"A person who rails at God in adversity, suffers without merit; moreover by his lack of resignation he adds to his punishment in the next life and experiences greater disquietude of mind in this life."

St Alphonsus de Liguori

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"As the flesh is nourished by food, so is man supported by prayers"

St Augustine

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"A single act of uniformity with the divine will suffices to make a saint."

St Alphonsus de Liguori

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FROM THE "PENNY CATECHISM"
     

re Article 5 of Apostle's Creed
62.

What is the fifth article of the Creed?
 

The fifth article of the Creed is, 'he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead'.
 
63. What do you mean by the words, 'he descended into hell'?

 

By the words, 'he descended into hell', I mean that, as soon as Christ was dead, his blessed Soul went down into that part of hell called Limbo.
 
  64. What do you mean by Limbo?
 
 

By Limbo I mean a place of rest, where the souls of the just who died before Christ were detained.
 
65. Why were the souls of the just detained in Limbo?
 

The souls of the just were detained in Limbo because they could not go up to the kingdom of heaven till Christ had opened it for them.

 
66. What do you mean by the words, 'the third day he rose again from the dead'?
 

By the words, 'the third day he rose again from the dead,' I mean that, after Christ had been dead and buried part of three days, he raised his blessed Body to life again on the third day.
 
67. On what day did Christ rise again from the dead?
 

Christ rose again from the dead on Easter Sunday.?