The Practice Of The Love Of Jesus Christ

Author : Saint Alphonsus de Liguori,Aeterna Press
Publisher : Aeterna Press
Page : 186 pages
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Release : 2010
Category : Religion
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The Practice of the Love of Jesus Christ by Saint Alphonsus de Liguori,Aeterna Press Pdf

THE whole sanctity and perfection of a soul consists in loving Jesus Christ, our God, our sovereign good, and our Redeemer. Whoever loves me, says Jesus Christ himself, shall be loved by my Eternal Father: My Father loves you because you have loved Me. Some, says St. Francis de Sales, make perfection consist in an austere life; others in prayer; others in frequenting the Sacraments; others in alms-deeds. But they deceive themselves: perfection consists in loving God with our whole heart. The Apostle wrote: Above all things, . . . have love, which is the bond of perfection. It is love which keeps united and preserves all the virtues that render a man perfect. Hence St. Augustine said: “Love God, and do whatever you please;” because a soul that loves God is taught by that same love never to do anything that will displease him, and to leave nothing undone that may please him.

Author : Anonim
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Release : 1901
Category : Love
ISBN : 0764862626

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The Practice of the Love of Jesus Christ by Anonim Pdf

This inspiring book, reissued in a new translation for the modern reader, is considered to be Saint Alphonsus Liguori's best devotional work. Divided into seventeen small chapters, each preceded by prayers and intercessions, it offers practical prescriptions for living a holy life.

Author : Saint Alfonso Maria de' Liguori
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 283 pages
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Release : 1954
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:989240095

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The Practice of the Love of Jesus Christ by Saint Alfonso Maria de' Liguori Pdf

Author : Saint Alphonsus Liguori
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-21
Category : Love
ISBN : 1522869220

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The Practice of the Love of Jesus Christ by Saint Alphonsus Liguori Pdf

"The Practice of the Love of Jesus Christ" from Saint Alphonsus Liguori. Italian Catholic Bishop, theologian and founder of the Redemptorists (1696-1787).

Author : Alphonsus M. Liguori,Melvin H. Waller
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
Page : 360 pages
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Release : 2013-05-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1484887360

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The Practice of the Love of Jesus Christ by Alphonsus M. Liguori,Melvin H. Waller Pdf

THE whole sanctity and perfection of a soul consists in loving Jesus Christ, our God, our sovereign good, and our Redeemer. Whoever loves me, says Jesus Christ himself, shall be loved by my Eternal Father: My Father loves you because you have loved Me. Some, says St. Francis de Sales, make perfection consist in an austere life; others in prayer; others in frequenting the Sacraments; others in alms-deeds. But they deceive themselves: perfection consists in loving God with our whole heart. The Apostle wrote: Above all things, . . . have charity, which is the bond of perfection. It is charity which keeps united and preserves all the virtues that render a man perfect. Hence St. Augustine said: "Love God, and do whatever you please;" because a soul that loves God is taught by that same love never to do anything that will displease him, and to leave nothing undone that may please him. Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 9 Chapter I 70 CHARITY IS PATIENT He that loves Jesus Christ loves sufferings. (Patience) Chapter II 89 CHARITY IS KIND He that loves Jesus Christ loves meekness. (Meekness) Chapter III 99 CHARITY ENVIETH NOT The soul that loves Jesus Christ does not envy the great ones of this world, but only those who are greater lovers of Jesus Christ. Chapter IV 110 CHARITY DEALETH NOT PERVERSELY He that loves Jesus Christ avoids lukewarmness, and seeks perfection; the means of which are: 1. Desire 2. Resolution 3. Mental Prayer 4. Communion 5. Prayer Lukewarmess Remedies against lukewarmness: 1. Desire of Perfection 2. Resolution 3. Mental Prayer Chapter V 149 CHARITY IS NOT PUFFED UP He that loves Jesus Christ is not vain of his own worth, but humbles himself, and is glad to be humbled by others. (Humility) Chapter VI 160 CHARITY IS NOT AMBITIOUS He that loves Jesus Christ desires nothing but Jesus Christ. (Vainglory) Chapter VII 167 CHARITY SEEKETH NOT HER OWN He that loves Jesus Christ seeks to detach himself from every creature. (Detachment) Detachment from relatives, above all, in regard to one's vocation. Sanctity required to enter Holy Orders. Detachment from human respect and self-will. Chapter VIII 195 CHARITY IS NOT PROVOKED TO ANGER He that loves Jesus Christ is never angry with his neighbor. (Meekness) Chapter IX 207 CHARITY THINKETH NO EVIL, REJOICETH NOT IN INIQUITY, BUT REJOICING WITH THE TRUTH (Conformity to God's Will) The necessity of conforming to God's Will Obedience Chapter X 228 CHARITY BEARETH ALL THINGS He that loves Jesus Christ bears all things for Jesus Christ, and especially illnesses, poverty, and contempt. 1. Patience in sickness 2. Patience in poverty 3. Patience under contempt Chapter XI 249 CHARITY BELIEVETH ALL THINGS He that loves Jesus Christ believes all His words. (Faith) Chapter XII 256 CHARITY HOPETH ALL THINGS He that loves Jesus Christ hopes for all things from Him. (Hope) Chapter XIII 272 CHARITY BEARETH ALL THINGS IN TEMPTATIONS AND DESOLATIONS He that loves Jesus Christ with a strong love does not cease to love Him in the midst of all sorts of temptations and desolations. 1. Temptations; why God permits them Remedies against temptations 2. Desolations Abstract of the virtues treated of in this work, to be practiced by him who loves Jesus Christ MEDITATIONS 316 Novena to the Holy Ghost 1. Love is a fire that inflames the heart 2. Love is a light that enlightens the soul 3. Love is a fountain that satisfies 4. Love is a dew that fertilizes 5. Love is a repose that refreshes 6. Love is the virtue that gives strength 7. Love causes God to dwell in our souls 8. Love is a bond that binds 9. Love is a treasure containing every good 10. The means of loving God and becoming a saint Pious Exercise to obtain the seven gifts of the Holy Ghost 337 Hymn 353

Author : Jefferson Bethke
Publisher : HarperChristian + ORM
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-14
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781400205400

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Jesus > Religion by Jefferson Bethke Pdf

Abandon dead, dry, religious rule-keeping and embrace the promise of being truly known and deeply loved. Jefferson Bethke burst into the cultural conversation with a passionate, provocative poem titled "Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus." The 4-minute video became an overnight sensation, with 7 million YouTube views in its first 48 hours (and 23+ million in a year). Bethke's message clearly struck a chord with believers and nonbelievers alike, triggering an avalanche of responses running the gamut from encouraged to enraged. In his New York Times bestseller Jesus > Religion, Bethke unpacks similar contrasts that he drew in the poem--highlighting the difference between teeth gritting and grace, law and love, performance and peace, despair, and hope. With refreshing candor, he delves into the motivation behind his message, beginning with the unvarnished tale of his own plunge from the pinnacle of a works-based, fake-smile existence that sapped his strength and led him down a path of destructive behavior. Along the way, Bethke gives you the tools you need to: Humbly and prayerfully open your mind Understand Jesus for all that he is View the church from a brand-new perspective Bethke is quick to acknowledge that he's not a pastor or theologian, but simply an ordinary, twenty-something who cried out for a life greater than the one for which he had settled. On this journey, Bethke discovered the real Jesus, who beckoned him with love beyond the props of false religion. Praise for Jesus > Religion: "Jeff's book will make you stop and listen to a voice in your heart that may have been drowned out by the noise of religion. Listen to that voice, then follow it--right to the feet of Jesus." --Bob Goff, author of New York Times bestsellers Love Does and Everybody, Always "The book you hold in your hands is Donald Miller's Blue Like Jazz meets C. S. Lewis's Mere Christianity meets Augustine's Confessions. This book is going to awaken an entire generation to Jesus and His grace." --Derwin L. Gray, lead pastor of Transformation Church, author of Limitless Life: Breaking Free from the Labels That Hold You Back

Author : St Alphonsus De Liguori
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
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Release : 2023-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1962639282

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The Practice of the Love of Jesus Christ by St Alphonsus De Liguori Pdf

We have here one of the masterpieces of St. Alphonsus, a book that speaks to all hearts, that reveals to every Christian soul its true wants and the true means to satisfy them. One cannot read this book without becoming better; nor can one grow tired in reading it again and again. It is indeed a very highly-prized and widely-spread work. It was published in 1768. (Tannoia, B. 3, ch. 41, 42.) The holy bishop, developing the celebrated text of St. Paul on the qualities of true charity, explains in thirteen chapters the principal virtues that we ought to practise and the defects that we ought to avoid in order to render to our Lord love for love. He treats of patience in general (Chap. I.), and in particular in sicknesses, poverty, and contempt (Chap. X.); of meekness (Chaps. II. and VIII.); of purity of intention (Chap. III.); of tepidity, and the remedies against this vice, namely, the desire of perfection, the determination to attain perfection, mental prayer, frequent communion, and prayer (Chap. IV.); of humility (Chap. V.); of ambition and vain-glory (Chap. VI.); of detachment from all things, especially when there is question of following one's vocation (Chap. VII.); of conformity to the will of God, and of obedience (Chap. IX.); of faith (Chap. XI.); of hope (Chap. XII.); and, finally, of temptations, and spiritual desolation (Chap. XIII.). The work is concluded by a summary of virtues that are to be practised

Author : St. Alphonsus Liguori
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1978145713

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The Practice of the Love of Jesus Christ by St. Alphonsus Liguori Pdf

THE whole sanctity and perfection of a soul consists in loving Jesus Christ, our God, our sovereign good, and our Redeemer. Whoever loves me, says Jesus Christ himself, shall be loved by my Eternal Father: My Father loves you because you have loved Me. Some, says St. Francis de Sales, make perfection consist in an austere life; others in prayer; others in frequenting the Sacraments; others in alms-deeds. But they deceive themselves: perfection consists in loving God with our whole heart. The Apostle wrote: Above all things, . . . have charity, which is the bond of perfection. It is charity which keeps united and preserves all the virtues that render a man perfect. Hence St. Augustine said: "Love God, and do whatever you please;" because a soul that loves God is taught by that same love never to do anything that will displease him, and to leave nothing undone that may please him. Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 9 Chapter I 70 CHARITY IS PATIENT He that loves Jesus Christ loves sufferings. (Patience) Chapter II 89 CHARITY IS KIND He that loves Jesus Christ loves meekness. (Meekness) Chapter III 99 CHARITY ENVIETH NOT The soul that loves Jesus Christ does not envy the great ones of this world, but only those who are greater lovers of Jesus Christ. Chapter IV 110 CHARITY DEALETH NOT PERVERSELY He that loves Jesus Christ avoids lukewarmness, and seeks perfection; the means of which are: 1. Desire 2. Resolution 3. Mental Prayer 4. Communion 5. Prayer Lukewarmess Remedies against lukewarmness: 1. Desire of Perfection 2. Resolution 3. Mental Prayer Chapter V 149 CHARITY IS NOT PUFFED UP He that loves Jesus Christ is not vain of his own worth, but humbles himself, and is glad to be humbled by others. (Humility) Chapter VI 160 CHARITY IS NOT AMBITIOUS He that loves Jesus Christ desires nothing but Jesus Christ. (Vainglory) Chapter VII 167 CHARITY SEEKETH NOT HER OWN He that loves Jesus Christ seeks to detach himself from every creature. (Detachment) Detachment from relatives, above all, in regard to one's vocation. Sanctity required to enter Holy Orders. Detachment from human respect and self-will. Chapter VIII 195 CHARITY IS NOT PROVOKED TO ANGER He that loves Jesus Christ is never angry with his neighbor. (Meekness) Chapter IX 207 CHARITY THINKETH NO EVIL, REJOICETH NOT IN INIQUITY, BUT REJOICING WITH THE TRUTH (Conformity to God's Will) The necessity of conforming to God's Will Obedience Chapter X 228 CHARITY BEARETH ALL THINGS He that loves Jesus Christ bears all things for Jesus Christ, and especially illnesses, poverty, and contempt. 1. Patience in sickness 2. Patience in poverty 3. Patience under contempt Chapter XI 249 CHARITY BELIEVETH ALL THINGS He that loves Jesus Christ believes all His words. (Faith) Chapter XII 256 CHARITY HOPETH ALL THINGS He that loves Jesus Christ hopes for all things from Him. (Hope) Chapter XIII 272 CHARITY BEARETH ALL THINGS IN TEMPTATIONS AND DESOLATIONS He that loves Jesus Christ with a strong love does not cease to love Him in the midst of all sorts of temptations and desolations. 1. Temptations; why God permits them Remedies against temptations 2. Desolations Abstract of the virtues treated of in this work, to be practiced by him who loves Jesus Christ MEDITATIONS 316 Novena to the Holy Ghost 1. Love is a fire that inflames the heart 2. Love is a light that enlightens the soul 3. Love is a fountain that satisfies 4. Love is a dew that fertilizes 5. Love is a repose that refreshes 6. Love is the virtue that gives strength 7. Love causes God to dwell in our souls 8. Love is a bond that binds 9. Love is a treasure containing every good 10. The means of loving God and becoming a saint Pious Exercise to obtain the seven gifts of the Holy Ghost 337 Hymn 353

Author : St Alphonsus Liguori,Saint Alfonso Maria de' Liguori
Publisher : Saint Pauls/Alba House
Page : 148 pages
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Release : 1994-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0818906766

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The Holy Eucharist by St Alphonsus Liguori,Saint Alfonso Maria de' Liguori Pdf

A collection of writings on the Eucharist edited and abridged for a modern audience by Msgr.

Author : Scott Gunn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0880284862

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The Way of Love by Scott Gunn Pdf

As followers of Jesus, we are called to draw ever closer to our Savior. One path to the Way of Love is through seven key actions: Turn. Learn. Pray. Worship. Bless. Go. Rest. Includes questions, journal prompts, a guide for a personal rule of life.

Author : Kurt Bennett
Publisher : Enoch Media
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-02-11
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780984189557

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Love Like Jesus: How Jesus Loved People (and how you can love like Jesus) by Kurt Bennett Pdf

Based on Kurt Bennett's popular-ish blog God Running, Love Like Jesus begins with the story of how after a life of regular church attendance and Bible study, Bennett was challenged by a pastor to study Jesus. That led to an obsessive seven-year deep dive. After pouring over Jesus' every interaction with another human being, he realized he was doing a much better job of studying Jesus' words than he was following Jesus' words and example. The honest and fearless revelations of Bennett's own moral failures affirm he wrote this book for himself as much as for others. Love Like Jesus examines a variety of stories, examples, and research, including: -Specific examples of how Jesus communicated God's love to others. -How Jesus demonstrated all five of Gary Chapman's love languages (and how you can too). -The story of how Billy Graham extended Christ's extraordinary love and grace toward a man who misrepresented Jesus to millions. -How to respond to critics the way Jesus did. -How to love unlovable people the way Jesus did. -How to survive a life of loving like Jesus (or how not to become a Christian doormat). -How Jesus didn't love everyone the same (and why you shouldn't either). -How Jesus guarded his heart by taking care of himself--he even napped--and why you should do the same.-How Jesus loved his betrayer Judas, even to the very end. With genuine unfiltered honesty, Love Like Jesus, shows you how to live a life according to God's definition of success: A life of loving God well, and loving the people around you well too. A life of loving like Jesus.

Author : Michelle Reyes
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310108924

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Becoming All Things by Michelle Reyes Pdf

WINNER OF THE 2022 ECPA CHRISTIAN BOOK AWARD FOR NEW AUTHOR Healthy relationships across cultures are possible. Dr. Michelle Reyes takes a close look at the concept of cultural accommodation found in Scripture—and especially in the letter of 1 Corinthians—to redefine how Christians interact with cultural narratives that are different from their own. Christians—whose standard of living is oneness in Christ, whose gospel is radically nonexclusive—should be at the frontlines of justice and of cross-cultural unity. But many of us struggle to reach outside of our own cultural bubbles and form real relationships that move beyond stereotypes and lead to understanding, healing, and solidarity across cultural lines. Why is that? Why is it so difficult to reconcile our call to be united in Christ with a celebration of different cultural expressions? What are the reasons for cultural differences and how do they so often lead to stereotyping, appropriation, gentrification, racism, and other forms of injustice? What does the Bible say about human beings as cultural image bearers? How do we reevaluate our awareness of culture identity in a healthy and constructive way? These are just some of the questions that Dr. Reyes explores as she faces the challenges surrounding cross-cultural relationships in America today and her thoughts on the way forward. Spoiler Alert! The way forward does require willingness to change. It requires embracing cultural discomfort. But by engaging with this book, you will be empowered to learn how to become all things to all people—that is: how to reflect Jesus' love in a multicultural, multiracial body of Christ and to share that love with a hurting world.

Author : Joseph Marie De Maistre,St Alphonsus Liguori
Publisher : eBookIt.com
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781456618841

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Uniformity with God's Will, the Practice of the Love of Jesus Christ (Annotated) by Joseph Marie De Maistre,St Alphonsus Liguori Pdf

Special Study Edition - Annotations + Biography of St. Alphonsus + Paper on the Redemptorists + Essay on our Moral Crisis + Book Club Questions Two of St. Alphonsus LIguori's classics in one volume! "Uniformity" is a book foremost about the Love of God. Saint Alphonsus composed "Uniformity" to help Christians bring their way of life in line with God's will each one of us. There are 7 chapters that will show you with concrete ideas you can put into use today how to make your will one with God's despite life's hardships. And if the road seems difficult the Saint providesi nspirational examples to help motivate you by seeing the end result if you simply "keep going." In "The Practice of the Love of Jesus Christ" you'll be given real ideas to bring your heart closer to Christ. "Practice" is one the Saint's true masterpieces, a book that speaks directly to all Christians, offering you ways and means that has the potential to really satisfy your spiritual longings. One cannot read this book without becoming a more aware believer. Readers report this is a workbook where you're given so many practical things to do that you might to pause and put the advice into practice today. "This contact with the honesty of the street became the basis for a lasting influence in moral theology."-Prof Charles Paris, Simon Fraser University Burnaby British Columbia (1989)

Author : Daniel PROK
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798567844847

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The Book of Love by Daniel PROK Pdf

It is a great honor and privilege to share this message of Love with you. I didn't realize that I was on a life journey of Love until a few weeks before I received this Divine writing from Jesus the Christ directly into my mind for me to share with you. The journey of Love I have been on for the last 10 years has taken me from not loving myself, to self-love, to loving myself completely, to feeling loving and loveable to others, to feeling loved and adored by God, and most recently practicing being someone who loves all the time. All these layers and definitions of Love that I have been practicing and experiencing have improved my life tremendously...and then I received this Divine message of Love from Jesus! "But how do we know that it's Jesus?", you may ask. I know from the way the message came into my mind, and then through my heart and soul. The warmth of the Loving energy of Jesus is beyond anything I have felt in my human form. Also, these words are so Divinely stated that it is beyond me to come up with something this good! As for you, you will have a knowing as you read the words. Feel them with your Heart and Soul. Feel them with the depths of your being. You will know. This message takes God's Love, and God's Love within you, to a greater level of understanding, knowing, depth and expansion. Thank you to Jesus for sharing this beautiful message so that everyone, everywhere can experience the Love of God in the way that he has. God Bless you all with God's Love! Daniel Prok

Author : Brother Lawrence
Publisher : BEYOND BOOKS HUB
Page : 3 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2024-02-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence Pdf

The Practice of the Presence of God is a spiritual classic written by Brother Lawrence, a 17th-century Carmelite monk. This small but impactful work is a compilation of letters and conversations attributed to Brother Lawrence, offering profound insights into cultivating a continuous awareness of the presence of God in everyday life.