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Volume III

The Practice of the Love of Jesus Christ

by St. Alphonsus Liguori (1696–1787)

His treatise on charity, written around St. Paul's account of love in the thirteenth chapter of First Corinthians: the book Alphonsus himself said he would keep if he could keep only one.

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Front matter

Contents· 18 chapters, the first free to read

  1. Chapter 1. The Love of Christ in His Passion
  2. Chapter 2. The Love of Christ in the Eucharist
  3. Chapter 3. Confidence in Christ's Love
  4. Chapter 4. How Much We Owe Christ Our Love
  5. Chapter 5. Love Suffers Patiently
  6. Chapter 6. Love Is Meek
  7. Chapter 7. Love Does Not Envy
  8. Chapter 8. Love Flees Lukewarmness
  9. Chapter 9. Love Is Humble
  10. Chapter 10. Love Desires Christ Alone
  11. Chapter 11. Love Detaches from Creatures
  12. Chapter 12. Love Is Not Angry
  13. Chapter 13. Love Wills What Christ Wills
  14. Chapter 14. Love Suffers All Things
  15. Chapter 15. Love Believes His Every Word
  16. Chapter 16. Love Hopes All Things
  17. Chapter 17. Love Endures Temptations and Desolations
  18. A Summary of the Virtues