Luke 12: 6–7 8/1/2012

“6 Are not five spar­rows sold for two pen­nies? Yet not one of them is for­got­ten by God. 7 Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all num­bered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many spar­rows.” Luke 12:6–7

 

St. Alphon­sus Marie Liguori,
bish­op and doc­tor of the Church

Feast Day: August 1

St. Alphon­sus Liguori was born in Naples in 1696. He was a lawyer who became a priest, and he found­ed the Con­gre­ga­tion of the Most Holy Redeemer (the Redemp­torists). He was a fer­vent preach­er and a moral the­olo­gian of emi­nence, who opposed the rigours of Jansenism. He was much in demand as a con­fes­sor, seek­ing to win back the sin­ful by gen­tle and direct appeal to the Gospel. He wrote many works of devo­tion which became very pop­u­lar. He was made bish­op of Sant’ Aga­ta dei Got­ti, but after thir­teen years returned to his Con­gre­ga­tion. He died in 1787. (The Week­day Missal)

Learn more about St. Alphon­sus Ligouri, vis­it these web sites:

St. Alphon­sus Marie Liguori  (Catholic Dai­ly)

St. Alphon­sus Liguori (Doc­tors of the Catholic Church)