Saint Benedict called the Divine Office, the Work of God. And yet for many it is a dry work, the mere recitation of prayers, when it should lead us to sublime union with Almighty God. ST. ALPHONSUS was seventy-eight years old when in 1774 he published his TRANSLATION OF THE PSALMS AND CANTICLES OF THE DIVINE OFFICE. This difficult work, composed at so advanced an age, amidst sufferings almost continual, and numerous occupations, excited at Naples the admiration of learned men. According to Canon Massa, professor of theology and ecclesiastical examiner, the author in his work explains so skilfully the sense and the obscure passages of the psalms, that without taking anything from the purity of the inspired word he aids both the heart and the mind of those that read it. The Holy See has frequently praised and recommended all the works of St. Alphonsus; but the decree of March 23, 1871, which conferred on St. Alphonsus the title of Doctor of the Church, makes special mention of this work, speaking of it as one of his most useful and salutary works. The decree says: "He [St. Alphonsus] has made clear dark passages of the Holy Scriptures, both in his ascetic writings, which are freighted with a celestial odor, and in a most salutary commentary, in which, for the nourishment of piety and the instruction of the soul, he has given expositions of the Psalms, as well as of the Canticles, for the benefit especially of those obliged to its recitation." Our holy author wished above all to give, not an explanation, but, as the title expresses it, a translation of the psalms, so that even those that do not understand Latin may avail themselves of it; and he thus proceeds in his work: He takes each verse of the psalms separately, and gives of it a more or less extended paraphrase, which is accompanied or interspersed by diverse explanations. We have judged it proper, and even necessary, to modify this method in the present volume namely, we have given in parallel columns the Latin text and the English translation. Below the psalms we have placed the explanations that are given by the holy author, and at the bottom of the page foot-notes are here and there added whenever they were found to be necessary. It must be remarked that all the foot-notes have been added by the French translator, the Rev. Father Dujardin, C.SS.R., upon whose work the present translation is based. By the kind permission of the Rev. T. Livius, C.SS.R., we have freely used his translation in the preparation of this volume.

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THE WAY OF THE CROSS SAINT ALPHONSUS DE LIGUORI Publisher: Available in Kindle E-Book: ISBN-13: 978-1-78379-031-9 The object of the Way of the Cross, or Stations is to help the faithful to make in spirit, as it were, a pilgrimage to the chief scenes of Christ's sufferings and death, and this has become one of the most popular of Catholic devotions. It is carried out by passing from Station to Station, with certain prayers at each and devout meditation on the various incidents in turn. It is very usual, when the devotion is performed publicly, to sing a stanza of the "Stabat Mater" while passing from one Station to the next. Included are Illustrations of the 14 Stations, in-depth information on the Stations, a commentary by Rev Robert Nash S. J., various Prayers, and the "Stabat Mater" in English and Latin. The Stations of the Cross: Station 1: Jesus is Condemned to Death Station 2: Jesus Bears His Cross Station 3: Jesus Falls the First Time Station 4: Jesus Meets His Mother Station 5: Jesus is Helped by Simon Station 6: Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus Station 7: Jesus Falls a Second Time Station 8: Jesus Speaks to the Women Station 9: Jesus Falls a Third Time Station 10: Jesus is Stripped of His Garments Station 11: Jesus is Nailed to the Cross Station 12: Jesus Dies on the Cross Station 13: Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross Station 14: Jesus is Placed in the Tomb God Bless! Editions of The Way of the Cross by Saint Alphonsus De Liguori 5.5 x 8.5 Colour ISBN-13: 978-1-78379-033-3 5x8 ISBN-13: 978-1-78379-030-2 PUBLISHER: CATHOLIC WAY PUBLISHING

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THE GLORIES OF MARY SAINT ALPHONSUS DE LIGUORI Publisher: Available in Kindle E-Book: ISBN-13: 978-1-78379-215-3 This classic devotional work testifies to Saint Alphonsus De Liguori love of Mary and is a treasury of Marian stories and teachings. In a fittingly scholastic style, he develops and extols the many virtues of devotion to the Blessed Virgin. The Glories of Mary is divided into two parts. In Part I, Saint Alphonsus provides a phrase-by-phrase examination of the Marian hymn “Hail Holy Queen”. Part II contains meditations on various Marian themes, including her major feasts, her seven sorrows, her virtues, and practices of devotion in her honour. PUBLISHER: CATHOLIC WAY PUBLISHING

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HOW TO PRAY AT ALL TIMES: WITH THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS SAINT ALPHONSUS DE LIGUORI Publisher: Available in Kindle E-Book: ISBN-13: 978-1-78379-466-9 This beautiful little work was first published in 1753. It is therefore one of the earliest works of Saint Alphonsus. The Saint entitled it: “A method of conversing continually and lovingly with God”; and to the title, he added a note to say that it had been translated from the French, but that he had “augmented it with holy thoughts, affections and practices.” It was surely the Saint’s humility that made him thus minimise his part in the composition of the book, for as a matter of fact he entirely recast the little French treatise and made it all his own. His biographer, Father Berthe, could write of it: “In this golden little book are to be found the most familiar thoughts of the holy author.” Includes the Stations of the Cross, Illustrated. PUBLISHER: CATHOLIC WAY PUBLISHING

How to Pray at All Times

St. Alphonsus de Liguori, the saintly founder of the Redemptorist Congregation, is famed for his romantic and beautiful descriptions of the lives of Our Lord and His Holy Mother. Drawing from the Fathers, the Mystics and from his own wealth of piety, St. Alphonsus famously wrote in a manner designed to cut straight to the heart, and to provoke a response of deeper conversion and contrition in the soul of the reader.\nIn this work, for the first time, the collected meditations of this great saint have been attached to the individual mysteries of the Holy Rosary, indeed, to the individual beads of each mystery of the Holy Rosary. In this treasure trove of contemplative material, you will find hundreds of carefully selected passages to aid you and your family in the devout recitation of Our Lady’s Holy Rosary.\nThe book covers both the 15 Traditional Mysteries of the Rosary as well as the Mysteries of Light. An additional set of mysteries, the Hopeful Mysteries, is also included, as a means of contemplating the events in the life of Our Lady prior to the Annunciation and her prophetic foreshadowing.

The Holy Rosary through the Writings of Saint Alphonsus de Liguori

Fr. Mark Higgins

My most loving Redeemer and Lord Jesus Christ, I thy poor servant, knowing how pleasing to thee are those who seek to glorify thy most holy mother, whom thou lovest so much, and dost so much desire to see loved and honored by all men, I propose to publish this book of mine which treats of her glories. I know not to whom I could commend it but to thee, who hast so much at heart the glory of this mother. To thee, then, I present and dedicate it. Receive this little offering of my love for thee and thy beloved mother. Take it under thy protection, and pour into the hearts of those who read it the light of confidence in this immaculate Virgin, and the warmth of a burning love for her, in whom thou hast placed the hope and refuge of all the redeemed.

The lover of souls, our most loving Redeemer, declared that he had no other motive in coming down upon earth to become man than to enkindle in the hearts of men the fire of his holy love: I am come to cast fire on earth; and what will I but that it be kindled? And, oh, what beautiful flames of love has he not enkindled in so many souls, especially by the pains that he chose to suffer in his death, in order to prove to us the immeasurable love which he still bears to us!

The Passion and the Death of Jesus Christ

This difficult work, composed at so advanced an age, amidst sufferings almost continual, and numerous occupations, excited at Naples the admiration of learned men. According to Canon Massa, professor of theology and ecclesiastical examiner, the author in his work explains so skilfully the sense and the obscure passages of the psalms, that without taking anything from the purity of the inspired word he aids both the heart and the mind of those that read it. The Holy See has frequently praised and recommended all the works of St. Alphonsus; but the decree of March 23, 1871, which conferred on St. Alphonsus the title of Doctor of the Church, makes special mention of this work, speaking of it as one of his most useful and salutary works. The decree says: “He [St. Alphonsus] has made clear dark passages of the Holy Scriptures, both in his ascetic writings, which are freighted with a celestial odor, and in a most salutary commentary, in which, for the nourishment of piety and the instruction of the soul, he has given expositions of the Psalms, as well as of the Canticles, for the benefit especially of those obliged to its recitation.”

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The Divine Office: Explanation of the Psalms and Canticles (Illustrated)

The Way of the Cross

The Glories of Mary

The School of Christian Perfection

How to Pray at All Times

The Holy Rosary through the Writings of Saint Alphonsus de Liguori

The Glories of Mary

The School of Christian Perfection

The Passion and the Death of Jesus Christ

The Divine Office: Explanation of the Psalms and Canticles