What grieves me most in my past offenses, O my loving God, is not so much the punishment I have deserved, as the displeasure I have given You, Who are worthy of infinite love.
Alphonsus LiguoriAbout author
- Author's profession: Clergyman
- Nationality: italian
- Born: September 27, 1696
- Died: August 1, 1787
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