Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 224 pages
- Published by: Liguori Publications
- Edition: 1st Edition June 1997
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0764800310
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0764800313
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Book Dimensions:
7.3 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
- Weighs: 8.8 ounces
Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Italian
Reader ReviewsAlphonsus Liguori is one of the "doctors" of the Church. He lived during the late 1700s, and his work was written to inspire everyone one; not just one group, such as only the laity or a group of nuns, or a house of monks. The work is not preachy in tone, but written in a gentle explanatory style. He synthesizes knowlege from a variety of Christian sources. This book is absolutely beautiful; phyisically with the font and cover, and content-wise, with the meaning of the text. The size makes it easily portable. It is a wonderful tool for meditation. Each chapter contains brief paragraphs that contain exclamations of how much God loves us as demonstrated through Jesus' life, based on actions written in the Bible and their interpretations from writings of the early Christians. Paragraphs within each chapter also instruct us how we can adopt practices of various virtue in order to model our life in a way that pleases Jesus, to correspond with how much Jesus loves us. How to love with patience or how to love without pride...the chpaters correlate with the passage in 1 Corinthinians Chapter 13 about it means to love. The different nature of the paragraphs work in tandemn to make you feel loved, and then to advise you how to implement this love in your life. It is a great feel-good book. Reading it makes one feel more valued by Jesus, and in turn, more eager to demonstrate to Jesus how appreciative one is of such value. A great book to read any time, particularly if the phyiscal creatures in your life have you feeling a bit blue and unappreciated. But especially helpful to prepare for Lenten sacrifices or to cultivate an atitude of welcome for any holiday period.