NOVENA TO SAINT ALPHONSUS LIGUORI, PATRON SAINT OF ARTHRITIS, ETC. – DAY 1

On August 1, the Church celebrates the Memorial of Saint Alphonsus Liguori. St. Alphonsus is the founder of the Religious Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists); he is the patron saint of confessors, moral theologians, and those who suffer from arthritis—a condition that caused him great pain and left him confined to a wheelchair later in life.
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In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen

Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love.

Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth.

O, God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit, did instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant that by the same Holy Spirit we may be truly wise and ever enjoy His consolations, Through Christ Our Lord, Amen.

BRIEF THOUGHTS – DAY 1

“He who prays is certain to be saved, while he who prays not is certain to be damned. All the saints were saved and came to be saints by praying; all the accursed souls in hell were lost through neglect of prayer.”
—St. Alphonsus

DAILY NOVENA PRAYER:

Glorious St Alphonsus, loving Father of the poor and sick, all your life you devoted yourself, with a heroic charity, to lighten their spiritual and bodily miseries. Full of confidence in your tender pity for the sick, since you yourself patiently borne the cross of illness, I come to you for help in my present need… (Mention your request here…) Loving father of the suffering, St Alphonsus, look with compassion upon me in my suffering. Ask God to give me good health. If it is not God’s will, then give me the strength to bear my cross patiently and to offer my sufferings with my crucified Savior and his Mother of Sorrows, for the glory of God and the salvation of souls, in reparation for my sins and those of others, for the needs of this troubled world, and the Holy Souls in purgatory. Amen.

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY – PART 1

PREPARATION FOR DEATH (English Edition) eBook : Maria de Liguori, Saint Alphonsus, Redemptorists, Transalpine: Amazon.com.br: LivrosBorn at Marianella, near Naples, 27 September 1696; died at Nocera de’ Pagani, 1 August, 1787. The eighteenth century was not an age remarkable for depth of spiritual life, yet it produced three of the greatest missionaries of the Church, St. Leonard of Port Maurice, St. Paul of the Cross, and St. Alphonsus Liguori. Alphonsus Mary Antony John Cosmas Damian Michael Gaspard de’ Liguori was born in his father’s country house at Marianella near Naples, on Tuesday, 27 September, 1696. He was baptized two days later in the church of Our Lady of the Virgins, in Naples. The family was an old and noble one, though the branch to which the Saint belonged had become somewhat impoverished. Alphonsus’s father, Don Joseph de’ Liguori was a naval officer and Captain of the Royal Galleys. The Saint’s mother was of Spanish descent, and if, as there can be little doubt, race is an element in individual character, we may see in Alphonsus’s Spanish blood some explanation of the enormous tenacity of purpose which distinguished him from his earliest years. “I know his obstinacy”, his father said of him as a young man; “when he once makes up his mind he is inflexible”. Not many details have come down to us of Alphonsus’s childhood. He was the eldest of seven children and the hope of his house. The boy was bright and quick beyond his years, and made great progress in all kinds of learning. In addition, his father made him practice the harpsichord for three hours a day, and at the age of thirteen, he played with the perfection of a master. Riding and fencing were his recreations and an evening game of cards; he tells us that he was debarred from being a good shot by his bad sight. In early manhood he became very fond of the opera, but only that he might listen to the music, for when the curtain went up he took his glasses off, so as not to see the players distinctly. The Neapolitan stage at this time was in a good state, but the Saint had from his earliest years an ascetic repugnance to theatres, a repugnance which he never lost. The childish fault for which he most reproached himself in after-life was resisting his father too strongly when he was told to take part in a drawing-room play. Alphonsus was not sent to school but was educated by tutors under his father’s eye. At the age of sixteen, on 21 January, 1713, he took his degree as Doctor of Laws, although twenty was the age fixed by the statutes. He said himself that he was so small at the time as to be almost buried in his doctor’s gown and that all the spectators laughed. Soon after this the boy began his studies for the Bar, and about the age of nineteen practised his profession in the courts. In the eight years of his career as advocate, years crowded with work, he is said never to have lost a case. Even if there be some exaggeration in this, for it is not in an advocate’s power always to be on the winning side, the tradition shows that he was extraordinarily able and successful. In fact, despite his youth, he seems at the age of twenty-seven to have been one of the leaders of the Neapolitan Bar… (To be continued)

  • (Culled from New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia)

—SILENT REFLECTION—

 

St. Alphonsus, "outstanding moral theologian and master of spiritual life"CONCLUDING PRAYER 

(From the Redemptorists Media)

Glorious St. Alphonsus, bishop and doctor of the Church, devoted servant of our Lord and loving child of Mary, I invoke you as a saint in heaven. I give myself to your protection that you may always be my protector and my guide in the way of holiness and salvation. Aid me in observing the duties of my state of life. Obtain for me great purity of heart and a fervent love of the interior life after your own example. Great lover of the Blessed Sacrament and the Passion of Jesus Christ, teach me to love Holy Mass and Holy Communion as the source of grace and holiness. Give me a tender devotion to the Passion of my Redeemer.

Promoter of the truth of Christ, through your preaching and writing, give me a greater knowledge and appreciation of the divine truths. Gentle father of the poor and sinners, help me to imitate your charity toward others in word and deed. Consoler of the suffering, help me to bear my daily cross patiently in imitation of your own patience in your long and painful illness and to resign myself to the will of God. Good Shepherd of the flock of Christ, obtain for me the grace of being a true child of Holy Mother Church.

St. Alphonsus, I humbly implore your powerful intercession for obtaining from the heart of Jesus all the graces necessary for my spiritual and temporal welfare. I recommend to you, in particular, this favor: (mention your request). I have great confidence in your prayers. I earnestly trust that if it is God’s holy will, my petition will be granted through your intercession for me at the throne of God. St. Alphonsus, pray for me and for those I love. I beg of you, by your love for Jesus and Mary, do not abandon us in our needs. May we experience the peace and joy of your holy death. Amen.

Heavenly Father, You continually build up Your Church by the lives of Your saints. Give us grace to follow St. Alphonsus in his loving concern for the salvation of people and so come to share his reward in heaven. Walking in the footsteps of this devoted servant of Yours, may we be consumed with zeal for souls and attain the reward he enjoys in Your kingdom. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory be…

Saint Alphonsus Liguori, pray for us!
 
Blessing+

Through the intercession of Saint Alphonsus Liguori, may Almighty God bless you + the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

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Shalom!
Compiled by Fr. Chinaka Justin Mbaeri, OSJ
Paroquia Nossa Senhora de Loreto, São Paulo, Brazil
nozickcjoe@gmail.com / fadacjay@gmail.com

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Chidinma Rita Dirichukwu
Chidinma Rita Dirichukwu
1 year ago

With Jesus being my leader, I am covered. Thank God.

Michael Umande
Michael Umande
1 year ago

Loving father of the suffering, St Alphonsus, look with compassion upon me in my suffering. Amen

Saadatu Akough
Saadatu Akough
8 months ago

God thank you so for all you’re doing and will do in my life and family. Amen

Ayaka Daniel Esekwe
Ayaka Daniel Esekwe
8 months ago

Intercede for me

Angela Uso
Angela Uso
8 months ago

Amen

Magdalene Omono
Magdalene Omono
8 months ago

St Alphonsus,pray for my family

Chinwe Ibe
Chinwe Ibe
8 months ago

St Alphonsus Liguori, intercede for me as I pray for the cure of the arthritis bedeviling me.

Bridget ighodalo
Bridget ighodalo
8 months ago

O God hear our prayers and let my cry come unto you Amen. St Alphonsus Liguori Pray for us. Amen

Igbenije Patience
Igbenije Patience
8 months ago

Saint Alphonse’s Liguori
Pray for us

Emeka Alu
Emeka Alu
8 months ago

St Alphonsus pray for us.

Adebayo Olabode Micheal
Adebayo Olabode Micheal
8 months ago

Through the intercession of Saint Alphonsus Liguori, may Almighty God crown all our efforts throughout this novena

Miriam Chigbu
Miriam Chigbu
8 months ago

St Alphonsus Liguori, Pray for me, my husband and my children. Amen

Okpalike-Onyebueke Chiamaka
Okpalike-Onyebueke Chiamaka
8 months ago

St. Alphonsus, pray for me and for those I love. I beg of you, by your love for Jesus and Mary, do not abandon us in our needs. May we experience the peace and joy of your holy death. Amen.

Titilayo Ogbor
Titilayo Ogbor
8 months ago

Amen

Adaeze
Adaeze
8 months ago

Amen

Phyllis Joseph Nweke
Phyllis Joseph Nweke
8 months ago

Amen!!!

Linda John Ojeyokan
Linda John Ojeyokan
8 months ago

Amen

Lilian Uzoamaka Anyanwu
Lilian Uzoamaka Anyanwu
8 months ago

Saint Aloysius pray for me that I shall receive my healing.

Vivian Oyih
Vivian Oyih
8 months ago

St. Alphonsus, we give you thanks, we give God thanks for your great work. Pray for us Amen

Igbinazaka Angela
Igbinazaka Angela
8 months ago

St Alphonsus de Ligouri, pay for us!

Ifeoma Nsude
Ifeoma Nsude
8 months ago

Amen

Uchenna Aham-Anyanwu
Uchenna Aham-Anyanwu
8 months ago

Saint Alphonsus Liguori, pray for us!

Nwabude Nwamaka
Nwabude Nwamaka
8 months ago

Amen.

Michael Umande
Michael Umande
8 months ago

Amen

Victoria Agbonyeme
Victoria Agbonyeme
8 months ago

Loving father of the suffering.st Alphonsus for my children & those in need of God help. Amen.

SCHOLASTICA
SCHOLASTICA
8 months ago

Amen! St Alphonsus de Liguori, Pray for us.

Imelda Asuquo
Imelda Asuquo
8 months ago

Amen.

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