Texts from Saint Alphonsus of Liguori organized by Brother John Baptist Coyle to be meditated on every day of the liturgical year.

Morning Meditations

Morning Meditations for all days of the year from texts of Saint Alphonsus of Liguori

Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

The passing of the blessed virgin out of this world - 1

Evening Meditations

Evening Meditations for all days of the year from texts of Saint Alphonsus of Liguori

Considerations on the passion of our Lord Jesus Christ - 12

After the Bible the most widely read book, consisting in a collection of thoughts aiming on Christian perfection.

Imitation of Christ

The Imitation of Christ, is a Catholic devotional book written around 1420, with emphasis in the interior life and withdrawal from the mundanities of the world. It is considered the most read book in the Christianhood after the Bible.
 
Many Saints profited from its reading. 

Saint Francis de Sales, recommends this book for meditation in his Introduction to Devout Life (Filoteia), as well as Dom Chautard in "The Soul of All Apostolate". 

Saint Therese of Liseux tells us (in History of a Soul) that "for many years" this was the only book she was able to get spiritual progress. It is also known that Saint Thomas More and Saint Ignatius of Loyola read this book frequently.
 
It is definitely an excellent book for meditation.
 
In our site, we took the liberty to divide the chapters, one for each day in the calendar year. The book has only 114 chapters, so it get 3 cycles in the calendar year:
 
1. From January 1st to April 24th
2. From April 25th to August 16th
3. From August 27th to December 7th
4. A partial run from December 8th to December 31st
 
Sources:
- [New Advent - Catholic Enclyclopedia](https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07674c.htm)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Imitation_of_Christ)
- Book Introduction to Devout Life by Saint Francis de Sales
- Book History of a Soul by Saint Therese of Liseux

Book 4 - Chapter XI

That the Body and Blood of Christ and the Holy Scriptures are most necessary to a faithful soul

Select Spiritual Readings by Brother John Baptist Coyle to be read every day of the liturgical year.

Spiritual Readings

Spiritual Readings for all days of the year from texts of Saint Alphonsus of Liguori

To thee do we cry, poor banished children of eve - 01

In an 'easy and simple style', Saint Alphonsys condensed the topcis of each Sunday of the year, to serve as source material for priests.

Sermons for all Sundays in the year

In the very beggning of this book we can read:

> THE present Work is entitled, ABRIDGED SERMONS FOR ALL THE SUNDAYS IN THE YEAR. They are called Abridged Sermons, because, although each contains abundant matter for a sermon, the sentiments are briefly expressed not, however, so briefly as to render the sense obscure. Hence the work may be used for spiritual lectures. Diffuseness has been purposely avoided, that the preacher may extend the subject treated in the way which may appear best to him. A preacher will scarce ever deliver, with zeal and warmth, sentiments which he has not made in some manner his own. Hence the matter of each sermon has been condensed into a small compass, that the preacher may extend it according to his pleasure, and thus make it his own.
> In each sermon there are many passages from the Scriptures and Holy Fathers, and a variety of reflections perhaps too many for a single discourse that the reader may select what will be most pleasing to him. The style is easy and simple, and therefore calculated to render the preaching of the Divine Word conducive to the salvation of souls.

As you can see, the work was intended as material to a preacher (priest) than for meditation. Nevertheless, it has such good content, that makes a valuable material for meditation of the laity to better appreciate the Sunday Mass mysteries.


Material for Sermons for all Sundays in the year

Sermon XL - Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

On the vice of speaking immodestly

Textos de de Santo Afonso de Ligório organizados pelo Padre Thiago Maria Cristini para serem meditados a cada dia do ano liturgico.

Meditações para todos os dias

Meditações de Santo Afonso de Ligório para cada dia do ano

Domingo da Duodécima Semana depois de Pentecostes

O milagre do surdo-mudo e os espiritualmente mudos

Segunda Meditação para Domingo da Duodécima Semana depois de Pentecostes

O surdo-mudo e as confissões sacrilegas

Um pequeno texto para ser meditado a cada dia do ano e motivar o fiel católico ao progresso na vida espiritual.

Breviário da Confiança

Breviário da Confiança por Monsenhor Ascânio Brandão

9 de Agosto

Do Homem Bom e Pacífico

Depois da Bíbila é considerado o livro mais lido dentro da Cristandade. Consiste em uma coleção de pensamentos para a perfeição Cristã.

Imitação de Cristo

Livro 4 - Capítulo 11

Que o corpo de Cristo e a Sagrada Escritura são sumamente necessários à alma fiel

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The passing of the blessed virgin out of this world - 1

Considerations on the passion of our Lord Jesus Christ - 12

That the Body and Blood of Christ and the Holy Scriptures are most necessary to a faithful soul

To thee do we cry, poor banished children of eve - 01

On the vice of speaking immodestly