St. Alphonsus Liguori’s Del gran mezzo della preghiera, first published in 1759, treats the necessity and power of prayer and the dispositions with which to pray. Prayer is itself a gift of grace. Alphonsus urges us to ask God for the graces necessary for salvation and to persevere in doing so. The second part considers grace, human freedom, and salvation; the author’s prayers and devout aspirations follow.
This English reading translation follows the Italian text in the IntraText transcription of Opere ascetiche, volume II (Rome: Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura, 1962), pages 3–178. The modern reading guide and critical apparatus are excluded. Biblical quotations and references generally follow the source, including its historical numbering. The inherited bibliographic citations are incomplete; selected structural and transcription errors have been corrected.
Three sections on humility, confidence, and perseverance, and a paragraph in Part II, were missing from the supplied draft and have been restored from the Italian. This remains a reading translation, without a complete independent scholarly review. This introductory note is editorial; the author’s dedications follow.
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Translated from the Italian author text transcribed by IntraText from Opere ascetiche, volume II (Rome, 1962), pages 3–178. Modern editorial apparatus is excluded. Inherited bibliographic citations are incomplete; the introductory note describes the restored passages and review limitations.
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Remember Eternity · remembereternity.org. AI-assisted English translation drafted with SWE-2 Max from the Italian; selected source comparisons and corrections only. No complete independent translation audit or ecclesiastical approval is claimed. Translated from the Italian author text transcribed by IntraText from Opere ascetiche, volume II (Rome, 1962), pages 3–178. Modern editorial apparatus is excluded. Inherited bibliographic citations are incomplete; the introductory note describes the restored passages and review limitations. No general reuse licence is specified for this modern translation or its source transcription.