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We must show charity towards the sick, who are in greater need of help. Let us take them some small gift if they are poor, or, at least, let us go and wait on them and comfort them.

St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

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THE DESCRIPTION OF SAINT ALPHONSUS LIGUORI Feast Day: August 1

"A devout servant of Mary shall never perish."

The founder of the Redemptorists, formally known as the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, was born Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, in Marianella, near Naples, then part of the Kingdom of Naples on September 27, 1696. He was the eldest of seven children of Giuseppe Liguori, a naval officer and Captain of the Royal Galleys, and Anna Maria Caterina Cavalieri. The family was of noble lineage, but the branch to which Liguori belonged had become somewhat impoverished.

He learned to ride and fence but was never a good shot because of poor eyesight. He was educated in the best school of the city, and took a Doctorate in Law (civil and canon law) at the age of 16.

In 1722, he lost the first case of his career at the age of 27, and fell into deep crisis. Moreover, he heard an interior voice, saying: 'Leave the world, and give yourself to me.'

Alphonsus decided to offer himself as a novice to the Oratory of St. Philip Neri in 1723, with the intention of becoming a priest. His father opposed the plan, but after two months (and with his Oratorian confessor's permission), he and his father compromised: he would study for the priesthood, but not as an Oratorian, and would live at home.

After his ordination on December 21, 1726 at age 30, Alphonsus became very popular because of his interesting and simple preaching. He said: 'I have never preached a sermon which the poorest old woman in the congregation could not understand.'

He also fought bravely against Jansenism, the heresy that supported a very strict morality. He said that the penitents should be treated as souls to be saved rather than as criminals to be punished. He is said to have never refused absolution to a penitent.

On November 9, 1732, Alphonsus founded the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, with the charism of preaching popular missions in the city and the countryside. Alphonsus was well known as a moral theologian, and his masterpiece, The Moral Theology, was approved by the Pope himself.

Appointed and consecrated as the bishop of Sant' Agata de Goti by Ferdinando Maria de Rossi on June 20, 1762, he set out to reform the people and the clergy. He suspended those priests who celebrated Mass in less than 15 minutes, and sold his carriage and episcopal ring in order to give the money to the poor.

In the last years of his life, he suffered a painful sickness and a bitter persecution from his fellow priests, who had him dismissed from the congregation. He died on August 1, 1787 at the age of 90, having endured everything as trials permitted by God for his sanctification.

Canonized a saint by Pope Gregory XVI on May 26, 1839, he declared a Doctor of the Church in 1871 by Pope Pius IX. He is the patron of arthritis sufferers, lawyers, confessors, moralists and vocations.

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Our Lady of Good Counsel Feast Day: April 26

Our Lady of Good Counsel is the title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary after a miraculous painting. Tradition has it that during celebrations on the feast of St. Mark, in 1467, in Genazzano, Italy, a cloud descended on an unfinished wall of the church of Santa Maria, amid “sweet music.” When it dissipated an image of Our Lady appeared; 18” square, no thicker than an eggshell, suspended in the air. Many pilgrims visit the church including Popes UrbanVII, Pius IX, Leo XIII, Saints Aloysius Gonzaga, Alphonsus Liguori and John Bosco. Miracles continue to occur, even today.

Prints, plaques & holy cards available for purchase here: (website)

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“How to Pray at All Times” By St Alphonsus Maria de Liguori (1696-1787) A Method of MENTAL PRAYER or Meditation According to St Alphonsus. Excerpt – Part I Preparation

(via Thought for the Day – 24 November – A Method of MENTAL PRAYER – AnaStpaul)

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“The practice of recommending to God the souls in Purgatory, that He may mitigate the great pains which they suffer, and that He may soon bring them to His glory, is most pleasing to the Lord and most profitable to us. For these blessed souls are His eternal spouses, and most grateful are they to those who obtain their deliverance from prison, or even a mitigation of their torments. When, therefore, they arrive in Heaven, they will be sure to remember all who have prayed for them.” 

– St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

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Italian Christmas Carols || Tu scendi dalle stelle || Italian lyrics + English translation

"Tu scendi dalle stelle" is probably the best-known Italian Christmas song. Firmly rooted in the catholic tradition (as is clear from the lyrics), its music and words were written in the mid-18th century by Alfonso Maria de' Liguori, an Italian bishop, later canonized, who based it on another, Neapolitan carol which he also wrote, Quanno nascette Ninno. In its original form, the carol was longer, but nowadays it's mostly been reduced to the first two verses:

Tu scendi dalle stelle, o Re del cielo, Descended from the stars, o King of Heaven, E vieni in una grotta al freddo e al gelo, You come to a cave in the freezing cold, E vieni in una grotta al freddo e al gelo You come to a cave in the freezing cold

O Bambino mio divino, O my holy Child, Io ti vedo qui a tremar; I see You trembling here O Dio beato! O blessed God! Ah, quanto ti costò l'avermi amato! Ah, loving me cost You so much! Ah, quanto ti costò l'avermi amato! Ah, loving me cost You so much!

A te, che sei del mondo il Creatore, You, who are the Maker of our world, Mancano panni e fuoco, o mio Signore, Are without clothes and fire, o my Lord, Mancano panni e fuoco, o mio Signore Are without clothes and fire, o my Lord

Caro eletto pargoletto, My dear darling chosen child, Quanto questa povertà This poverty makes me Più m'innamora, Love You all the more, Giacché Ti fece amor povero ancora, For it is love that made You poor, Giacché Ti fece amor povero ancora For it is love that made You poor

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"Saint Alphonsus Liguori, Pray for Us!” #SaintoftheDay #OraProNobis

📷 Painting of Alphonsus Maria de Liguori via The Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (CSsR) #Catholic_Priest #CatholicPriestMedia #CopiosaApudEumRedemptio 

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Unseen Warfare

SIMPLE WAYS TO SPIRITUALIZE YOUR SENSES

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𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝑳𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝑱𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒔 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝑽𝒊𝒓𝒈𝒊𝒏 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝑳𝒖𝒛 𝒅𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒓í𝒂 (2017): “𝑴𝒚 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝑴𝒚 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒏. 𝑫𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒔, 𝒚𝒆𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒉, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒕, 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒚 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒔𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝒎𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑴𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒐 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 …. 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒅.”

EYES

St. Francis of Sales says: "He" who would keep the enemy from entering into "the fortress must close the gates." It is necessary therefore that we should close our eyes from looking on any object calculated to excite temptations.

St. Aloysius did not dare to cast his eyes even on the face of his own mother. And whenever our eyes accidentally light upon any dangerous object, we must be careful not to look again: "It is not so much looking," says the same St. Francis of Sales, "as looking again that is the "cause of ruin to the soul."

Let us, therefore, be most careful to mortify the eyes, for many on account of not having kept guard over their eyes are now burning in hell.

TONGUE

It is necessary to mortify the tongue by abstaining from detraction, injurious or obscene words.

One obscene word spoken in conversation, even in jest, may be the cause of scandal and of thousands of sins. And sometimes a word of double meaning does more harm than one decidedly impure.

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Many because they live merely to eat, ruin soul and body. For the most part, diseases are occasioned by excess in eating and drinking. But the worst is, that intemperance is frequently the cause of incontinence. Cassian says, that he who is filled with exciting food and beverage cannot fail to experience many impure temptations.

"What then," someone will say, "must we not eat?" You must eat to preserve life, but you must act as a man, and not like a brute. Particularly, if you wish not to be molested with impure temptations, abstain from too great a quantity of food and from too much wine.

And let it not be displeasing to you to fast or abstain now and then, particularly on a Saturday in honour of the most holy Mary. Many have done so on bread and water; which would be very proper on the vigils of the seven principal feasts of the Blessed Virgin. At least, I beseech you, observe the fasts of obligation.

EARS & HANDS

It is necessary to mortify the ears and the hands: the ears, by never listening to immodest discourses or detraction; the hands, by taking care to use them with all caution, and a great horror of all sensuality. Some pretend to be exempt from sin, because they are only in jest; but who, I ask, ever sets himself to play with fire?'

- St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

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Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary

FEAST DAY: 15 SEPTEMBER

HAIL MARY, full of sorrows, the Crucified is with thee: tearful art thou amongst women, and tearful is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of the Crucified, grant tears to us crucifiers of thy Son, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. (Pre-1968 Indulgence of 100 days; PIUS IX, 1847 Raccolta)

Latin: AVE MARIA doloribus plena, Crucifixus tecum: lacrymabilis te in mulieribus, et lacrymabilis fructus ventris tui, Jesus.

Sancta Maria, Mater Crucifixi: lacrymas impertire nobis crucifixoribus Filii tui, nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.

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BID ME bear, O Mother blesséd! On my heart the wounds impressed, Suffered by the Crucified. (Pre-1968 Indulgence of 500 days)

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O MARY, sorrowful Virgin and Mother of all Christians, pray for us. (Pre-1968 Indulgence of 300 days)

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MOTHER of love, Mother of sorrows and of mercy, pray for us. (Pre-1968 Indulgence of 300 days)

Console Our Lady of Sorrows, Daily

“Jesus Christ Himself revealed to Blessed Veronica of Binasco, that, He is more pleased in seeing His Mother compassionated than Himself.” He said to her: ‘My daughter, tears shed for My Passion are dear to Me; but as I loved My Mother Mary with an immense love, the meditation on the torments which She endured at My death is even more agreeable to Me.’”

(St. Alphonsus de Liguori, The Glories of Mary, Discourse IX, On the Dolors of Mary)

The Seven Sorrows or Dolors of Mary are listed below and a key to understanding them, and thus consoling her, is to recognise that the more she loved Jesus (and she loved Him perfectly) the more intensely sorrow filled her Immaculate Heart. The Virgin Mother of God’s martyrdom lasted 33 years, for St. Simeon revealed to her in excruciating detail what lay ahead for her dearest son, our Lord Jesus Christ. As such, all her joys became inexorably coloured with sorrow. And she endured these pains perfectly, with patience, humility and obedience, offering them to Almighty God for the salvation of poor sinners.

1) The Prophecy of Simeon 2) The Flight Into Egypt 3) The Loss of the Child Jesus in the Temple 4) Mary Meets Jesus on the Way to Calvary 5) Jesus Dies on the Cross 6) Mary Receives Jesus 7) Jesus is Placed in the Tomb

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Graces & Promises of the Seven Sorrows of Mary Devotion

From Fatima.org:

Graces and promises attached to the practice of the devotion in honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary Sorrowing:

According to St. Alphonsus de Liguori (The Glories of Mary) it was revealed to Saint Elizabeth that at the request of Our Lady, Our Lord promised four principal graces to those devoted to Her Sorrows:

1) That those who before death invoke the divine Mother in the name of Her Sorrows will obtain true repentance of all their sins; 2) That He will protect all who have this devotion in their tribulations, and will protect them especially at the hour of death; 3) That He will impress on their minds the remembrance of His Passion; 4) That He will place such devout servants in Mother Mary’s hands to do with them as She wishes and to obtain for them all the graces She desires.

In addition to these four graces there are also seven promises attached to the practice of daily praying seven Hail Marys while meditating on Our Lady’s Tears and Sorrows. These seven promises were revealed to St. Bridget of Sweden:

1) “I will grant peace to their families.” 2) “They will be enlightened about the divine Mysteries.” 3) “I will console them in their pains and I will accompany them in their work.” 4) “I will give them as much as they ask for as long as it does not oppose the adorable will of My divine Son or the sanctification of their souls.” 5) “I will defend them in their spiritual battles with the infernal enemy and I will protect them at every instant of their lives.” 6) “I will visibly help them at the moment of their death — they will see the face of their Mother.” 7) “I have obtained this grace from My divine Son, that those who propagate this devotion to My tears and sorrows will be taken directly from this earthly life to eternal happiness, since all their sins will be forgiven and My Son will be their eternal consolation and joy.”

(Prayers and Heavenly Promises by Joan Carroll Cruz; Imprimatur: Most Rev. Francis B. Schulte, 1989, pg. 34-35)

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Codice degli appalti, riforma approvata: quali sono le novità introdotte?

Anna Maria Liguori Commercialista di Roma consiglia la lettura di questo articolo sul Consiglio dei ministri ha approvato la riforma del Codice appalti che introduce varie novità in favore dell’autonomia delle stazioni, anche se con dei rischi. leggi di più https://www.money.it/codice-appalti-riforma-approvata-novita

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Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

1696 - 1787

Feast Day:  August 1 (New), August 2 (Trad)

Patronage: arthritis, confessors, moralists, theologians

Born to the nobility, Alphonsus was a child prodigy and received his doctorate in law from the University of Naples at age 16. After losing an important court case, he decided to become a priest. He was ordained at 29 and appointed bishop at 66. Founder of the Redemptorists, Alphonsus is the most published author in history, with over 21,000 editions of his works having been printed. 

Prints, plaques & holy cards available for purchase here: (website)