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One Minute Reflection – 1 August – The Feast of St Alphonsus Liguori

One Minute Reflection – 1 August

May the Lord…make you overflow with love for one another and for all.1 Thessalonians 3:12

1 THES 3 12 (2)

REFLECTION – “The means for attaining perfect love is to accomplish frequent acts of love.
Fire is kindled by the wood that we cast into it and love is enkindled by acts of love.”….St Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787) Doctor of the Church

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PRAYER – Loving Father, grant me the grace to strive after perfect love. Help me to bring forth frequent acts of love, to all and sundry, to each of my neighbours, so that I may grow in this greatest of virtues. St Alphonsus Liguori pray for us, amen.

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