The Way to Converse Always and Familiarly with God: A Great Work by the Holy Doctor, St. Alphonsus de Liguori

St. Alphonsus de Liguori is one of the great Doctors of the Church. Born near Naples in 1696, St. Alphonsus de Liguori was a Bishop and author of many spiritual classics, including, among others, "The Glories of Mary," "The True Spouse of Christ," "The Great Means of Salvation and of Perfection," "The Way of Salvation and of Perfection," and "Preparation for Death." The selection in this little book is from "The Way of Salvation and of Perfection."St. Alphonsus de Liguori died on August 1, 1787 and was canonized in 1839 by Pope Gregory XVI. In 1871, he was declared a Doctor of the Church, by Pope Pius IX.In this work, the great Saint counsels souls on how to approach Our Lord. "He disdains not, but delights that you should use towards him that confidence, that freedom and tenderness, which children use towards their mothers." "Consider, you have no friend nor brother, nor father nor mother, nor spouse nor lover, who loves you more than your God."