Practice of the Love of Jesus Christ, Paperback by Alphonsus Liguori, St.; Gr...

Practice of the Love of Jesus Christ, Paperback by Alphonsus Liguori, St.; Grimm, Eugene; Wright, Darrell, ISBN 1539695085, ISBN-13 9781539695080, Like New Used, Free shipping in the USIn this book, Saint Alphonsus de Liguori (1), bishop and Doctor of the Church, develops the celebrated text of St. Paul on the qualities of true love in 1 Cor. 13:4-8 ("Love is patient, love is kind...."). He explains in thirteen chapters the principal virtues that we ought to practice and the defects that we ought to avoid in order to render to our Lord love for love, and by doing so to attain eternal book was originally published in 1768 and was described by one reviewer as “One of the masterpieces of St. Alphonsus, a book that speaks to all hearts…a very highly-prized and best-selling work.” The editor has modernized the language for the benefit of the contemporary reader and has included the author's footnotes, including his many scripture quotes in Latin as well as quotes from the saints, and also an index at the included is a poem by the editor, "Love is...":Love is patient, love is kind,All selfish ways it leaves is never harsh or rude;It governs every changing mood (etc.)