Alphonsus Liguori Quotes

Prayer must be humble: God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble. Here St. James tells us that God does not listen to the prayers of the proud, but resists them; while, on the other hand, he is always ready to hear the prayers of the humble.

Alphonsus Liguori

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  • Hand
  • Proud