The Great Means of Salvation and Of Perfection
Overview
St. Alphonsus Liguori’s classic work on salvation first focuses on the necessity and power of prayer, and then the conditions necessary to make it efficacious with God. Then Liguori explores the nature of grace, and shows that the grace of prayer is given to all.
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This volume is also part of the Post-Reformation Catholic Thought and Piety collection.
Key Features
- Offers a classic work on salvation
- Provides practical insights on salvation and grace
- Presents the wisdom of a modern Doctor of the Church
Product Details
- Title: The Great Means of Salvation and Of Perfection
- Author: Alphonsus Maria de Liguori
- Publisher: Benziger Brothers
- Publication Date: 1886
- Pages: 516
- Christian Group: Catholic
- Resource Type: Topical
- Topic: Post-Reformation, Spirituality
About the Author
Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori (September 27, 1696–August 1, 1787) was an Italian Catholic bishop, spiritual writer, scholastic philosopher and theologian, and founder of the Redemptorists, an influential religious order. He was canonized in 1839 by Pope Gregory XVI and declared a Doctor of the Church.
This volume is also part of the Post-Reformation Catholic Thought and Piety collection.
- Offers a classic work on salvation
- Provides practical insights on salvation and grace
- Presents the wisdom of a modern Doctor of the Church
Top Highlights
“Moreover, prayer is the most necessary weapon of defence against our enemies; he who does not avail himself of it, says St. Thomas, is lost. He does not doubt that the reason of Adam’s fall was, because he did not recommend himself to God when he was tempted: ‘He sinned because he had not recourse to the divine assistance.” (Page 28)
“We believe that no one approaches to be saved, except at the invitation of God; that no one who is invited works out his salvation, except by the help of God; that no one merits this help, unless he prays.” (Page 25)
“that this assistance is only given ordinarily by God to the man that prays, who does not see that the consequence” (Page 25)
“We are conquered solely by our own fault, because we would not pray. By prayer all the snares and power of” (Page 56)
“Your thoughts are a cry to the Lord.3 Cry within, where God hears.’4 This is what the” (Page 257)
- Title: The Great Means of Salvation and Of Perfection
- Author: Alphonsus Maria de Liguori
- Publisher: Benziger Brothers
- Publication Date: 1886
- Pages: 516
- Christian Group: Catholic
- Resource Type: Topical
- Topic: Post-Reformation, Spirituality
Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori (September 27, 1696–August 1, 1787) was an Italian Catholic bishop, spiritual writer, scholastic philosopher and theologian, and founder of the Redemptorists, an influential religious order. He was canonized in 1839 by Pope Gregory XVI and declared a Doctor of the Church.