| Editor’s Foreword |
5 |
| Scriptural Exhortations |
7 |
| Preface |
9 |
| To the Gentle Reader |
13 |
| Book I |
| PART FIRST — THE MAIDEN’S WREATH. |
| 1. The Sunflower — Faith. |
| I. How Great a Blessing Is the True Faith |
29 |
| II. Keep the Faith |
33 |
| III. Whose is this Image? |
37 |
| IV. Be Vigilant |
41 |
| 2. The Ivy — Hope. |
| V. Hope in the Lord |
46 |
| VI. God Doeth All Things Well |
50 |
| VII. The Blessed Fruits of Patience |
54 |
| VIII. Weep Not! |
58 |
| 3. The Peony — Love of God. |
| IX. Sursum Corda! Lift up Your Hearts! |
62 |
| X. Let the Love of God Dwell in Your Heart |
67 |
| XI. The Miracle of Love |
72 |
| XII. Love upon the Altar |
76 |
| XIII. In the Bright Days of Youth |
80 |
| 4. The Rose — Love of Our Neighbor. |
| XIV. Kindheartedness |
85 |
| XV. Honor thy Father and thy Mother |
89 |
| XVI. An Earnest oi Future Blessings |
93 |
| XVII. The Ambassadors of Christ |
98 |
| XVIII. What Friendship Ought to Be |
102 |
| XIX. It is Difficult yet not Impossible |
107 |
| 5. The Carnation — Obedience. |
| XX. Our Great Exemplar |
111 |
| XXI. A Careful Mother |
115 |
| XXII. Obedience the Christian’s Ornament |
120 |
| XXIII. Some Objections Which May Be Urged |
123 |
| 6. The Forget-me-not — Piety. |
| XXIV. The Real Flower |
128 |
| XXV. “Remember Thy Last End” |
132 |
| XXVI. “One Thing is Necessary” |
136 |
| XXVII. Do Not Imitate Eve |
140 |
| XXVIII. Imitate Mary |
145 |
| XXIX. A Ladder to Heaven |
149 |
| XXX. A Fount of Healing |
154 |
| XXXI. Is Confession Difficult? |
159 |
| XXXII. The Table of the Lord |
163 |
| XXXIII. The Robe of Piety |
168 |
| 7. The Violet — Humility. |
| XXXIV. The Maiden’s Ornament |
173 |
| XXXV. Humility is Essential to Salvation |
177 |
| XXXVI. The Fruits of Humility |
182 |
| 8. The Daffodil — Industry. |
| XXXVII. The Value of Work |
187 |
| XXXVIII. Love of Work |
191 |
| XXXIX. Away from Home |
195 |
| 9. The Narcissus — Truthfulness. |
| XL. False Prophets |
199 |
| XLI. Truth Before All |
203 |
| XLII. Let Your Speech Be Always with Charity |
208 |
| XLIII. There Is no Great Harm in It! |
212 |
| XLIV. Calumny and Contempt |
216 |
| XLV. Sins Committed by Hearing |
220 |
| XLVI. A Small, but Dangerous Member |
225 |
| PART SECOND — A WREATH OF LILIES. |
| 1. The Lily in Untarnished Splendor. |
| XLVII. How Beautiful Is the Chaste Generation! |
233 |
| XLVIII. Blessed Are the Clean of Heart |
237 |
| XLIX. Fight and Conquer |
241 |
| L. Take Courage! |
245 |
| 2. The Lily and Her Enemies. |
| LI. The Enemy in Our Own Heart |
249 |
| LII. The Enemy in Human Shape |
253 |
| LIII. The Enemy in Finery and External Attractions |
257 |
| LIV. The Enemy in Our Eyes |
261 |
| LV. The Enemy in What We Hear and Read |
264 |
| LVI. The Enemy in the Ballroom |
268 |
| LVII. The Enemy in the Theatre |
272 |
| 3. The Faded Lily. |
| LVIII. What a Misfortune! |
275 |
| LIX. The Consequences of That Misfortune |
278 |
| LX. The Lily Fades! To What an End+ Does this Lead! |
281 |
| 4. The Lily Protected and Cared for. |
| LXI. The Sentinels Who Guard the Lily of Chastity |
284 |
| LXII. Sunshine |
288 |
| LXIII. Celestial Dew |
292 |
| LXIV. A Mother’s Care |
296 |
| PART THIRD — AT THE PARTING OF THE WAYS. |
| 1. Which Is My Path? |
| LXV. The Decision to Be Made |
303 |
| LXVI. Useful Advice |
307 |
| LXVII. The Means to Make a Wise Choice |
311 |
| 2. The Married State. |
| LXVIII. Ought I to Marry? |
316 |
| LXIX. Whom Should I Marry? |
320 |
| LXX. The Time of Courtship |
324 |
| LXXI. Marry a Catholic |
327 |
| LXXII. Are Mixed Marriages Happy? |
331 |
| LXXIII. The Conditions Under Which the Church Tolerates Mixed Marriages |
336 |
| 3. The Religious State. |
| LXXIV. The Happiness of a Religious Vocation |
339 |
| LXXV. The Sacrifices of a Religious Vocation |
344 |
| LXXVI. The Signs of a Religious Vocation |
349 |
| 4. Unmarried Life in the World. |
| LXXVII. The Value of Virginity |
354 |
| LXXVIII. The So-called “Old Maids” |
357 |
| PART FOURTH — FAMILY LIFE. |
| 1. Religion the Foundation of Family Life |
| LXXIX. The Happiness of Family Life |
367 |
| LXXX. The Safeguard of Family Life |
371 |
| LXXXI. The Peace of Family Life |
374 |
| 2. The Religious Education of Children. |
| LXXXII. Happiness or Misery |
378 |
| LXXXIII. Begin the Work Early |
382 |
| LXXXIV. The Principal Factors and Supports in the Training of a Child |
385 |
| LXXXV. Studies: Higher Education |
389 |
| LXXXVI. The Blessing from Above |
395 |
| 3. The Housewife’s Adorning. |
| LXXXVII. Beautiful Apparel |
399 |
| LXXXVIII. Gold Ornaments |
403 |
| LXXXIX. Diamonds |
407 |
| XC. Precious Stones |
410 |
| PART FIFTH — A FEW CONCLUDING WORDS. |
| XCI. Farewell |
419 |
| A Rule of Life |
423 |
| The Art of Being Happy |
426 |
| Book II. Devotions. |
| PART FIRST. |
| DAILY PRAYERS |
435 |
| Morning Prayers |
435 |
| Morning Offering of the Apostleship of Prayer |
436 |
| Short Act of Consecration before a Picture of the Sacred Heart |
437 |
| Acts of Faith, Hope, and Love |
438 |
| Prayer before Instruction |
438 |
| Prayer after Instruction |
438 |
| Grace before Meals |
439 |
| Grace after Meals |
439 |
| Indulgenced Aspirations and Short Prayers |
440 |
| Evening Prayers |
451 |
| Prayers to Obtain a Good Death |
452 |
| DEVOTIONS FOR MASS |
455 |
| A Method of Assisting at the holy Sacrifice of the Altar by Following the Ordinary of the Mass |
463 |
| A Mode of Hearing Mass in Honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
481 |
| DEVOTIONS FOR CONFESSION |
495 |
| Prayers before Confession |
495 |
| Examination of Conscience for Young Women |
496 |
| Acts of Contrition |
503 |
| Resolution of Amendment |
504 |
| Prayers after Confession |
504 |
| DEVOTIONS FOR COMMUNION |
505 |
| Acts of Faith, Adoration, Contrition, Humility, Hope, Charity, and Desire before Communion |
506 |
| Acts of Humility, Thanksgiving and Oblation, Love, and Petition after Communion |
507 |
| Indulgenced Prayer before a Crucifix |
509 |
| Petitions and Offerings after Holy Communion |
510 |
| Indulgenced Acts in Honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus |
514 |
| Promises and Resolutions to be Made by Frequent Communicants |
517 |
| Simple Acts and Prayers for Holy Communion |
522 |
| Prayer of Ven. Father Olier |
525 |
| Suscipe: Prayer of St. Ignatius |
525 |
| Anima Christi |
526 |
| THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS |
528 |
| Stabat Mater |
539 |
| LITANIES APPROVED BY THE CHURCH |
543 |
| Litany of the Holy Name of Jesus |
543 |
| Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus |
546 |
| Litany of the Blessed Virgin |
550 |
| Litany of the Saints |
553 |
| A VISIT TO THE BLESSED SACRAMENT |
565 |
| Prayer of St. Alphonsus Liguori |
565 |
| Spiritual Communion |
567 |
| Acts of Reparation to Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament |
570 |
| Acts of Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus |
571 |
| A Short Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus |
574 |
| An Act of Consecration Recommended to the Children of Mary |
574 |
| A Prayer for the Church and for the Civil Authorities |
575 |
| VARIOUS PRAYERS AND NOVENAS |
577 |
| Prayer in Honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and other Petitions Suitable after Communion and at Visits to the Blessed Sacrament, also in connection with a Novena |
577 |
| Prayer of St. Alphonsus Liguori to the Blessed Virgin Mary |
580 |
| Prayer of St. Aloysius Gonzaga to the Blessed Virgin |
581 |
| Prayer and Consecration to Our Lady of Perpetual Help |
581 |
| Chaplet in Honor of the Immaculate Heart of Mary |
582 |
| Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help |
584 |
| Prayer to Our Lady of Good Counsel |
585 |
| Indulgenced Novenas in Honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
585 |
| Eleven Novenas in Honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
585 |
| Novena for any Festival and for any Special Occasion |
587 |
| The Mysteries of the Holy Rosary |
589 |
| The Four Great Anthems of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
590 |
| Alma Redemptoris |
590 |
| Ave Regina Coelorum |
592 |
| Regina Coeli |
593 |
| Salve Regina |
594 |
| Prayer to St. Joseph for the October Devotions |
596 |
| Another Approved Version of the Same Prayer |
596 |
| Act of Consecration to St. Joseph |
597 |
| Prayer to St. Joseph for a Happy Death |
597 |
| Prayer to St. Joseph for Perseverance |
598 |
| Novena in Honor of St. Joseph |
598 |
| Prayers in Honor of St. Joseph for the Agonizing |
599 |
| Prayer to St. Joseph Patron of the Universal Church |
599 |
| Prayer to the Angel Guardian |
600 |
| Antiphon to the Archangel Michael |
601 |
| Prayer to St. Raphael, Archangel |
601 |
| Prayer to the Archangel Gabriel |
601 |
| Prayer to St. Anne |
601 |
| The Novena of Grace in Honor of St. Francis Xavier, Apostle of the Indies |
602 |
| Devout Exercises of the Six Sundays in Honor of St. Aloysius Gonzaga |
604 |
| Prayers to St. Anthony |
606 |
| Prayer to St. Stanislaus Kostka |
607 |
| Prayer in Honor of St. Agnes |
607 |
| Prayer to St. Lucy |
608 |
| Prayer to St. Rose of Lima |
609 |
| Prayer to St. Agatha |
609 |
| Prayer to any Virgin-Saint |
610 |
| Prayer for divine Direction in the Choice of a State of Life |
611 |
| Indulgenced Prayer for a Christian Family |
612 |
| PART SECOND. |
| THE SODALITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. |
| The Object of this Association |
614 |
| Obligations of the Members |
615 |
| Indulgences |
615 |
| SODALITY DEVOTIONS |
617 |
| The Solemn Reception of New Members |
617 |
| Synopsis of the Rite of Reception |
617 |
| Ceremony of Solemn Reception |
617 |
| Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament |
628 |
| Pious Exercises and Prayers for Regular and Occasional Meetings |
635 |
| DEVOTIONS FOR THE MONTH OF MAY |
639 |
| Indulgences for the Month of May |
640 |
| Three Offerings in Honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
641 |
| St. Aloysius’ Act of Consecration |
642 |
| Prayer to our Queen of the Most Holy Rosary |
642 |
| MEDITATIONS ON THE LIFE OF MARY |
643 |
| Introduction |
643 |
| Mary’s Vocation |
643 |
| Hymn to the Blessed Virgin, “Ave Maris Stella” |
648 |
| 1st Day. — Mary’s Immaculate Conception |
649 |
| 2nd Day. — Mary’s First Graces |
651 |
| 3rd Day. — Mary’s Earliest Gift |
652 |
| 4th Day. — God’s Design in Beautifying Mary |
652 |
| 5th Day. — The Birth of Mary. |
653 |
| 6th Day. — The Presentation of Mary in the Temple |
654 |
| 7th Day. — Mary’s Life in the Temple |
655 |
| 8th Day. — Mary’s Espousals |
656 |
| 9th Day. — The Marriage of Mary |
657 |
| 10th Day. — The Annunciation |
658 |
| 11th Day. — The Incarnation |
659 |
| 12th Day. — The Visitation |
660 |
| 13th Day. — Mary’s Time of Expectancy |
661 |
| 14th Day. — The Nativity |
661 |
| 15th Day. — Mary’s Purification |
662 |
| 16th Day. — Simeon’s Prophecy to Mary |
663 |
| 17th Day. — The Flight into Egypt |
664 |
| 18th Day. — Mary’s Life at Nazareth |
665 |
| 19th Day. — Mary’s Loss of Jesus for Three Days |
666 |
| 20th Day. — The Death of St. Joseph |
667 |
| 21st Day. — Mary at Cana |
668 |
| 22nd Day. — Mary During Our Lord’s Public Life |
668 |
| 23nd Day. — Mary Meets Jesus Carrying the Cross |
669 |
| 24th Day. — Mary at the Foot of the Cross |
670 |
| 25th Day. — Jesus is Placed in His Mother’s Arms |
671 |
| 26th Day. — Mary Sees Jesus Laid in the Sepulchre |
672 |
| 27th Day. — Jesus Appears to Mary after the Resurrection |
673 |
| 28th Day. — Mary the Mother of the Infant Church |
674 |
| 29th Day. — Mary’s Death |
674 |
| 30th Day. — Mary’s Assumption into Heaven. |
675 |
| 31st Day. — Mary’s Coronation as Queen of Heaven |
676 |
| Hymn, “Mary, Thy Heart” |
678 |
| Hymn, “Holy God, We Praise Thy Name” |
678 |
