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| PART FIRST. |
| Explanation of the Salve Regina. |
| Chapter I. Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy. |
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| I. How great should be our Confidence in Mary, who is the Queen of Mercy. |
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| Example. |
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| Prayer. |
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| II. How much our Confidence in Mary should be Increased, because she is our Mother. |
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| Example. |
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| Prayer. |
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| III. The Greatness of the Love which this Mother bears us. |
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| Example. |
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| Prayer. |
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| IV. Mary, our Queen, our Mother. |
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| Example. |
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| Prayer. |
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| Chapter II. Our Life, our Sweetness. |
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| I. Mary is our Life, because she obtains for us the Pardon of our Sins. |
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| Example. |
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| Prayer. |
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| II. Mary is also our Life, because she obtains for us Perseverance. |
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| Example. |
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| Prayer. |
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| III. Mary our Sweetness; she renders Death Sweet to her Clients. |
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| Example. |
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| Prayer. |
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| Chapter III. Mary, our Hope. |
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| I. Mary is the Hope of All. |
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| Example. |
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| Prayer. |
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| II. Mary is the Hope of Sinners. |
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| Example. |
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| Prayer. |
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| Chapter IV. To Thee do we cry, poor banished Children of Eve. |
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| I. The Promptitude of Mary in Assisting those who Invoke her. |
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| Example. |
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| Prayer. |
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| II. The Greatness of the Power of Mary to Defend those who Invoke her when tempted by the Devil. |
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| Example. |
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| Prayer. |
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| Chapter V. To Thee do we Sigh, Mourning and Weeping, in this Valley of Tears. |
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| I. The Necessity of the Intercession of Mary for our Salvation. |
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| Example. |
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| Prayer of St. Peter Damian. |
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| II. The Same Subject Continued. |
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| Example. |
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| Prayer. |
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| Chapter VI. O Gracious Advocate. |
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| I. Mary is an Advocate who is able to Save all. |
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| Example. |
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| Prayer of St. Ephrem. |
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| II. Mary is so tender an Advocate that she does not Refuse to Defend the Cause even of the Most Miserable. |
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| Example. |
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| Prayer of William, Bishop of Paris. |
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| III. Mary is the Peacemaker between Sinners and God. |
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| Example. |
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| Prayer. |
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| Chapter VII. Turn, then, Thine Eyes of Mercy towards us. |
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| Mary is all Eyes to Pity and Succor us in our Necessities. |
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| Example. |
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| Prayer of St. Anselm. |
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| Chapter VIII. And after this our Exile show unto us the Blessed Fruit of Thy Womb, Jesus. |
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| I. Mary delivers her Clients from Hell. |
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| Example. |
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| Prayer of St. Bernard. |
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| II. Mary leads her Servants to Heaven. |
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| Example. |
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| Prayer. |
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| Chapter IX. O Merciful, O Pious. |
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| How great are the Clemency and Compassion of Mary. |
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| Example. |
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| Prayer. |
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| Chapter X. O sweet Virgin Mary. |
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| The Sweetness of the Name of Mary during Life and at Death. |
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| Example. |
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| Prayer. |
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| The Virtues of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary. |
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| I. The Humility of Mary. |
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| II. Mary’s Charity towards God. |
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| III. Mary’s Charity towards her Neighbor. |
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| IV. Mary’s Faith. |
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| V. Mary’s Hope. |
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| VI. Mary’s Chastity. |
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| VII. Mary’s Poverty. |
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| VIII. Mary’s Obedience. |
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| IX. Mary’s Patience. |
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| X. The Spirit of Prayer and Meditation in Mary. |
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| PART SECOND. |
| Practices of Devotion in Honor of the Divine Mother. |
| The Hail Mary. |
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| Fasting. |
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| The Visiting of the Images of Mary. |
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| Confraternities of our Blessed Lady. |
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| Several other Practices in Honor of Mary. |
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| Ejaculatory Prayers. |
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| The Little Office and the Litany. |
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| Novenas. |
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| Meditations on the Litany of Loretto, for a Novena to the Blessed Virgin. |
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| Meditation I.: |
| I. Sancta Maria, ora pro nobis. — “Holy Mary, pray for us.”. |
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| II. Sancta Maria. — “Holy Mary.”. |
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| III. Sancta Dei Genitrix. — “Holy Mother of God.”. |
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| Meditation II.: |
| I. Mater divinae gratiae. — “Mother of Divine Grace.”. |
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| II. Mater purissima. — “Mother most Pure.”. |
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| III. Mater inviolata. — “Mother Undefiled.”. |
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| Meditation III.: |
| I. Mater amabilis. — “Mother most Amiable.”. |
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| II. Mater salvatoris. — “Mother of our Redeemer.”. |
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| III. Virgo veneranda. — “Virgin most Venerable.”. |
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| Meditation IV.: |
| I. Virgi praedicanda. — “Virgin most Renowned.” |
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| II. Virgo potens. — “Virgin most Powerful.” |
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| III. Virgo clemens. — “Virgin most Merciful.” |
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| Meditation V.: |
| I. Virgo fidelis. — “Virgin most Faithful.” |
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| II. Causa nostra laetitiae. — “Cause of our Joy.” |
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| III. Vas insigne devotionis. — “Vessel of Singular Devotion.”. |
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| Meditation VI.: |
| I. Domus aurea. — “House of Gold.”. |
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| Meditation VII.: |
| I. Rosa mystica. — “Mystical Rose.”. |
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| II. Turris Davidica. — “Tower of David.”. |
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| III. Faederis area.— “Ark of the Covenant.”. |
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| IV. Janua coeli. — “Gate of Heaven.”. |
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| Meditation VIII.: |
| I. Stella matutina. — “Morning Star.”. |
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| II. Salus infirmorum. — “Health of the Weak.”.. |
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| III. Refugium peccatorum. — “Refuge of Sin¬ ners”. |
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| Meditation IX.: |
| I. Consolatrix afflictorum. — “Comfortress of the Afflicted.”. |
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| II. Auxilium Christianorum. — “Help of Christians.”. |
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| III. Regina martyrum. — “Queen of Martyrs.”. |
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| The Feasts of Mary and their Appropriate Devotions. |
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| Feast of the Immaculate Conception. |
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| Historical Explanation. |
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| No vena for the Feast. |
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| At the beginning of the Novena. |
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| Preparatory Prayer. |
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| Meditations. |
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| Example. |
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| Prayer. |
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| Little Chaplet of the Immaculate Conception. |
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| Prayer to Obtain Purity. |
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| An Act of Faith in the Immaculate Conception. |
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| Little Office of the Immaculate Conception. |
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| Prayers which may be said after the Office of the Immaculate Conception. |
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| The Feast of the Purification. |
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| Historical Explanation. |
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| Novena for the Feast. |
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| Prayers. |
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| Meditations. |
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| Example. |
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| Prayer. |
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| The Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. |
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| Historical Explanation. |
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| Novena for the Feast. |
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| Considerations. |
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| Example. |
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| Prayer of St. Athanasius. |
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| Little Chaplet in Honor of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. |
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| The Feast of the Annunciation. |
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| Historical Explanation. |
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| Novena for the Feast. |
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| Meditation. |
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| Example. |
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| Prayer. |
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| The Feast of the Seven Dolors. |
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| Historical Explanation. |
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| Meditations on the Seven Dolors: |
| I. St. Simeon’s Prophecy. |
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| Example. |
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| Prayer. |
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| II. The Flight into Egypt. |
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| Example. |
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| Prayer. |
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| III. The. Loss of Jesus in the Temple. |
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| Example. |
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| Prayer. |
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| IV. The Meeting of Mary with Jesus when He was going to Death. |
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| Example. |
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| Prayer. |
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| V. The Death of Jesus. |
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| Example. |
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| Prayer. |
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| VI. The Piercing of the Side of Jesus, and His Descent from the Cross. |
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| Example. |
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| Prayer. |
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| VII. The Burial of Jesus. |
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| Example. |
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| Prayer. |
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| Little Rosary in Honor of the Seven Dolors of Mary. |
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| Explanation. |
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| Stabat Mater. |
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| The Feast of the Visitation. |
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| Historical Explanation. |
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| Novena for the Feast. |
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| Meditations. |
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| Example. |
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| Prayer of St. Jane Frances de Chantal. |
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| The Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and the Scapular. |
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| Historical Explanation. |
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| Example. |
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| Prayer to Obtain a Good Death. |
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| Novena for the Feast — a Devotion for those who wear the Brown Scapular. |
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| Special Prayer to Our Lady of Mount Carmel. |
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| The Feast of the Assumption. |
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| Historical Explanation. |
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| No vena for the Feast. |
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| Meditations. |
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| Example. |
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| A Prayer to the Blessed Virgin. |
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| The Feast of the Nativity. |
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| Historical Explanation. |
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| Novena for the Feast. |
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| Meditations. |
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| Example. |
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| Prayer of the Venerable Louis Blosius. |
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| The Rosary and its Feast. |
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| Historical Explanation. |
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| Example. |
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| Prayer of St. Bernard. |
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| Confraternity of the Rosary. |
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| The Living Rosary. |
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| Privileges and Indulgences. |
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| Meditations. |
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| The Five Joyful Mysteries. |
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| The Five Sorrowful Mysteries. |
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| The Five Glorious Mysteries. |
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| Consecration to Our Lady of the Rosary. |
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| Easy and Short Method of Saying the Rosary. |
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| The Feast of the Presentation. |
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| Historical Explanation. |
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| Novena for the Feast. |
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| Meditations. |
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| Example. |
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| Prayer. |
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| Devotions for the Month of May. |
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| Introduction. |
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| The Manner in which we should Practise the May Devotions. |
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| First Day: Prayer of St. Augustine. |
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| On the Means of Perfection. |
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| Prayer of St. Alphonsus Liguori. |
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| Second Day: On the Love of Pleasure. |
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| Third Day: On the Interior Passions. |
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| Fourth Day: On Anger. |
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| Fifth Day: On the Love of Persons. |
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| Sixth Day: On Self-will. |
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| Seventh Day: On Patience. |
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| Eighth Day: On External Mortification. |
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| Ninth Day: On Restraining the Tongue. |
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| Tenth Day: Love of Possessions. |
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| Eleventh Day: On Striving for Spiritual Treasures. |
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| Twelfth Day: On Charity towards our Neighbor. |
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| Thirteenth Day: On Exterior Charity. |
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| Fourteenth Day: Love of Self-esteem. |
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| Fifteenth Day: On Humbly Receiving Contempt. |
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| Sixteenth Day: On the Practice of Humility. |
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| Seventeenth Day: On True Love of God. |
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| Eighteenth Day: On Suffering. |
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| Nineteenth Day: Remembrance of God’s Presence. |
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| Twentieth Day: On Spiritual Communion. |
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| Twenty-first Day: On Holy Communion. |
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| Twenty -second Day : On Faith in the Blessed Sacrament. |
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| Twenty-third Day: On an Active Love of God. |
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| Twenty-fourth Day: On Prayer. |
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| Twenty-fifth Day: On the Exclusive Love of God. |
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| Twenty-sixth Day: On a Desire for Sanctity. |
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| Twenty-seventh Day: On Resolution. |
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| Twenty-eighth Day: On Confidence. |
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| Twenty-ninth Day: On the Continual Service of God. |
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| Thirtieth Day: On a Yearning for Paradise. |
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| Thirty-first Day: On a Happy Death. |
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| Various Prayers to Mary. |
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| Dedication of One’s Self to Mary. |
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| Offering of a Family to Mary. |
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| The Memorare. |
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| Prayers for Every Day in the Week. |
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| Sunday: To Obtain the Forgiveness of our Sins. |
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| Monday: To Obtain Holy Perseverance. |
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| Tuesday: To Obtain a Good Death. |
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| Wednesday : To Obtain Deliverance from Hell. |
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| Thursday: To Obtain Heaven. |
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| Friday: To Obtain Love towards her and Jesus Christ. |
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| Saturday: To Obtain her Patronage. |
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| PART THIRD. |
| General Prayers. |
| Morning Prayers: |
| An Act of Adoration. |
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| An Act of Faith. |
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| An Act of Hope. |
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| An Act of Charity. |
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| The Lord’s Prayer. |
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| The Angelical Salutation. |
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| The Apostles’ Creed. |
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| The Confiteor. |
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| Offering to the Blessed Virgin. |
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| The Litany of the Most Holy Name of Jesus. |
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| Prayers during the Day: |
| The Angelus. |
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| The Regina Cceli. |
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| Evening Prayers: |
| Examination of Conscience. |
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| Firm Purpose of Amendment. |
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| The Litany of the Blessed Virgin. |
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| De Profundis. |
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| Prayer for Protection during the Night. |
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| Devout Method of Hearing Mass in Honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary. |
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| Method of Hearing Mass (St. Leonard of Port Maurice). |
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| Mass for the Dead. |
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| Hymn: Dies Irae. |
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| Prayers for Confession. |
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| Before Confession. |
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| After Confession. |
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| Acts Before and After Communion. |
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| Before Communion. |
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| After Communion. |
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| Anima Christi. |
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| Vespers of the Blessed Virgin Mary. |
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| The Stations or Way of the Cross. |
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