Archive | August 1, 2012

Quotes from St Alphonsus de Liguori on Mary

 

‘Mary having co-operated in our redemption with so much glory to God and so much love for us, Our Lord ordained that no one shall obtain salvation except through her intercession.’

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”Woe to those who despise devotion to Mary! . . . The soul cannot live without having recourse to Mary and recommending itself to her. He falls and is lost who does not have recourse to Mary.”

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‘Mary being destined to negotiate peace between God and man, it was not proper that she should be an accomplice in the disobedience of Adam.’

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‘When we hear people talk of riches, honors and amusements of the world, let us remember that all things have an end, and let us then say: “My God, I wish for You alone and nothing more.”‘