Thought for the Day – 22 November – Meditations with Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori (1696-1787) Bishop, Confessor, Most Zealous Doctor of the Church
“How to Pray at All Times”
By St Alphonsus Maria de Liguori (1696-1787)
The Practice of Praying Constantly
Self-oblation and Love of God
Excerpt from Chapter Five:5
“Following the example of St Teresa, often offer yourself to God during the day and say:
‘Behold me, O Lord, ready to do what Thou wilt.
Make known Thy holy Will to me; I am eager to do all which Thou askest of me.‘
As the hours go by, make repeated Acts of Divine Love, for, to quote St Teresa again, these Acts of Love are the fuel by which divine love is kept burning within the heart.
One day, when the Venerable Sister Seraphine of Capri happened to see the Convent mule, the thought occurred to her that the poor animal could not love God. She expressed her compassion in these words:
‘Poor brute you can neither know, nor love God.‘
Then a wonderful thing happened – tears welled into the animal’s eyes and forthwith began to flow abundantly.
Do you imitate the saintly sister’s example. When you see, creatures incapable of knowing or loving God, use the intelligence, He has given you, to repeat many Acts of Love.”
AnaStpaul 
I have been enriched greatly by this series. Thank you for this, my prayers are with you. Amen
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Thank you dearest Hughie – I have too. I loved the bit about the Lord being with us during sleep and if we awake during the night, we should speak to Him. Before we reach Advent shortly, we will finish with a few bits on Meditation by St Alphonsus. Bless you dearest 🙏🧡🤗
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I have a Sleeping Saint Joseph on my nightstand and, I feel so comforted by his presence.
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