Prayer

Doctor Of Prayer

The Church has only ever conferred this title on 33 of her Sons and Daughters.

St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori is a Doctor of Prayer

St. Alphonsus helps us, with

Holiness means loving God.

To love God, we must first desire to love him.

If we do not want something, we will, certainly go to little trouble to obtain it!

So it is with the love of God.

He that has small wish to advance in divine love will become lukewarm and, continuing this tepidity,

will soon fall totally away from God.

On the other hand whoever aspires after holiness, and makes daily efforts to advance, will, little by little, attain it.

Saint Teresa assures us:

God leaves no deisre without its reward.

But let us not trust to our own efforts to advance in holiness, but hope for all from and through God.

He will give us strength which, of course, we do not possess.

I can do all things in him who strengthen me.

Philippians 4:13

Many desire holiness but never take the means to gain it!

They want to do great penance and practice great prayer,

but such desires are mere fancies.

Saint Teresa often said:

The devil has no dread of irresolute souls.

RESOLUTIONS

Let us then fix our minds in the ways of God.

Let us resolve to meditate each day on the passion of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Let us resign ourselves in peace to God's plan for us.

Let us endeavour, in the time remaining to us, to give all to God.

Jesus has given himself to us;

may God help us to give ourselves to him.

PRAYER

Jesus, my saviour, help me.

I am resolved truly to love you,

and to leave all to please you.

Help me to free myself from everything

that hinders me from belonging wholly to you

who have loved me so much.

By your prayers, O Mother Mary,

which are so powerful with God,

obtain for me this grace

to belong wholly to God.