Alphonsus Liguori Quotes


All would wish to be saved and to enjoy the glory of paradise; but to gain heaven, it is necessary to walk in the straight road that leads to eternal bliss. This road is the observance of the divine commandments. Hence, in his preaching, the Baptist exclaimed: Make straight the way of the Lord.


Citations

Liguori, Alphonsus. Sermons for All the Sundays in the Year. Translated by Nicholas Callan, James Duffy, 1882.

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Alphonsus Liguori
Alphonsus Liguori
  • Born: September 27, 1696
  • Died: August 1, 1787
  • Nationality: Italian
  • Profession: Clergyman

Alphonsus Liguori CSsR (1696–1787), sometimes called Alphonsus Maria de Liguori or Saint Alphonsus Liguori, was an Italian Catholic bishop, spiritual writer, composer, musician, artist, poet, lawyer, scholastic philosopher, and theologian.