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

Com título \"Meditações para todos os dias e festas do anno tiradas das obras ascéticas de Santo Afonso Maria de Ligório, Bispo e Doutor da Santa Igreja\", essa excelente obra foi compilada pelo Padre Thiago Maria Cristini (CSSR) e traduzida para o português pelo padre João de Jong.
 
Nesta obra o Padre Cristini se valeu da \"Le Opere Complete di Sant'Alfonso de' Liguori\" (A obra completa de Santo Afonso de Ligorio).
 
Com maestria, o pe. Cristini organizou os textos de Santo Afonso em leituras para serem meditadas em cada dia do ano litúrgico. As leituras com frequência nos remetem a liturgia do dia na missa tridentina. Portanto, meditar nos textos dessa obra pela manhã, antes de assistir a missa diária, é de grande valia espiritual.
 
Os textos de Santo Afonso são de uma beleza imensa, diferente de uma obra de teologia ou filosofia, o Santo, como que, escreve uma carta para o seu leitor, tentando animá-lo na fé e movê-lo a perfeição espiritual.
 
A obra é dividida em 3 Tomos, todos disponibilizados online em locais como [Alexandria Católica](https://alexandriacatolica.blogspot.com/2011/03/fonte-meditacoes-para-todos-os-dias-e.html) e no [Docer](https://docer.pl/doc/xe80e15) .
 
A base do texto usado nesse site foi gentilmente concedido por [Rumo a Santidade](https://rumoasantidade.com.br/meditacoes-santo-afonso/) e por [Saia Modesta](rumoasantidade.com.br/meditacoes-santo-afonso/) porém modificações estão sendo feitas por nós, usando os PDFs supra-citados.

Meditações de Santo Afonso de Ligório para cada dia do ano

Texts from Saint Alphonsus of Liguori organized by Father Thiago Maria Cristini to be meditated on every day of the liturgical year.

Meditations for every day of the year

Meditations of Saint Alphonsus of Liguori for every day of the year

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

Breviário da Confiança

Seguindo o calendário anual, o Monsenhor Ascânio nos propõe uma pequena meditação para cada dia do ano. É inegável a habilidade do Monsenhor de, em poucas palavras, suscitar em seu leitor um espírito de desejo de melhora espiritual.
 
De leitura fácil e rápida, mas ainda mantendo uma rica espiritualidade, o Breviário da Confiança do Monsenhor Ascânio, é, sem dúvida, uma pérola para os leitores da língua portuguesa.
 
O texto aqui presente foi caridosamente disponibilizado por [Rumo a Santidade](https://rumoasantidade.com.br/livro-breviario-confianca/)

Breviário da Confiança por Monsenhor Ascânio Brandão

Coleções de textos de São Tomás de Aquino, organizados pelo padre Dennis Mezárd em forma de meditações para cada dia da queresma.

Meditações para a Quaresma

Meditações para a Quaresma dos textos de São Tomás de Aquino

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

A Imitação de Cristo, é um livro devocional católico escrito por volta de 1420, com ênfase na vida interior e afastamento das coisas mundanas. É considerado o livro mais lido na Cristandade depois da Bíblia.
 
Muitos santos tiveram grande progresso espiritual com sua leitura. 

São Francisco de Sales, recomenda este livro para meditação em seu livro Filotéia (Introdução à Vida Devota), assim como Dom Chautard no "A Alma de Todo Apostolado". 

Santa Teresa de Lisieux nos diz (em História de uma Alma) que "durante muitos anos" este foi o único livro que lhe ajudava a progredir espiritualmente. É conhecido que Santo Inácio de Loyola e São Tomás More também liam com frequência.
 
É definitivamente um excelente livro para meditação.
 
Em nosso site, tomamos a liberdade de dividir os capítulos para cada dia do ano-calendário. O livro tem apenas 114 capítulos, por isso tem 3 ciclos completos e 1 parcial:
 
1. De 1º de Janeiro à 24 de Abril
2. De 25 de Abril à 16 de Agosto
3. De 27 de Agosto à 7 de Dezembro
4. Parcialmente de 8 à 31 de Dezembro
 
Fontes:
- [New Advent - Enciclopédia Católica](https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07674c.htm)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Imitation_of_Christ)
- Livro Filotéia de São Francisco de Sales
- Livro História de uma Alma de Santa Teresa de Lisieux

Our own (ONGOING) translation of this amazing book by a brazilian priest, with short meditations to motivate you in the spiritual life.

Breviary of Trust

This is our own ongoing translation of "Breviário da Confiança" by a brazilian priest named Ascânio Brandão. It is safe to say that this work is one of the favorites among catholic Brazilians for mental prayer (meditation).
 
The ability of Monsignor Brandão to arouse in his reader a spirit of desire for spiritual improvement in just succinct text is undeniable.
 
Easy and quick to read, and still retaining a rich spirituality, Monsignor Brandão Breviary of Confidence is, without a doubt, a pearl for readers of the Portuguese language, now in english.

Breviary of Trust by Monsignur Ascânio Brandão

Already considered a classic for meditation among the Carmilites, helps to initmate union with God by considerations of holy truths.

Divine Intimacy

With the kind permission of "The Carmelites of Boston", we are making their translation to English of "Intimità Divina" available in this website.

"Intimità Divina" or "Divine Intimacy" as it was translated to English is, arguably, the most beloved meditation book among catholics in North America, it applies the Theresian method not only in its 3 steps format (1. Presence of God, 2. Meditation, 3. Colloquy), but on every paragraph you can see it.

On Authors own words:

> Teresian spirituality is the spirituality of divine intimacy, that is, it tries to nourish in souls the ideal of intimacy with God and it directs them toward this ideal, principally by means of mental prayer.   Mental prayer should be attuned, therefore, to this great and lofty aspiration. This is the "tone" we have tried to give our meditations, and the title, Divine Intimacy, indicates our intention to help souls as far as possible to attain this great end. [^1]

Although the *tone* of meditations are, many times suiting the consacreted souls, it is nevertheless recommended to all, including laity, as noted by Cardinal Angello Dell'Acqua:

> Priests, seminarians, contemplative souls, those dedicated to the apostolate, and finally the laity of every social class have meditated these pages and found encouragement and spiritual profit. [^2]

What is very notable in this book, is that, instead of proposing the soul to have horror of sin and fear of God, it offers a more positive view of love of God and admiration of virtue. 

This is not accidental, but it is the very goal of the author:

> Not all meditation books are adapted to souls thirsting for divine intimacy, simply because they are too much imbued with a spirit of fear. Not, indeed, that fear is not profitable for certain souls, but since there are so many books of this type, we judged it timely to publish a collection of meditations in which love would be united to filial, reverential fear, instead of servile fear, while not denying that this latter can be very salutary. This is also the reason we have by preference emphasized the positive topics of virtue and spiritual progress rather than the negative ones of vice and sin. [^3]

[^1]: Divine Intimacy, Tan Books, 1996, pp. 14
[^2]: Divine Intimacy, Tan Books, 1996, pp. 5
[^3]: Divine Intimacy, Tan Books, 1996, pp. 15



Divine Intimacy - Meditations on the Interior Life for Every Day Of The Liturgical Year

Collection of texts from Saint Thomas Aquinas, organized by father Dennis Mezárd in a form of meditation for everyday of the lent.

Meditations for Lent

Published in Latin under the name *"Medulla S. Thomae Aquinatis : per omnes anni liturgici dies distributa seu meditationes ex operibus S. Thomae depromptae"* (*[WorldCat](https://www.worldcat.org/title/medulla-s-thomae-aquinatis-per-omnes-anni-liturgici-dies-distributa-seu-meditationes-ex-operibus-s-thomae-depromptae/oclc/757887571)*) by father Dennis Mezárd. It is a collection of writings from Saint Thomas Aquinas, neatly organized to be read and meditated on during the tridentine liturgical year.
 
As it is expected in the texts from the great Saint Thomas Aquinas, the meditations are from a higher theological and philosophical order, exploring a doctrinal perspective of the meditation where one can ponder for hours the implications of such precise explanations as the Saint usually does.
 
The readings often remind us of the liturgical text of the day. Meditating on this work in the morning, before attending daily Mass, is of great spiritual value.
 
The Latin Version can be found partially online on [UltraMontes.pl](https://www.ultramontes.pl/medulla_s_thomae.htm) and a full version is available on [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Denys_Mezard_Medulla_S_Thomae_Aquinatis_per_omnes?id=RJVtb_2KQ_4C).
 
The meditations for lent were translated to English by father Philip Hughes and is available online on [Archive.org](https://archive.org/stream/meditationsforle00aquiuoft/meditationsforle00aquiuoft_djvu.txt)

Meditations for Lent from the texts of Saint Thomas Aquinas

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

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