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050	0	0	_aBV209 _b.L58213 2021
100	1		_aLiguori, Alfonso Maria de', _cSaint, _d1696-1787, _eauthor.
240	1	0	_aDel gran mezzo della preghiera. _lEnglish
245	1	0	_aPrayer : _bthe great means of salvation and perfection / _cSt. Alphonsus de Liguori, CSSR ; edited by Rev. Eugene Grimm, CSSR.
264		1	_aBrookings, SD : _bOur Blessed Lady of Victory Mission, Inc., _c1988.
300			_axiv, 182 pages ; _c22 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_a"This volume is an abridged edition of The great means of salvation and perfection (New York : Benziger Bros., 1886)"--Title page verso.
520			_a"Proclaimed a Doctor of the Church and justly revered for his efforts and achievements as a pastor and bishop, St. Alphonsus offers here one of the most powerful and accessible primers on the art of prayer ever written. The graces necessary for salvation cannot be obtained from God except by prayer, explains the legendary eighteenth-century saint and scholar. Indeed, the damned have been lost precisely through their failure to pray, and all the blessed have been saved by their perseverance in prayer. Unbeknownst to many, mental prayer is the only weapon sufficient to overcome every assault of the devil. Prayer is a port where we are safe in every storm, and a treasure that provides us with every good. It is only through the reflection and meditation of mental prayer that we come to know eternal truth, identify the hidden sins that keep us from salvation, and gain the inspiration of holy thoughts, desires, and resolutions. With St. Alphonsus's wise and holy advice, you'll learn not only how to master the art of mental prayer but also: How to becomes docile and tender to the influence of grace, Why God permits you to be assaulted by your enemies, Why the grace of salvation is not a single grace but a chain of graces linked with that of final perseverance, The key to developing confidence in your prayers, The three reasons God delays granting you perseverance, How prayer overcomes worries about being saved, How souls in Purgatory can serve as spiritual aides for you, The critical differences between mental prayer and devotional prayer, Key prayers Alphonsus himself offered and his specific recommended daily aspirations, What the ancient Church Fathers determined was the single most useful prayer exercise, The ideal place, time, duration, and posture for prayer."--Page four of cover.
650		0	_aPrayer _xChristianity _vEarly works to 1800.
700	1		_aGrimm, Eugene, _d1835-1891, _eeditor.
700	1		_aBurke, Dan, _d1965- _ewriter of foreword.
775	0		_iAbridgement of (expression): _aLiguori, Alfonso Maria de', Saint, 1696-1787. _tGreat means of salvation and of perfection _dNew York : Benziger 1886 _h516 pages ; 20 cm. _w(OCoLC)7452669
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