Sermons for all the Sundays in the year

1882·22.6 MB·English

by  Liguori, Alfonso Maria de', Saint, 1696-1787

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SERMONS
FOR
ALL THE SUNDAYS IN THE YEAK.
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SEKMOISTS
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TRANSLATED FEOM THE ITALIAN
OF
ST. ALPHONSUS M. LIGUOBI,
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AND FOUNDER OFTHECONGREGATION OF THE MOSTHOLY REDEEMER.
BY THE LATK
VERY REV. NICHOLAS CALLAN, D.D.,
Cntbolic
EIGHTH EDITION.
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CONTENTS.
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OBJECT OF THE WORK . . 1
INSTRUCTIONS TO PREACHERS 3
. .
SERMON I. First Sunday of Advent:
.17
On the General Judgment . . .
SERMON II. Second Sunday of Advent
:
.23
On the advantages oftribulations . .
SERMON III. Third Sunday of Advent:
On the means necessaryfor salvation . . 32
SERMON IV. Fourth Sunday ofAdvent:
On the love ofJesus Christforus, andonourobli.37
gation to lovehim . . . .
SERMON V. Sundaywithinthe Octa.veof.the.Nati.vity:
In what true wisdom consists 43
SERMON VI.:
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On the malice ofmortal sin . . .
SERMON VII. Second Sunday after the Epiphany:
Ontheconfidencewithwhichweoughttorecommen.d56
ourselves to the Mother ofGod . .
SERMON VIIL Third Sunday after the Epiphany:
On the remorse ofthe damned . . . . 64
SERMON IX. Fourth Sundayafter the Epiphany:
Dangers to eternalsalvation . . . . . 70
SERMON X. Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany: .76
On thepains ofhell . . . .
SERMON XL Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany :
On the death ofthejust . . . . .. 83
CONTEXTS.
SERMON XII. Septuagesima Sunday
:
On the importance ofsalvation 93
SERMON XIII ScxagesimaSunday :
On the unhappy life ofsinners, and on the liappy
ltfe ofthose wJio love God . 99
SERMON XIV.
Quinquagesima Sunday:
Decisions ofsinners . . 107
SERMON XV. First Sundayof Lent:
....
On the number ofsins beyond which Godpardons
no more ]io
SERMON XVL Sec.ond .Sund.ay o.f Le.nt
:
On heaven
119
SERMON XVII. Third Sunday ofLent
:
On concealingsins in confession . 125
SERMON XVIII. Fourth Sunday of Lent
:
On the tender compassion which Jesus Christ
entertains towardssinners . 132
SERMON XIX. Passion Sunday:
On the danger to ivhich tepidity exposes the soul . 138
SERMON XX. Palm Sunday :
On the evil effects ofbad habits . ..145
SERMON XXL Easter Sunday:
On t/ie miserable state ofrelapsing sinners . .152
SERMON XXII. First Sunday after Easter
:
On avoiding the occasions ofsin . . .159
SERMON XXIII. Second Sunday after Easter
:
Onscandal . . . . % . . 1GG
SERMON XXIV. Third Sunday after Easter
:
On the value oftime . , . . .174
SERMON XXV. Fourth Sunday after Easter
:
On obedience to your confessor . . . . 181
SERMON XXVI. Fifth Sunday after Easter
:
On the conditions ofprayer . . . .189