#st alphonsus

[trustfallwithgod]

[portraitsofsaints]

Happy Feast Day Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori 1696 - 1787 Feast Day:  August 1 (New), August 2 (Trad) Patronage: arthritis, confessors, moralists, theologians

Born to the nobility, Alphonsus was a child prodigy and received his doctorate in law from the University of Naples at age 16. After losing an important court case, he decided to become a priest. He was ordained at 29 and appointed bishop at 66. Founder of the Redemptorists, Alphonsus is the most published author in history, with over 21,000 editions of his works having been printed.  {website}

[portraitsofsaints]

Happy Feast Day Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori 1696 - 1787 Feast Day:  August 1 (New), August 2 (Trad) Patronage: arthritis, confessors, moralists, theologians

Born to the nobility, Alphonsus was a child prodigy and received his doctorate in law from the University of Naples at age 16. After losing an important court case, he decided to become a priest. He was ordained at 29 and appointed bishop at 66. Founder of the Redemptorists, Alphonsus is the most published author in history, with over 21,000 editions of his works having been printed. 

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[portraitsofsaints]

Happy Feast Day Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

1696 - 1787 Feast Day: August 1 (New), August 2 (Trad) Patronage: arthritis, confessors, moralists, theologians Born to the nobility, Alphonsus was a child prodigy and received his doctorate in law from the University of Naples at age 16. After losing an important court case, he decided to become a priest. He was ordained at 29 and appointed bishop at 66. Founder of the Redemptorists, Alphonsus is the most published author in history, with over 21,000 editions of his works having been printed.

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[portraitsofsaints]

Happy Feast Day Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

1696 - 1787 Feast Day: August 1 Patronage: arthritis, confessors, moralists, theologian Born to the nobility, Alphonsus was a child prodigy and received his doctorate in law from the University of Naples at age 16. After losing an important court case, he decided to become a priest. He was ordained at 29 and appointed bishop at 66. Founder of the Redemptorists, Alphonsus is the most published author in history, with over 21,000 editions of his works having been printed. 

{website}

[portraitsofsaints]

Happy Feast Day Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

1696 - 1787 Feast Day: August 1 Patronage: arthritis, confessors, moralists, theologians

Born to the nobility, Alphonsus was a child prodigy and received his doctorate in law from the University of Naples at age 16. After losing an important court case, he decided to become a priest. He was ordained at 29 and appointed bishop at 66. Founder of the Redemptorists, Alphonsus is the most published author in history, with over 21,000 editions of his works having been printed.

{website}

[portraitsofsaints]

Happy Feast Day Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

1696 - 1787 Feast Day: August 1 Patronage: arthritis, confessors, moralists, theologians Born to the nobility, Alphonsus was a child prodigy and received his doctorate in law from the University of Naples at age 16. After losing an important court case, he decided to become a priest. He was ordained at 29 and appointed bishop at 66. Founder of the Redemptorists, Alphonsus is the most published author in history, with over 21,000 editions of his works having been printed. 

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[emvidal]

Today is his feast. Here is an excerpt from his book The Glories of Mary : And here we say, that although Mary, now in heaven, can no l...

And here we say, that although Mary, now in heaven, can no longer command her Son, nevertheless her prayers are always the prayers of a Mother, and consequently most powerful to obtain whatever she asks.