St. Alphonsus writes: "a single bad book will be sufficient to cause the destruction of a monastery." Pope Pius XII wrote in 1947 at the beatification of Blessed Maria Goretti: "There rises to Our lips the cry of the Saviour: 'Woe to the world because of scandals ' (Matthew 18:7). Woe to those who consciously and deliberately spread corruption-in novels, newspapers, magazines, theaters, films, in a world of immodesty " We at St. Pius X Press are calling for a crusade of good books. We want to restore 1,000 old Catholic books to the market. We ask for your assistance and prayers. This book is...

This work begins with a Sketch of the life of Saint Alphonsus Ligouri. This work contains On Divine and the Means of Acquiring It On Conformity to the Will of God The Practice of Meditation A Short Treatise on the Necessity, Efficacy and Conditions of Prayer Method of Conversing Continually and Familiarly With God Consolation and Encouragement for a Soul in Spiritual Desolation Meditations for a Private Retreat of Eight Days Compendium of Rules for a Christian Life Short Practice of Perfection Selected from the Doctrines of St. Teresa (of Avila)