Alphonsus Maria de Liguori
Alphonsus Liguori, Saint, b. at Marianella, near Naples, 27 September, 1696;
Patronages
According to Catholic tradition, as recorded in the sources cited for each patronage:
Vocations
- Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney: Homily for the Mass for the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C – St Mary's Cathedral, consulted October 4, 2026
Feast day
- August 1 · General Roman Calendar
- August 2 · Traditional date, Drake, Saints and Their Emblems, 1916
From Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913, “St. Alphonsus Liguori”
d. at Nocera de' Pagani, 1 August, 1787.
The eighteenth century was not an age remarkable for depth of spiritual life, yet it produced three of the greatest missionaries of the Church, St. Leonard of Port Maurice, St. Paul of the Cross, and St. Alphonsus Liguori.
Alphonsus Mary Antony John Cosmas Damian Michael Gaspard de' Liguori was born in his father's country house at Marianella near Naples, on Tuesday, 27 September, 1696.
He was baptized two days later in the church of Our Lady of the Virgins, in Naples.
The family was an old and noble one, though the branch to which the Saint belonged had become somewhat impoverished.
Alphonsus's father, Don Joseph de' Liguori was a naval officer and Captain of the Royal Galleys.
Prayer from The Raccolta, 1910, no. 332
O GLORIOUS Saint Alphonsus, my most beloved protector, thou who hast laboured and suffered so much to secure to men the fruits of Redemption, behold the miseries of my poor soul, and have pity on me. Through thy powerful intercession with JESUS and Mary, obtain for me true repentance, together with the pardon of my past faults, a great horror of sin, and strength always to resist temptation. Impart to me, I pray thee, a spark of that ardent charity with which thy heart was ever inflamed; and grant that, imitating thee, I may make the good pleasure of GOD the only rule of my life. Obtain for me, moreover, a fervent and constant love for JESUS CHRIST, and a tender and filial devotion to his Mother Mary, together with the grace to pray always, and to persevere in the service of GOD until my death; so that I may at length join with thee in praising GOD, and the most Blessed Virgin Mary, for all eternity. Amen.