The Divine Office

by Alphonsus Maria de’ Liguori

Publishers:

M. H. Gill & Son; Benziger Brothers; R. Washbourne

, 1889

Overview

The Divine Office contains St. Alphonsus’ explanation of the Psalms and Canticles. He takes each verse of the psalms separately, and gives of it extended paraphrase, interspersed by diverse explanations. The Latin text and English translation is given for each psalm, and St. Alphonsus provides a seven-part introduction on the nature, composition, and authorship of the psalms.

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Key Features

• Offes Alphonsus’ explanation of the Psalms and Canticles, including an in-depth introduction on authorship
• Contains the Latin text and English translation for each psalm
• Presents the wisdom of a modern Doctor of the Church

Contents

Top Highlights

“To praise God, to thank him for his benefits, to ask of him the graces necessary to eternal salvation—this is what should be here below the only occupation of all men.” (Page 26)

“St. Augustine observes: ‘The book of psalms contains all that the other canonical books contain as useful to souls; it is like an immense treasure in which each one finds, to his own greatest advantage, the riches of heavenly doctrine.’” (Page 17)

“Cardinal Bellarmine says that the psalter is a compendium of the Old Testament.” (Page 17)

“every one, while reciting them should apply to his own soul the acts and the prayers that David made for himself” (Page 18)

“Hebrew passage or text, and the Vulgate not agreeing with it, one should keep to the Vulgate” (Page 20)

Product Details

• Title: The Divine Office
• Author: Alphonsus Maria de Liguori
• Publisher: Benziger Brothers
• Publication Date: 1889
• Pages: 524
• Languages: English, Latin
• Christian Group: Catholic
• Resource Type: Topical
• Topic: Post-Reformation, Biblical Studies

About Alphonsus Maria de’ Liguori

Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori (September 27, 1696 – August 1, 1787) was an Italian Catholic Bishop, spiritual writer, scholastic philosopher and theologian, and founder of the Redemptorists, an influential religious order. He was canonized in 1839 by Pope Gregory XVI and declared a Doctor of the Church.