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DESCRIPTION:ON THE SIN OF ANGER\nA Sermon by Alphonsus Liguori 5\n◊◊◊\nANGER resembles fire; hence\, as fire is vehement in its action\, and\, by the\nsmoke which it produces\, obstructs the view\, so anger makes men rush into a\nthousand excesses\, and prevents them from seeing the sinfulness of their\nconduct; and thus exposes them to the danger of the judgment of eternal death.\n“Whosoever is angry with his brother\, shall be in danger of the judgment”. Anger\nis so pernicious to man\, that it even disfigures his countenance. No matter how\ncomely and gentle he may be\, he shall\, as often as he yields to the passion of\nanger\, appear to be a monster and a wild beast full of terror… But\, if anger\ndisfigures us before men\, how much more deformed will it render us in the eyes\nof God!…\nBut you will perhaps say: If I resent such an injury\, God will have pity on\nme\, because I have just grounds for resentment. Who\, I ask\, has told you\, that\nyou have just grounds for seeking revenge? It is you\, whose understanding is\nclouded by passions\, that say so. I have already said\, that anger obscures the\nmind\, and takes away our reason and understanding. As long as the passion of\nanger lasts\, you will consider your neighbour’s conduct very unjust and\nintolerable; but\, when your anger shall have passed away\, you shall see that his\nact was not so bad as it appeared to you. But\, though the injury be grievous\, or\neven more grievous\, God will not have compassion on you\, if you seek revenge.\nNo; he says: vengeance for sins belongs not to you\, but to me; and when the time\nshall come\, I will chastise them as they deserve… But let us pass to the things…\nwhich will assist you to overcome this vice… \nIn the first place\, it is necessary to know that it is not possible for human\nweakness\, in the midst of so many occasions\, to be altogether free from every\nmotion of anger… All our efforts must be directed to the moderation of the\nfeeling of anger which spring up in the soul. How are they to be moderated? By\nmeekness. This is called the virtue of the lamb–that is\, the beloved virtue of\nJesus Christ. Because\, like a lamb\, without anger or even complaint\, he bore the\nsorrows of his passion and crucifixion…\nA certain monk once passed through a corn field: the owner of the field ran\nout\, and spoke to him in very offensive and injurious language. The monk\nhumbly replied: Brother\, you are right; I have done wrong; pardon me. By this\nanswer the husbandman was so much appeased\, that he instantly became calm\,\nand even wished to follow the monk\, and to enter into religion. The proud make\nuse of the humiliations they receive to increase their pride; but the humble and\nthe meek turn the contempt and insults offered them into an occasion of\nadvancing in humility…\nThe meek are useful to others; because\, as… St. Chrysostom says\, there is\nnothing better calculated to draw others to God\, than to see a Christian meek and\ncheerful when he receives an injury or an insult… The reason is\, because virtue is\nknown by being tried; and\, as gold is tried by fire\, so the meekness of men is\nproved by humiliation…\nWhen we meet with crosses\, persecutions\, and injuries\, let us turn to God\,\nwho commands us to bear them with patience; and thus we shall always avoid\nanger. Remember the fear of God\, and be not angry with thy neighbour. Let us\ngive a look at the will of God\, which disposes things in this manner for our merit\,\nand anger\, shall cease. Let us give a look at Jesus crucified\, and we shall not have\ncourage to complain. \n5 St. Alphonsus Liguori. The Sermons of St. Alphonsus Liguori – For All the Sundays of the Year.\nRockford\, IL: Tan Books and Publishers\, INC\, 1982. 254-255\, 257-259.
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