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Prayer, the Great Means of Salvation

Devout thoughts and ejaculations

St. Alphonsus de Liguori

AI-assisted English translation from the Italian; selected passages reviewed. Source, method & review limits

O God, who knows what lot shall be mine? Either I shall be for ever happy, or for ever unhappy. What good is the whole world without God? Let all be lost, and let not God be lost. I love You, my Jesus, who died for me. Oh, would that I had died before offending You. Rather death than to lose God. Jesus and Mary, You are my hope. My God, help me for the love of Jesus Christ. My Jesus, You alone are enough for me. Do not permit me to separate myself from You. Give me Your love, and make of me what You will.

And whom shall I love, if I do not love You, my God? Eternal Father, help me for the love of Jesus. In You I believe, in You I hope, and I love You. Here I am, Lord; do with me what pleases You. When shall I see myself all Yours, my God?

When will it be that I can say to You: my God, I can lose You no more? Mary, my hope, have pity on me. Mother of God, pray to Jesus for me. Lord, and who am I that You, my God, should wish to be loved? You alone do I want, and nothing more.

In all things I want only what You will. Oh, that I could consume myself wholly for You, who have consumed Yourself wholly for me. With others I have been grateful; only with You, my God, have I been ungrateful.

I have offended You enough; I wish to offend You no more. Had I died then, I could not love You any more. Let me die before I offend You. You have waited for me so that I might love You; yes, I will love You. I consecrate to You the life that remains to me.

O my Jesus, draw me all to You. You will not leave me; I will not leave You. I hope that we shall always love each other, O God of my soul. My Jesus, make me all Yours before I die.

Grant that I may see You appeased when You shall have to judge me. You have bound me too much to love You; I love You, I love You. Accept a sinner, who has so much offended You, to love You. You have given Yourself all to me; I give myself all to You. I wish to love You greatly in this life, that I may love You greatly in the other. Make me know the great Good that You are, so that I may love You greatly. You love those who love You; I love You — do You also love me. Give me that love which You seek from me. I rejoice that You are infinitely happy. Oh, that I had always loved You, and had died before offending You. Grant that I may overcome all to give You pleasure. I give You my whole will; dispose of me as You please. My contentment is to content You, O infinite Goodness. I hope to love You for ever, O eternal God. You are almighty; make me a saint. You sought me when I was fleeing You; You will not cast me away now that I seek You. I thank You that You give me time to love You. I thank You for it, and I love You. Let today be the day on which I give myself all to You. Give me every chastisement, but do not deprive me of being able to love You. I wish to love You, my God, without reserve. I accept all pains, all contempt, provided I love You. I would wish to die for You, who died for me. I would wish that all loved You as You deserve. I wish to do all that I shall understand to be pleasing to You. I love Your pleasure more than all the pleasures of the world. O will of God, You are my love. O Mary, draw me all to God. O Mary, my Mother, grant that I may always have recourse to You. You have to make me a saint; so I hope.

Live Jesus, our love, and Mary, our hope!

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This English translation from the Italian was drafted with AI assistance using SWE-2 Max and prepared as a reading edition for this library. Review has included source provenance, section structure, and selected source comparisons and corrections. It has not included a complete independent, sentence-by-sentence translation audit.

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.

This is a reading copy, not a critical edition. No professional translation certification or ecclesiastical approval is claimed for this modern edition.

No general reuse licence is specified for this modern translation or its source transcription. The age of the original work does not by itself establish their reuse terms.

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.