He was named a doctor because of the extraordinarily high value of his writings, which include major theological, philosophical, and spiritual works. Among his most famous works are:
- 📌The Confessions (his spiritual autobiography)
- 📌The City of God Link to free pdf copy: https://ia700408.us.archive.org/23/items/cityofgodtransla02auguuoft/cityofgodtransla02auguuoft.pdf
- 📌On Christian Doctrine
- 📌Handbook on Faith, Hope, and Love
➰ An interesting "FYI" about St. Augustine
"As a boy he became conscious of sin in a special way when he participated in a pointless act of theft. This made a profound impression on him and he later wrote about and regretted it.
In his spiritual autobiography, the Confessions, he described the incident:
'In a garden nearby to our vineyard there was a pear tree, loaded with fruit that was desirable neither in appearance nor in taste.
Late one night—to which hour, according to our pestilential custom, we had kept up our street games—a group of very bad youngsters set out to shake down and rob this tree.
We took great loads of fruit from it, not for our own eating, but rather to throw it to the pigs; even if we did eat a little of it, we did this to do what pleased us for the reason that it was forbidden.
Behold my heart, O Lord, behold my heart upon which you had mercy in the depths of the pit.
Behold, now let my heart tell you what it looked for there, that I should be evil without purpose and that there should be no cause for my evil but evil itself.
Foul was the evil, and I loved it [Confessions 2:4:9]."
Info from this site: http://www.ncregister.com/blog/jimmy-akin/st.-augustine-10-things-to-know-and-share/#ixzz3k4zhnyCS
➰ "Heavenly Father, we turn to you now with the intentions we hold in our hearts, as pray as St. Augustine has taught:
Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
enlighten our minds to perceive the mysteries
of the universe in relation to eternity.
Spirit of right judgment and courage,
guide us and make us firm in our baptismal decision
to follow Jesus’ way of love.
Spirit of knowledge and reverence,
help us to see the lasting value of justice
and mercy in our everyday dealings with one another.
May we respect life
as we work to solve problems of family and nation,
economy and ecology.
Spirit of God,
spark our faith,
hope and love into new action each day.
Fill our lives with wonder and awe
in your presence which penetrates all creation.
Intercede for us, , St. Augustine
That God may favorably hear our plea
And that He may grant us the grace
To accept His will in all things,
Through Jesus Christ, our Lord,
In the unity of the Holy Spirit,
One God forever and ever. Amen.
Info from this site:
http://www.discerninghearts.com/catholic-podcasts/st-augustine-hippo-novena-day-2/?utm_source=Daily+Update&utm_campaign=15e20be28d-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c1861f882b-15e20be28d-82979765&ct=t(RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN)
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