Attaining Salvation
St. Alphonsus Liguori
The promise of Eternal life has been a clarion call to the Saints for centuries, rousing them to action and heroic virtue. They knew that, compared with Eternity, this life is but a shadow. We must seek the same destination as the Saints in the midst of a world filled with amusements and vanities that constantly threaten our journey to Heaven.
St. Alphonsus Liguori's Attaining Salvation is a timeless, priceless compass for that journey. Written when the great Doctor of the Church was 77 years old, this treasury of reflections shines with the mature learning of a brilliant mind and a life filled with the study and service of God. With 45 short chapters filled with provocative Scripture quotes, this book is at once challenging and easy to understand. It can be read a little at a time or all at once with equal benefit. The chapters cover a wide range of topics, including "The Thought of Eternity," "We Are Pilgrims on Earth," "I Must One Day Die," "Necessity of Mental Prayer," "The Mercy of God," "Detachment from Creatures," "Lukewarmness," and "Purity of Intention." Attaining Salvation is a beautiful gem that will instruct and inspire every reader because it is written with the commanding insight of one of the Church's great saints. Its words do not just feed the intellect; they nurture the soul. It is St. Alphonsus Liguori at his best.
Duration - 4h 55m.
Author - St. Alphonsus Liguori.
Narrator - Kevin O'Brien.
Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2012 TAN Books ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
The promise of Eternal life has been a clarion call to the Saints for centuries, rousing them to action and heroic virtue. They knew that, compared with Eternity, this life is but a shadow. We must seek the same destination as the Saints in the midst of a world filled with amusements and vanities that constantly threaten our journey to Heaven. St. Alphonsus Liguori's Attaining Salvation is a timeless, priceless compass for that journey. Written when the great Doctor of the Church was 77 years old, this treasury of reflections shines with the mature learning of a brilliant mind and a life filled with the study and service of God. With 45 short chapters filled with provocative Scripture quotes, this book is at once challenging and easy to understand. It can be read a little at a time or all at once with equal benefit. The chapters cover a wide range of topics, including "The Thought of Eternity," "We Are Pilgrims on Earth," "I Must One Day Die," "Necessity of Mental Prayer," "The Mercy of God," "Detachment from Creatures," "Lukewarmness," and "Purity of Intention." Attaining Salvation is a beautiful gem that will instruct and inspire every reader because it is written with the commanding insight of one of the Church's great saints. Its words do not just feed the intellect; they nurture the soul. It is St. Alphonsus Liguori at his best. Duration - 4h 55m. Author - St. Alphonsus Liguori. Narrator - Kevin O'Brien. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2012 TAN Books ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:20
Opening Quotations
Duration:00:00:55
Preface
Duration:00:03:27
Reflection 1: On the Thought of Eternity
Duration:00:07:12
Reflection 2: We Are Pilgrims on Earth
Duration:00:06:31
Reflection 3: God Deserves to Be Loved Above Everything
Duration:00:06:47
Reflection 4: To Become Holy, a Soul Must Give Itself to God without Reserve
Duration:00:06:12
Reflection 5: The Two Great Means of Becoming Holy - Desire and Resolution
Duration:00:07:38
Reflection 6: On the Science of the Saints
Duration:00:06:34
Reflection 7: Our Eternal Salvation Is in Prayer
Duration:00:09:01
Reflection 8: I Must One Day Die
Duration:00:06:59
Reflection 9: Preparation for Death
Duration:00:05:46
Reflection 10: He That Loves God Must Love and Not Abhor Death
Duration:00:06:26
Reflection 11: Our Salvation Is in the Cross
Duration:00:08:07
Reflection 12: How Much It Pleases Jesus Christ That We Suffer for the Love of Him
Duration:00:08:02
Reflection 13: Divine Love Conquers All
Duration:00:06:33
Reflection 14: On the Necessity of Mental Prayer
Duration:00:05:45
Reflection 15: The Ends of Mental Prayer
Duration:00:08:01
Reflection 16: On the Mercy of God
Duration:00:08:47
Reflection 17: On Confidence in Jesus Christ
Duration:00:06:55
Reflection 18: Salvation Alone Is Necessary
Duration:00:05:02
Reflection 19: On Perfect Resignation to the Divine Will
Duration:00:08:35
Reflection 20: Blessed Is He Who Is Faithful to God in Adversity
Duration:00:07:26
Reflection 21: He That Loves Jesus Christ Ought to Hate the World
Duration:00:03:48
Reflection 22: The Words of a Dying Man to Jesus Crucified
Duration:00:04:59
Reflection 23: Acts to Be Made at Death
Duration:00:06:30
Reflection 24: On the House of Eternity
Duration:00:04:59
Reflection 25: Souls That Greatly Love God Long to Go and Behold Him in Heaven
Duration:00:04:23
Reflection 26: Jesus Is the Good Shepherd
Duration:00:04:14
Reflection 27: On the Business of Eternal Salvation
Duration:00:05:21
Reflection 28: What Will Be the Happiness of the Blessed
Duration:00:05:10
Reflection 29: The Pain of Having Lost God Is That Which Constitutes Hell
Duration:00:07:22
Reflection 30: On Contempt of the World
Duration:00:07:14
Reflection 31: On the Love of Solitude
Duration:00:05:23
Reflection 32: On Solitude of Heart
Duration:00:07:30
Reflection 33: To See and Love God in the Next Life Is the Joy of the Blessed in Paradise
Duration:00:07:49
Reflection 34: On Prayer before the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar
Duration:00:06:09
Reflection 35: In God Alone True Peace Is Found
Duration:00:04:30
Reflection 36: We Ought to Have God Alone in View
Duration:00:05:08
Reflection 37: Everything Should Be Endured to Please God
Duration:00:03:56
Reflection 38: Blessed Is He Who Desires Nothing But God
Duration:00:06:03
Reflection 39: On Dryness of Spirit
Duration:00:07:12
Reflection 40: On a Life of Retirement
Duration:00:04:44
Reflection 41: On Detachment from Creatures
Duration:00:05:21
Reflection 42: Precious Is the Death of the Saints
Duration:00:06:13
Reflection 43: On Lukewarmness
Duration:00:06:11
Reflection 44: On Purity of Intention
Duration:00:05:52
Reflection 45: Sighs for Our Heavenly Home
Duration:00:06:11
About the Author
Duration:00:02:33
About the Narrator
Duration:00:01:49
About TAN Books
Duration:00:01:29
Closing Credits
Duration:00:00:32