Este es un libro que nos ayuda a descubrir, desarrollar y mantener el amor que debemos de tener por nuestro Dios y Redentor. De gran ayuda para nuestra vida espirutual.
Saint Alfonso María de Liguori, CSsR (1696–1787), was an Italian Catholic bishop, spiritual writer, composer, musician, artist, poet, lawyer, scholastic philosopher, and theologian.
He founded the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (the Redemptorists). In 1762 he was appointed Bishop of Sant'Agata dei Goti. A prolific writer, he published nine editions of his "Moral Theology" in his lifetime, in addition to other devotional and ascetic works and letters. Among his best known works are "The Glories of Mary" and "The Way of the Cross", the latter still used in parishes during Lenten devotions.
He was canonized in 1839 by Pope Gregory XVI and proclaimed a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius IX in 1871. One of the most widely read Catholic authors, he is the patron saint of confessors.
Demasiadas partes buenas, que lo sumerjen a uno en una reflexión profunda. Lo que más me marcó con esta lectura fue el desprenderse, el renunciar todo por amor a Jesucrísto. De todo, de amistades, seres queridos y claro de posesiones materiales.
Livro extremamente prático e eficaz. Santo Afonso não se guarda quanto a necessidade da conversão e, a partir disso, exorta diversos meios para alcançá-lá - bem como o porquê de o fazer.
Quem ama a Jesus, necessariamente ama o sofrimento. Há grande graça naquele que silencia ao sofrer uma injúria. Foi a lição que mais me tocou nesse livro. Por vezes se torna levemente repetitivo, mas o próprio Santo Afonso reconhece que, ao fazer isso, mostra o quanto é necessário sempre, repetitivamente, estarmos nos lembrando de Jesus.
St Alphonsus is quickly becoming my favourite writer saint. His writing is straight forward but also beautiful. This book is a bit tougher than his shorter treatises on prayer but it still balances the high demands of living a holy life with the immense love and forgiveness Christ offers us sinners.
Es un libro que explica claramente los medios para poder acercarse a Cristo . Acompaño de medios para fortalecer la oración es un vehículo importante para ayudarse en el proceso de conversión o de camino a perfeccionar su oración
Initially this took me months to read, but now I want to reread it yearly. So many questions about what my relationship with Christ should look like in specifics and not just generalities have been answered. I can’t wait to read other works by St. Alphonsus Liguori.
Certamente valioso para quem já tenha alguma caminhada na fé católica. Linguagem bem acessível, conselhos muito relevantes e sempre referenciando outros santos.
Não dou 5 estrelas por achar deveras repetitivo e as vezes parecer que o público-alvo do livro é sacerdotes ou religiosas.
A great book that gives one a simplistic basic knowledge of asectical living and the perfect love of Jesus Christ. St. Alphonsus, as always, is a very understandable concise writer, and his book is good for anyone who needs convincing that Christ is our all and deserves our all.