The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-01-25
By AfESBEB OF THE ORDER OF MERCY, Au-
THoREss or THE LIFE OF CATHERINE NC
AULEy, ETC.

AULEy, ETC.
One of our most eminent prelates writes as
follows of the new life of st. Alphonsus Lii
guori:
"The printer has made this excellent book
as inviting as q childs primer. Good paper
large type, wide spaces, broad margins, and
green cover and gilt lettering, are certainly
very pleasing to the reader. For these reasons
and others the pnges are easily mastered. No
great mental tension is required. The chapters
are short, the paragraphs very short, yet each
complete aud satisfactory. The style, too, 10
bright aud fresh, and more agreeably artless
than even the former works of this accom-
plished authoress.
AZ am glad that tho great theological
learning, asceticism, and interior life OF the
Saint, have not been dwelt upon as abstrac-
tions, but rather as seen and read in him az he
speaks and acts in the discharge of his duties;
| for then he becomes an example for all, and MS
learning and sanctity draw us to him instead
of repelling us, as though he were something
unapproachable
| "Too much. think, is made OF Count Lii
guori's opposition to his sons vocation. 1t 10
easy and charitable to understand that, as We
suppose no self-love 10 the religious life, 1T 10
not to be wondered at that holy souls in enter
ing upon that self-denying state. should en-
counter the violent and bitter opposition of
their own inclinations and affections as we'll
as the affections of those who love them, and
therefore as these feelings cannot be rent with
ont pangs, because as deeply rooted as life
itself, we should reasonably expseS from the
high minded and generous biographer Of that
sweet spirit st. Alfonso some word OF pity
for the poor, broken hearted father, who was
parting from good, and tenderly loved child
in whom all his cherished hopes and pardon
able ambition were oentered.
: "The Life of st. Liguori is evidently written
not only for the inmates of the cloister, but
also for those who work out their salvation in
tho world, and therefore We, poor secuiarS
. priests and people, like It. We call st. AL
, phonsus, our Saint, and his life, our book.
"He is especially our SdiHt who have TO gov
ern others. For IL this Sweet spirit felt -
q mountain upon his shoulders the short
, comings and spiritual inGrmities OF those I'M
der his charge, whom, nevertheless, he loved
90 tenderly how eau We, who have never loved
or coudescended as he did, hope to aVoiC
8 anguish and sgonies, whether in ourselves OF
t In othersH Since We aud those around u.s. Arr
!, undou btedly far less holy and spiritual thar
; he and those he had to govern were' let n
+ then learn from his lifes so beautiful and y
:. beautifully told, to cultivate his meekne"S ~uS
q sweetness fret, and his zeal afterwards.
# am now reading this book T'odtt6tiSety'
: second time. The authorizes deserves grea
o Ipraise not only for having written Goo'
y book, but for having made choice Of work o.
> useful to the clergy of every order, and th
d faithful of every degree. May God bless he
N for this and may he enable her to do still
n more for His honor and glory, and the homo
N sad glory Of His saints.