#St alphonsus Ligouri

[ghostsandgod]

Mary, my hope, obtain for me, from God, perseverance and the grace to love Him; and I ask nothing more.

-St Alphonsus Ligouri

[anastpaul]

(via Thought for the Day – 14 September – CONSIDERATION VI, Third Point: The Death of the Sinner, “God is not mocked.” – AnaStpaul)

[momentsbeforemass]

Faith

“O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.”

That’s how today’s Gospel ends. If it sounds really familiar, it should. Jesus says stuff like this all the time in the Gospels. “Your faith has saved you. “Your faith has made you whole.”

Great. Faith is a big deal. But what is it?

Faith isn’t something out there. Something abstract. Like a mathematical formula. That just exists by itself. Without reference to any particular person or situation.

Faith is intimate. Faith is personal. Faith is central to us as human beings, in particular to our relationships. Especially our most important relationship. Our relationship with God.

But what is it? What is faith? The writer of Hebrews tells us that, “faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”

Which means that faith is not the same thing as belief. Why do I say that?

Because belief is the knowledge of the head. You believe in something because you’ve seen the evidence, you’ve seen proof, you’ve seen it happen before.

You believe because you know why.

Faith is the knowledge of the heart. You have faith in someone because you’ve seen them. You’ve seen them in their crises, in their unguarded moments. You’ve seen who they really are.

You have faith because you know who.

So what does it take to have faith? Whether we’re talking about faith in another human being, or faith in God, there’s only one way to have faith. And we see it in today’s Gospel, with the woman talking to Jesus.

You can’t do it at arm’s length. And it’s not safe.

It’s personal. It’s intimate. And kind of vulnerable.

But it’s the only way to have faith. In anyone. Especially God.

So how do you do that with God? St. Alphonsus Ligouri gives us the recipe,

“Speak to God as if you were alone with Him, familiarly and with confidence and love, as to the dearest and most loving of friends.”

That’s the recipe. That’s what, in time, will take us beyond belief, beyond knowing about God.

To the grace of truly knowing God. To faith.

That’s what it takes to have the faith that Jesus is talking about.

The faith that saves us.

The faith that makes us whole.

Today’s Readings

[catholics-world]

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[pogirosary]

“ And the name of the virgin was Mary. " (St. Luke 1:27)

In this simple phrase, St. Luke sums up the greatness of Mary, as epitomized in her holy name. The name of Mary was chosen by the Almighty God for the masterpiece of His creation, the Mother of His Divine Son, and was revealed to Sts. Anne and Joachim, Mary's parents by the Angel Gabriel.

The feast in Honor of Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary originated in Spain and was approved by the Holy See in 1513. Pope Innocent XI extended its observance to the whole Church in 1683 in thanksgiving to our Lady for the victory on September 12, 1683, by John Sobieski, king of Poland, over the Turks, who besieged Vienna.

The Council of Ephesus in 431 taught that the Blessed Virgin Mary was properly called the "Mother of God" or "God-Bearer" (Theotokos). By the sixth century, the angelic greeting in Luke 1:28 was commonly used as a prayer, "Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you!" By the fourteenth century, the second part of the Hail Mary prayer was often used in conjunction, "Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death." In the sixteenth century, the Council of Trent, in its catechism, formally recommended this entire prayer, as we have it today, to the faithful.

St. Louis de Montfort said, "The whole world is filled with her glory, and this is especially true of Christian peoples, who have chosen her as guardian and protectress of kingdoms, provinces, dioceses, and towns. Many cathedrals are consecrated to God in her name. There is no church without an altar dedicated to her, no country or region without at least one of her miraculous images where all kinds of afflictions are cured and all sorts of benefits received. Many are the confraternities and associations honoring her as patron; many are the orders under her name and protection; many are the members of sodalities and religious of all congregations who voice her praises and make known her compassion. There is not a child who does not praise her by lisping a 'Hail Mary.' There is scarcely a sinner, however, hardened, who does not possess some spark of confidence in her. The very devils in hell, while fearing her, show her respect."

Prayer in Honor of the Name of Mary by St. Alphonsus de Ligouri

O great Mother of God and my Mother Mary, it is true that I am unworthy to name thee; but thou, who lovest me and desirest my salvation, must, notwithstanding the impurity of my tongue, grant that I may always invoke thy most holy and powerful name in my aid, for thy name is the succor of the living, and the salvation of the dying. Ah, most pure Mary, most sweet Mary, grant that henceforth thy name may be the breath of my life. O Lady, delay not to help me when I invoke thee, for in all the temptations which assail me, and in all my wants, I will never cease calling upon thee, and repeating again and again, Mary, Mary. Thus it is that I hope to act during my life, and more particularly at death, that after that last struggle, I may eternally praise thy beloved name in heaven, O clement, O pious, O sweet Virgin Mary. Amen.

[incomingalbatross]

Thinking about the choice to stay being the heart of love

“Behold I am with you all days, even to the consummation of the world.” St. Matt. xxviii. 20. Thus our loving Shepherd, who has given His life for us who are His sheep, would not separate Himself from us by death. Behold Me, He says, beloved sheep, I am always with you; for you I have remained on earth in this Sacrament; here you find Me whenever you please, to help and console you by My presence; I will not leave you until the end of the world, as long as you are on earth. The Bridegroom, says St. Peter of Alcantara, wished to leave His Bride company, that she might not remain alone during so long an absence; and therefore He left this Sacrament, in which he Himself, the best companion He could leave her, remains.

—St. Alphonsus Ligouri, Visits to the Most Holy Sacrament and the Blessed Virgin Mary

[catholic-saint-tournament]

I'd like to throw in a couple votes for St. Alphonsus Ligouri and St. Cyprian of Carthage!

you got it, anon!! votes received for these boys!!!!!

can I get a HELL YEAH for them

[brother-joseph]

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[lastmanstandin]

St. Alphonsus Ligouri “Rock” Catholic Church | St. Louis, Missouri

[gregwillits]

Finding Peace in the Storm

Figuring out God's will can be tough. Dan Burke's new book of reflections on St. Alphonsus Ligouri’s Uniformity with God’s Will shows us how.

Figuring out God’s will is tough.  Doing it in the midst of life’s difficulties is tougher.  Dan Burke returns with his new book of reflections on St. Alphonsus Ligouri’s Uniformity with God’s Will. Continue reading Untitled

[ghostsandgod]

O Mary, through the love which thou dost bear to thy Jesus, obtain for me two graces - perseverance and love.

-St Alphonsus Ligouri

[anastpaul]

(via Thought for the Day – 24 October – CONSIDERATION XXII, The Habit of Sin – AnaStpaul)

[thewahookid]

“Continue joyfully to honor and love this good Lady. Try also to promote the love of her wherever you can; and do not doubt that, if you persevere in true devotion to Mary, even until death, your salvation is assured.” ~St. Alphonsus Ligouri #militiaoftheimmaculata #stalphonsus

[onetouchplus]

Your God is ever beside you — indeed, He is even within you.

- St. Alphonsus Ligouri

[irasciblehermit]