Evening Meditations for the Ninth Monday After Pentecost~ St Alphonsus Liguori

When a soul that loves God finds herself in this state of darkness, uncertainty, and fear, she must not lose courage; and neither must he who directs her become alarmed. Those sensual movements, those temptations against Faith, those feelings of distrust, and those attacks which urge her to hate Almighty God, are fears, are tortures of the soul, are efforts of the enemy; but they are not voluntary, and therefore they are not sins.

Today’s ✠Challoner Meditation: July 22nd

Today’s ✠Challoner Meditation

Carissimi, today’s Mass: St Mary Magdalene

Carissimi: Today’s Mass; St Mary Magdalene

Spiritual Reading for Monday – Ninth Week After Pentecost

Amongst those who have been eminent in the Church of God, both for their lives and their labours, a foremost place must be assigned to St. Alphonsus Mary Liguori. This illustrious man, who may truly be styled an apostle, spent a long life of upwards of ninety years in the zealous service of God, and in unwearied labours for the good of souls–a proof sufficient of the greatness and varied nature of his sanctity.

Morning Meditation for Monday – Ninth Week after Pentecost ~ St Alphonsus Liguori

Patience hath a perfect work. Patience is a perfect sacrifice which we offer to God; because in suffering tribulations and contradictions we are but accepting from God’s hands the cross He sends us. All our good, indeed, consists in bearing crosses with patience.