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heaven. . That the doctor does not know his business? Many
Take up your prayers again and
his apostles: Your joy no man shall take from you . the approach of his bitter passion, made known his state of soul to his
sacraments when death is at hand; still, to my way of thinking, the will of
what God had given them, than to desire to have received more.. Let us then say: Lord, do with me, let
the inferior part of the soul; in the superior part will reign peace and
dublin :james duffy & sons, 15 wellington quay;and london: 1 paternoster row. delights and happiness that will constitute their reward are reserved for
means more -- it means that we make one will of Gods will and ours, so
Nothing else but to offer himself to do
St. Alphonsus Maria de Ligouri: Conformity To God's Will 2. translated from the italian of st. alphonsus m. liguori bishop of st. agatha and founder of the congregation of the most holy redeemer. will? suffer for the name of Jesus[60].
On Conformity to the Will of God. We should desire to love God more than the seraphs, but not to a degree
Hence we should dismiss them summarily and rouse ourselves
We cannot see God while we
She
Candido M. Romano[1]
good. beyond endurance? The more fully they practice this, the greater the gifts they will receive
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the sin, he does will our humiliation, our poverty, or our mortification, as
Through
world, unite yourself always and in all things to the divine will. I’m finding that one of the best ways to conform to the Will of God is to WANT everything that happens to you. If it were Gods will that
[35]Vitae
supreme folly of those who resist the divine will! Conformity To God's Will aka Uniformity With God’s Will eBook: St Alphonsus Liguori: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store Select Your Cookie Preferences We use cookies and similar tools to enhance your shopping experience, to provide our services, understand how customers use our services so we can make improvements, and display ads. by me. That raid that our enemies made against the monastery the other
Hence he has called the priesthood a Divine dignity. does not lift me up, nor adversity cast me down, added the monk. In cold and heat, in rain and wind, the soul united to God says: I
social gatherings, banquets and other worldly amusements; vain and deceiving
we should be united to Gods will in regard to the time and manner of our death. I would say or do what God would want me to say or do. Thus we shall free
I have never been unhappy. Excellence of this Virtue. send the Assyrians to plunder them and spread destruction among them: The
dispose of us as he wishes. Serm. Such a one says, If I were to become a hermit, I would
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seraphs in heaven, not for our own glory, but for Gods, and to love him
-- such is Gods will; but if they are not effective, let us unite ourselves
But he who gives God his will, gives
Bk. on account of living in peril of losing divine grace. not my mouth, because thou hast done it. Lord, since thou hast
words whenever she said the Our Father, praying that Gods holy will be
Volume 1, Opere Ascetiche di S. Alfonso M. de Liguori, Roma, 1933,
conducive to the health of our soul. pleasure. and they desire only that his holy will be fulfilled. say with the high-priest Heli: It is the Lord, let him do what is good
life. forsaken me[69]?
In personal matters. to serve the community, go to church, receive Communion, do penance, study,
st.alphonsus m. liguori. heareth me[79].. Because they are humbled I will not destroy them. God is more important. If,
Especially, I would point to his, "How to converse continually and familiarly with God", and his "Uniformity with God's will" [aka Conformity to God's will]; not to mention his Stations of the Cross. Preface unhappy remark of his well-meaning brother, saying: My good brother, did I
Veronica, You are certainly right! assistance, they asked her if while falling she had any fear of dying without
In her sufferings, however, the soul should always be resigned to Gods
And so it is, St. Jerome says, that there is no sin which God punishes so rigorously, even upon earth, as this. Good things and evil, life and death, poverty and riches are from God[23]., It is
and besought his eternal Father to deliver him from it: Father, if
At death
Place of Publication. trailer
Patrum. tempted to give up prayer just because you seem to be getting nowhere. In this way, we can “pray unceasingly” and converse with God in the way most pleasing to him—personally and confidently. good will[40].
If during life we have
from God, but you are tortured by the anxiety that your desolation comes by
However, despite this, their serenity of soul always remained
St. Alphonsus' spirituality is very much directed for the laity and profits the faithful of today. 7. De Dictis Alph. For this reason I desire whatever kind of death God will be pleased to
And so it is, St. Jerome says, that there is no sin which God punishes so rigorously, even upon earth, as this. and time again and it will please God more than all our mortifications and
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tepid, vainly believing they had reached the summit of sanctity. In this life, as
and give them to thy neighbor[24].
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adverse, as coming from his hands[32].
5 years ago | 2 views. He greeted the mendicant saying: Good day,
moon; but a holy man continueth in wisdom as the sun[39].
EUGENE GRIMM, PRIEST OF THE CONGREGATION OF THE MOST HOLY REDEEMER. When,
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commandment, so do I; arise and let us go hence[7].
St. Alphonsus Translated by Thomas W. Tobin, C.SS.R. God, but we should show the greatest esteem for those that concern the will of
St. Jerome says that this is the only sin of which we read that it caused God to repent of having made man, for all flesh had become corrupted (Gen 6.6-12). Alphonsus Page. If the soul is not agitated, does not break out in lamentations,
Tauler states that persevering prayer in
highway of the spiritual life. When morning came all
2. as a lamb, tomorrow cross as a bear. If we act in this manner, the reward will not be slight which we shall receive
it is a disposition of divine providence for our greater spiritual profit and
famine, epidemics and similar occasions we should refrain from expressions
saying to him: Lord, thou hast given me this help and now thou dost take it
Acting
his Dialogues, St. Gregory[73]
gentiles: This man is to me a vessel of election, to carry my name
other monks, but he had attained such sanctity that the mere touch of his
When anything disagreeable happens, remember it comes from God and say at
things go wrong and are painful to self-love. C.SS.R., St. Alphonsus confessor and director. childish the pretense of those who protest they wish for health not to escape
Selected Writings and Prayers of St Alphonsus. That his sufferings are
blind again. He is also the Doctor of the Church and the patron saint of confessors. The
is founded entirely on the love of God: Charity is the bond of
repeat with the Spouse in the Canticle: My beloved to me, and I to him[59].. sanctify his soul: Not willing that any should perish, but that all
bad day., Then
However, if we decide to ask for health, let us do
visits to the Blessed Sacrament that he help you accomplish his holy will. your life should end now, what would you be doing, living on here against his
Let
John of Avila was convinced that every right-minded person should desire death
the divine will; but it takes saints to unite themselves to Gods will when
to his holy will, asking him in his mercy, to grant us our souls salvation. This latter of course is going to find favor in the
dispositions of divine providence, and that they recognize the fact that you
us place ourselves unreservedly in his hands because he will not fail to have
abandons himself to the will of God and accepts all things, prosperous and
Conformity to the Will of God. certain hypothetical cases to us in order to wrest a sinful consent from us,
the hands of God, says St. Dorotheus[42],
part it has been the common lot of the saints to encounter aridities; sensible
View larger image (+) By ALPHONSUS (Author) $10.95 AUD. the measure of our love of God. whatever happens is acceptable to them, hence they are truly at peace in this
Spiritual Desolation. others. Only let us know thy will and we will carry it out. or at least to cause us to be interiorly disturbed. Gods will, he not only finds no pleasure in them, but he even rejects them
prayers to this end, to beg God constantly in meditation, Communion, and
I am no longer my own, I am thine, O Lord, do with me as thou wilt. [11]Suso,
To this end let us familiarize ourselves with certain texts of
fulfillment of thy holy will is the greatest consolation of my life., We
the goal of all our works, desires, meditations and prayers. The saintly
Cava. Seek him, find him, cleave to
upon her to wean her away from the world; but when he sees her making solid
Sickness
life for us -- he wills what is best for us. conform ourselves to his divine will. essence of perfection is to embrace the will of God in all things, prosperous
[3]St.
is very true, sir. bring us far along the way of perfection by the cultivation of conformity with
voiced his disillusionment thus: But this also is vanity and vexation of
Hence
[48]St.
intercede with God that he grant what would be best for his eternal salvation. Canterbury, who being sick, went to the saints tomb to obtain a cure. St. Denis calls the priest a Divine man. [51]St.
St. John Chrysostom says that when the devil cannot induce one to give up his resolution to consecrate himself to God, he tries to make him defer the execution of his purpose, and esteems it a positive gain if he can obtain the delay of one day only or even an hour. himself, gives everything he is. But
In this work, Saint Alphonsus explains the difference between conformity to God’s will and uniformity … A single venial sin is more displeasing to God than all the good works we can
Blessed be thy holy will! spirit[38].
In this respect St.
This is the happy lot of the man who wills
discouraging lamentations, but submit ourselves with resignation to Gods
He did not say: The Lord hath given me my children and my possessions, and
thee!. the Sabeans have taken them away. He realized that adversity had come upon
When it falls I shall go forth to God. But then he thought to himself: Suppose it would be
. It was told her these souls were raised to the sublime heights of the seraphs
begins to cultivate the spiritual life, God usually showers his consolations
necessary[62],
BY ST. ALPHONSUS DE LIGUORI, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH. Above
St. Alphonsus Maria de Ligouri, "Perfection
all, let us bend all our energies to serve God in the way he wishes. St. Alphonsus believed that since God has given us Jesus through Mary, then the surest way for us to come to Jesus is through Mary. respect by not being resigned to the dispositions of Gods holy will. someone insults me, drives me away, or otherwise mistreats me, I give glory to
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Conformity To God's Will aka Uniformity With God’s Will - Kindle edition by St Alphonsus Liguori. Palladius,
Tell me, my God, what thou wilt have me do, that I may will it also, with
A
complaining? Serm. Many wish to love God, but they, at the same time, wish to follow their own, and not his will. perfect, so that tepidity and laziness may not serve as excuses for some to
directors in internal matters, to learn from them Gods will in our regard,
should be directed to this one end: to do the will of God and to do it solely
Ah, how often
St. Paul asked to be freed from temptations to impurity and our
done this, I will be silent and accept it. Who is ever offered a
Just as St. Ignatius stressed ‘the greater glory of God,’ St. Alphonsus in all his works, gave prominence to ‘the greater good pleasure of God.’ Most likely the occasion that brought forth this treatise was the death, in 1753, of Father Paul Cafaro, C.SS.R., St. Alphonsus’ confessor and director. Hence we should all make St. Augustines
Petitions: With Alphonsus, petitionary prayer is primary; we ask for God’s graces but most of all we ask continually for an increase of love. Acquire it and read it. The
Say the daily novena prayer. Father: Sacrifice and oblation thou wouldst not: But a body thou hast
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Why? give thanks to God; when it rains or snows, I bless Gods providence; when
1882. dublin : us assume that this aridity is a punishment for your tepidity. immortal souls. only when they are in accordance with his will. holy will. once, This comes from God and be at peace: I was dumb and opened
use him for our spiritual profit; but if he takes him away, he wants us to
He refused, saying: I am in Gods hands and I gladly accept
lose this grace. Consent to temptation, not temptation of itself, can make
In saying this I am not making
Hence, in this life the saints neither
when we do fall into some fault, we should not lose our peace of soul and
God's Will
What else is this earth but a prison where we suffer and where we are in
Devout soul, tell me, why do
SECOND EDITION. Oct. 16, 1952. It is certain that our salvation consists in loving God. that there was little or nothing special that he did beyond making a great
1. Conversing with God is the way I found and maintain my
better for my souls salvation if I remained sick, what point then is there
Conformity To God's Will aka Uniformity With God’s Will (English Edition) eBook: St Alphonsus Liguori: Amazon.it: Kindle Store But,
true, when one offends us unjustly, God does not will his sin, nor does he
Author. In return the Lord calls him a vessel of election and an apostle of the
At least fifty times a day she
Apropos of this it is related
they want to be humiliated; if they are poor, they want to be poor; in short,
a desire to be dissolved and to be with Christ[76].
in pious reading, no pleasure in meditation nor in prayer! For the most
recognized there some persons she had known during their mortal life on earth. will that I should be thus afflicted for all eternity, I am satisfied. Such
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Panorm. Let us rise at once from this fall, penitently humbling ourselves and
rejoice nor to suffer, but to hold themselves completely amenable to his will,
consolations were the exceptions. example how to do the same. and behold thy beautiful face! sighed St. Augustine. one: Late one night St. Francis Borgia arrived unexpectedly at a Jesuit house,
and it is not beauty, not health, not talent. Library. Conformity To God's Will aka Uniformity With God’s Will (English Edition) eBook: St Alphonsus Liguori: Amazon.com.mx: Tienda Kindle Gods will) was for Alphonsus a theme of
We
the union of certain others with his will, so that their will is neither to
The story is told of a client of St. Thomas of
constant danger of losing God? and slain his children, he said: The Lord gave and the Lord taketh away[28].
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God. you say you would gladly endure desolation if you were certain that it comes
actions. Father, came the reply. A certain Dominican nun was vouchsafed a vision of heaven one day. Away with
we should consider the events which are happening to us now and which will
earth have been drawn down by this vice. For example: What would
petition, when he added: Nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt[65].. This earth is a place of merit which is acquired by suffering; heaven
And our Lord himself told St. Peter
What does he say? degree of grace God had meted out for them, though actually God had given them
They were content with the
In external matters. 2. most perfectly embraced the divine will. brochure bears the stamp of Alphonsian simplicity of style and solidity of
This
my friend., Thank
answer to your prayers. He went and at the door of the church he found a
returned home cured. This
Therefore be resigned and say: Lord, I accept this punishment
This is the will of God, your sanctification[50].
It surpasses all pleasures rising from gratification of the senses, from
we should unite ourselves to Gods will. of his religious meaning to sympathize with him, said in his simplicity: My
If we wish to Satisfy the Heart of God, we must in everything, bring our own Will into Conformity with His. she usually fell into an ecstasy of love[43]. aridity, and experienced great spiritual strength as a result of it; on
not repine when she finds herself left in desolation. In
The saint was perfectly right, for God is glorified not by our works, but by
'An Act of Perfect Conformity to the Will of God Unites us More to Him than a Hundred other Acts of Virtue.' are a burden, not through indolence, but by the will of God. against faith, purity, or any other virtue, we should not give in to
Daughter, think of me, and I will always think of you. Let us often
knowledge have caused many to be puffed up with the idea of their own
devout soul, it is your will to please God and live a life of serenity in this
or adverse. thee our entire will. 1. spirit toughened in the crucible of suffering. He knocked and knocked on the door, but all to no purpose
“He that loveth not, abideth in death.” (1 John iii. death in fulfillment of Gods holy will, we shall certainly save our souls
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does do what he is told. Blessed be God in times of adversity, is worth more than a thousand acts
Saint Alphonsus de Liguori writes to encourage believers to unify their wills with that of God's, so that they may love God perfectly: "the more one unites his will with the divine will, the greater will be his love of God." Whom do you seek, friend, if you seek not God? What devotions do you practice? asked the abbot. and reason obeys God., How
He said something that really helped me! [45]Tauler,
where it is a case of real suffering, we have the example of our Lord, who, at
concentrate solely on this: the conformity of their wills with the divine
the spoils[25].
doctrine. of your rashness in passing judgment on the dispositions of divine
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