Works by St. Alphonsus
- Uniformità alla Volontà di Dio [Italian]
Description: “The more one unites his will with the divine will, the greater will be his love of
God,” St. Alphonsus wrote in 1755. This statement encapsulates the subject matter
of his devotional treatise: the true love of God, and how believers can experience that
love through growing closer to their creator. In seven short chapters, St. Alphonsus
explores how people can make God’s perfect desires their own desires, even in times of
hardship or persecution. At the same time, the author challenges his readers to serve God
unfalteringly. Both heartening and inspiring, Uniformità alla Volontà di Dio (Uniformity
with God’s Will) calls readers to love and serve God with their whole heart. This version
is the original one, written in Italian.
Kathleen O’Bannon
CCEL Staff
- Uniformity with God's Will
Description:
Written in 1755, Uniformity with God's Will is a wonderful little
treatise on the true love of God. Saint Alphonsus de Liguori writes to
encourage believers to unify their wills with that of God's, so that they may
love God perfectly: "the more one unites his will with the divine will, the
greater will be his love of God." To choose otherwise--i.e. to choose
not to unify one's will with God's--is "a kind of idolatry." These seven
short chapters, not simply prone to abstract speculation, explore concretely
how to make one's own will uniform with God's through the hardships of this
life. Further, the book discusses the fruit of such a union with God's
will: happiness. De Liguori concludes by noting how, in all things, Christians
must remain steadfast in their union with God's will. For in so doing, God
will "press us to his heart." Challenging and encouraging, Uniformity with
God's Will has the power to remind us of what true love of God really is.
Tim Perrine
CCEL Staff Writer
