The Lives Of The Saints, Part 1 Of 2, Catholic Audiobook According to the Catholic Church, a “saint” is anyone in Heaven, whether recognized on Earth or not. [12] The title “Saint” denotes a person who has been formally canonized, that is, officially and authoritatively declared a saint, by the Church as holder of the…

Dark Night Of The Soul, Saint John Of The Cross, Full-Length Catholic Audiobook After the soul has grown in love for God and gotten rid of attachments to things (as described in The Ascent of Mount Carmel in more extended form), it still can’t get all the way to union with God, unless God does…

The Sunday Sermons Of The Curé D’Ars, Saint John Vianney, Part 1 Of 2, Complete Catholic Audiobook Saint John Mary Vianney is the Patron Saint for Parish Priests. When you listen to his sermons, you may understand better why the Church gave him that title. Imprimatur 1901. Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney, T.O.S.F. (8 May 1786 – 4…

The Secret Of Mary, Saint Louis-Marie Grignion De Montfort, Full-Length Catholic Audiobook In the Catholic Church, Mary is accorded the title “Blessed” (Latin: beata, Greek: μακάρια, translit. makaria) in recognition of her assumption to Heaven and her capacity to intercede on behalf of those who pray to her. There is a difference between the usage…

Uniformity With God’s Will, Saint Alphonsus Maria De’ Liguori, Full Catholic Audiobook Perfection is founded entirely on the love of God: ‘Charity is the bond of perfection;’ and perfect love of God means the complete union of our will with God’s. St. AlphonsusSaint Alphonsus Maria de’ Liguori, C.Ss.R. (27 September 1696 – 1 August 1787),…

Prayer, The Great Means Of Grace, Full Catholic Audiobook Christian prayers are quite varied. They can be completely spontaneous, or read entirely from a text, like the Anglican Book of Common Prayer. The most common prayer among Christians is the Lord’s Prayer, which according to the gospel accounts (e.g. Matthew 6:9–13) is how Jesus taught…

An Easy Way To Become A Saint, Father P. O’Sullivan, Full Catholic Audiobook A very optimistic book showing how an “ordinary” Catholic can become a great saint without ever doing anything “extraordinary”–just by using the many opportunities for holiness that to most people lie hidden in each day. Written with an assurance of success that…

The Secret Of The Rosary By Saint Louis-Marie Grignion De Montfort The prayers that comprise the Rosary are arranged in sets of ten Hail Marys, called decades. Each decade is preceded by one Lord’s Prayer and followed by one Glory Be. During recitation of each set, thought is given to one of the Mysteries of…

The Everlasting Man, G. K. Chesterton, Part 1 Of 2, Complete Audiobook The Everlasting Man is a Christian apologetics book written by G. K. Chesterton, published in 1925. It is, to some extent, a deliberate rebuttal of H. G. Wells’ The Outline of History, disputing Wells’ portrayals of human life and civilisation as a seamless…