion and Death of Jesus Christ by St Alphonsus Liguori 1887 in .pdf format[/url]
[url="http://www.freewebs.com/wallmell/LiguoriUniformity.htm"]Uniformity with God's Will/Conformity to God's Will by St Alphonsus Liguori[/url]
[url="http://www.freewebs.com/wallmell/LiguoriMaxims.htm"]50 Maxims for Attaining Perfection by St Alphonsus Liguori[/url]
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Wow thanks! I've been meaning for sometime to read more about him!

[LaPetiteSoeur]

I liked St. Alphonsus Ligouri because of Sr. Ligouri in one of my favorite movies... But that's not terribly serious. I do like him a lot, though. The Church has so many amesome saints!

[Sister Marie]

St. Alphonsus is the patron of my community. He's the best!