"The essence of perfection is to embrace the will of God in all things, prosperous or adverse. In prosperity, even sinners find it easy to unite themselves to the divine will; but it takes saints to unite themselves to God's will when things go wrong and are painful to self-love. Our conduct in such instances is the measure of our love of God."

St Alphonsus de Liguori

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"What good does it do to speak learnedly about the Trinity if, lacking humility, you displease the Trinity? Indeed it is not learning that makes a man holy and just, but a virtuous life makes him pleasing to God. "

Thomas á Kempis

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"Happy is the youth, because he has time before him to do good. "

St Philip Neri

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St Alphonsus de Liguori  (1696 - 1787)
 

UNIFORMITY WITH GOD'S WILL

by St Alphonsus de Liguori

CONTENTS

 
Title page
Preface
1. Excellence of this Virtue.
2. Uniformity in all Things.
3. Happiness deriving from perfect Uniformity.
4. God wills our Good.
5. Special Practices of Uniformity.
6. Spiritual Desolation.
7. Conclusion.