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Figure of Christ, Heinrich Hoffman (1824-1911), 1884, oil on canvas. Wikimedia Commons.

A Name Where Salvation Is Found

St. Alphonsus Liguori

An Elderly Man in Prayer, Follower of Rembrandt (1606–1669), 1660, oil on canvas. Cleveland Museum of Art / Wikiimedia Commons.

The Fruits of Prayer Joined with Consideration

St. Peter of Alcantara

Savior of the World, Titian (d. 1576), c. 1570, oil on canvas. Hermitage Museum / Wikimedia Commons.

The Way, the Truth, and the Life

St. Bernard of Clairvaux

The Nativity, John Singleton Copley (1738–1815), c.1776, oil on canvas. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston / Wikimedia Commons.

The Solitude of Jesus in the Stable

St. Alphonsus Liguori

Ruth in Boaz's Field, Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1794–1872), 1828, oil on canvas. National Gallery in London / Wikimedia Commons.

Two Kinds of Saints

Fr. Paul O'Sullivan, O.P.

The Christ Child, Andreas Müller (1811–1890), 1849, oil on panel. Walters Art Museum / Wikimedia Commons.

Jesus Became a Child to Win Our Love

St. Alphonsus Liguori

Nativity, Giotto (1266–1337), 1310s, fresco. Lower Basilica of San Francesco / Wikimedia Commons.

Jesus Lying on the Straw

St. Alphonsus Liguori

The Nativity of Christ, Francesco Francia (1447–1517), 1490, oil on panel. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum / Wikimedia Commons.

The Birth of Jesus

St. Alphonsus Liguori

On the Eve of the Birth of Christ, Michael Rieser (1828–1905), 1869, oil on canvas. Dorotheum / Wikimedia Commons.

Joseph Goes to Bethlehem with His Holy Spouse

St. Alphonsus Liguori

Adoration of the Shepherds, Caravaggio (1571–1610), 1609, oil on canvas. Museo Regionale, Messina / Wikimedia Commons.

Grandeur of the Mystery of the Incarnation

St. Alphonsus Liguori

Saint Francis Preaching to the Animals, Johannes Siberechts (1627–c.1703), 1666, oil on canvas. Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp / Wikimedia Commons.

Man’s Ingratitude at Christmas

St. Alphonsus Liguori

The Visitation, Rovier van der Weyden (1399-1464), 1445, oil on panel. Museum der bildendedn Kunste, Leipzig / Wikimedia Commons.

Jesus a Prisoner in the Womb of Mary

St. Alphonsus Liguori

The Nativity, Gerard David (c. 1450/1460-1523), early 1480s, oil on panel. The Friedsam Collection / Wikimedia Commons.

The Poverty of the Infant Jesus

St. Alphonsus Liguori

Adoration of the Shepherds, Giorgione (d. 1510), between 1505 and 1510, oil on panel. National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Samuel H. Kress Collection / Wikimedia Commons.

Jesus Offered Himself from the Beginning

St. Alphonsus Liguori

The Adoration of the Name of Jesus, El Greco (1541-1614), between 1577 and 1580, oil on canvas. Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial / Wikimedia Commons.

The Saints and the Holy Name

Fr. Paul O'Sullivan, O.P.

Saint Catherine With a Monstrance, Joseph Hasslwander (1812-1878), 1838, oil on canvas. Österreichische Galerie Belvedere / Diocesan Library of Art

The Saints Praise the Eucharist

Dr. Paul Thigpen

The Annunciation, Luca Giordano (d. 1705), 1672, oil on canvas. Metropolitan Museum of Art / Wikimedia Commons.

The Word Was Made Man in the Fulness of Time

St. Alphonsus Liguori

Portrait of a Nun, Gabriel con Max (1840-1915), oil on canvas. Wikimedia Commons.

Cardinal Richelieu’s Twenty Spiritual Counsels

Cardinal Armand Jean du Plessis Duke of Richelieu

Soul Carried to Heaven, William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905_, c. 1878, Musé d'art et d'archéologie du Périgord / Wikimedia Commons.

Living for the Pursuit of Heaven

Cardinal Armand Jean du Plessis Duke of Richelieu

Holy Trinity, Andrei Rublev (d. 1430), 1425-1427, tempera on wood. Tretyakov Gallery / Wikimedia Commons.

Litanies to the Holy Trinity

Fr. Albert J. Hebert, SM

Crucifixion, Gabriel Metsu (1629-1667), 1660-1665, oil on canvas. Capitoline Museiums / Wikimedia

The Restorer of Our Souls

St. Alphonsus Liguori

Vanitas still life around a grave, Pieter Boel (d. 1674), 1663, oil on canvas. Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lile / Wikimedia Commons

The Last Misery of Man: Death

Venerable Louis of Granada

Christ and the Rich Young Ruler, Heinrich Hofmann (1824–1911), 1889, oil on canvas. Riverside Church / Wikimedia Commons

The Quickest Path to Perfection

Fr. Jean Pierre de Caussade, SJ

The Nativity, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617–1682), c. 1665-1670, oil on obsidian. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, The Rienzi Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III / Wikimedia Commons

The Eternal Word Being Great Becomes Little

St. Alphonsus Liguori

King David in Prayer, Pieter de Grebber (circa 1600–1652/1653), c. 1635-1640, oil on canvas. Museum Caltharijneconvent / Wikimedia Commons

King David’s Holy Silence

Thomas à Kempis

Abraham and the Angels, Arent de Gelder (1645–1727), 1680, oil on canvas. Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen / Wikimedia Commons

Jesus Enlightens the World and Glorifies God

St. Alphonsus Liguori

Saint Augustine in his Study, Sandro Botticelli (1445–1510), before 1480, fresco. Ognissanti Church, photographed by Francesco Bini / Wikimedia Commons

Let Go of the Fleeting World

St. Augustine of Hippo

King David, Guercino (1591-1666), 1651, oil on canvas. Photographed by Christies / Wikimedia Commons

A Saint’s Sermon on True Humility

Pope Leo XIII

Ceiling of Church of the Gesù (The Triumph of the Name of Jesus), Giovanni Battista Gaulli (1639–1709). 1677, fresco on stucco. Church of the Gesù, photographed by LivioAndronico / Wikimedia Commons.

The Name Above All Names

Fr. Paul O'Sullivan, O.P.

The Holy Children with a Shell, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617–1682), 1670, oil on canvas. Museo del Prado / Wikimedia Commons

3 Prayers to the Infant Jesus

Thomas A. Nelson

Wolkensdtudie, Carl Gustav Carus (1789–1869), between 1830 adn 1840, oil on canvas. Photographed by Villa Gisebach aAuktionen, Berlin / Wikimedia Commons

Hatred Is Quelled By Love

Pope Saint Leo IX

Statue of Jesus with a red heart. Photographed by o1559kip. Used under license by Adobe Stock.

A Guide to Devotion to the Sacred Heart

Fr. Peter J. Arnoudt, SJ

Saint Dominic in Prayer, El Greco (1541-1614), between 1605 and 1610, oil on canvas. Museum of Fine Arts Boston / Wikimedia Commons.

Aridity in Prayer

Cardinal Armand Jean du Plessis Duke of Richelieu

Image of a golden chalice, photo by MARI TERE, Image used under license from Shutterstock.com

Offer Yourself at Holy Mass

St. Francis de Sales

Christ Embracing St. Bernard, Francesc Ribalta (1565-1628), between 1625 and 1627, oil on canvas. Museo del Prado / Wikimedia Commons

A Special Prayer for the Love of God

St. Peter of Alcantara

Christ Crowned with Thorns, Caravaggio (1571–1610), between 1602 and 1604, oil on canvas. Kunsthistorisches Museum, image made available by Google Culture Institute / Wikimedia Commons.

A Mystical Vision of the Crowning with Thorns

Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich

Scenes from the Life of St. Francis, Benozzo Gozzoli (1420-1497), 1452, fresco. Museum Complex of San Francesto, Apsidal Chapel. Photo by Web Gallery of Art / Wikimedia Commons.

How to Be Poor in Spirit

St. Albert the Great

St. Benedict in Prayer, Master of Messkirch (fl. 1520–1540), c. 1540m mixed media on mood. Staatsgalerie Stuttgart / Wikimedia Commons.

Choosing God Over Comfort

Thomas à Kempis

Christ in the Winepress, Hieronymus Wierix (1553-1619), before 1619, engraving. Rijks Museum / Wikimedia Commons

The Cross, The Wine Press

Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich

The Annunciation, Luca Giordano (1634–1705), 1672, oil on canvas. Metropolitan Museum of Art / Wikimedia Commons.

A Saint’s Exercise on the Incarnation

St. Ignatius of Loyola

Saint Gertrude, Miguel Cabrera (1695–1768), 1763, oil on canvas. Dallas Museum of Art / Wikimedia Commons

The Stigmata of Saint Gertrude

Gertrude the Great

Prayer, Eduard Ratti (1816–1856), 1834, oil on canvas. National Museum in Warsaw / Wikimedia Commons.

It Is Easy to Give Oneself to God

Fr. Joseph Schryvers CSSR

Jesus Giving the Keys to Saint Peter, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780–1867), 1820, oil on canvas. Louvre Museum / Wikimedia Commons

Upon This Rock I Will Build My Church

St. Francis de Sales

The Ecstatic Virgin Anna Katharina Emmerich, Gabriel von Max (1840–1915), 1885, oil on canvas. Bavarian State Painting Collections - Neue Pinakothek Munich / Wikimedia Commons

The Life of Bl. Anne Catherine Emmerich

Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich

Mary and Joseph with Baby Jesus, Julius Frank (1826-1908). Wikimedia Commons

God Does All for a Soul of Goodwill

Fr. Jean Pierre de Caussade, SJ

Woman Before the Mirrow, Frans van Mieris the Elder (1635–1681), 1670, oil on panel. Bavarian State Painting Collections, photographed by Web Gallery of Art / Wikimedia Commons

The Remedy to Venial Sin

St. Francis de Sales

The Sermon on the Mountain, Arsène Robert (1830-1895). Saint-Martin Church of Castelnau-d'Estrétefonds, photographed by Didier Descouens / Wikimedia Commons

Called to Humility

Fr. Cajetan Mary da Bergamo

Tempation of St. Thomas Aquinas, Diego Velázquez (1599–1660), 1632, oil on canvas. Museo Diocesano de Arte Sacro Orihuela, Spain / Wikimedia Commons

Useful Admonitions for a Spiritual Life

Thomas à Kempis

The Baptism of Vajk, Gyula Benczúr (1844–1920), 1875, oil on canvas. Hungarian National Gallery / Wikimedia Commons

What Does the Church Teach About Sacraments?

TAN Books Editors

Prayer Before the Meal, Jan Steen (1625/1626–1679), 1660 oil on panel. Private Collection / Wikimedia Commons

Begin Your Day in Prayer

TAN Books Editors