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| Scriptural Exhortations |
i |
| Preface |
v |
| PART FIRST — THE PANOPLY OF WAR |
| The Shield of Faith |
| I. Is There a God? |
3 |
| II. The Creator and the Creature |
7 |
| III. The Music of the Soul |
11 |
| IV. Death is not Annihilation |
13 |
| V. History, not Legend |
17 |
| VI. Produce Your Witnesses |
22 |
| VII. Christ is Truly God |
25 |
| VIII. Christ Conquers |
29 |
| IX. Christ Reigns |
33 |
| X. A Rock in Mid-Ocean |
37 |
| XI. One True Church |
40 |
| XII. Your Most Precious Treasure |
44 |
| XIII. Be On Your Guard! |
48 |
| XIV. Poison in Tongue and Pen |
52 |
| XV. The Clouded Telescope |
62 |
| The Helmet of Hope |
| XVI. The Protection of the Christian |
65 |
| XVII. Providence Watches Over Us |
73 |
| XVIII. Resurrection and Recognition |
78 |
| XIX. Heaven on Earth |
82 |
| XX. Trust in God: Be of Good Cheer! |
87 |
| Father Columbiere’s Act of Hope and Confidence |
91 |
| The Arrow of the Love of God |
| XXI. Lift Up Your Heart |
92 |
| St. Francis Xavier’s Hymn of Love |
96 |
| XXII. All for the Love of Jesus |
97 |
| All for Thee, O Heart of Jesus |
102 |
| XXIII. The Pearl of Life |
102 |
| Pange Lingua Gloriosi |
105 |
| Tantum Ergo Sacramentum |
106 |
| XXIV. In the Bright Days of Youth |
106 |
| The Lance of the Fear of God |
| XXV. Not Pleasant but Profitable |
111 |
| XXVI. Behind the Veil |
116 |
| XXVII. Christian Courage |
119 |
| XVIII. Human Respect |
122 |
| The Sword of Respect for Authority |
| XXIX. A Glance at Nazareth |
126 |
| XXX. Honor Father and Mother |
129 |
| XXXI. The Pledge of Blessing |
133 |
| XXXII. The Ambassadors of Christ |
135 |
| XXXIII. The Dutiful Child of the Church |
140 |
| XXXIV. Diluted Catholicism |
143 |
| XXXV. A Few Objections |
147 |
| XXXVI. Secular Authority |
150 |
| XXXVII. Freedom |
154 |
| XXXVIII. The Catholic and His Native Land |
157 |
| XXXIX. The Catholic and Politics |
162 |
| The Breastplate of Justice |
| XL. To God the Things that are God’s |
165 |
| XLI. A Ladder to Heaven: Prayer |
169 |
| XLII. Raise Your Heart to God: Meditation |
181 |
| Mental Prayer |
184 |
| Prayers for Meditation |
192 |
| XLIII. A Place of Healing for Souls |
194 |
| XLIV. Is Confession Difficult? |
197 |
| XLV. The Table of the Lord |
202 |
| Veni, Domine Jesu |
206 |
| Holy Communion |
207 |
| XLVI. Truth Above All |
210 |
| XLVII. Be Faithful to Your Friends |
214 |
| XLVIII. To Every One His Own |
218 |
| The Girdle of Self-Control |
| XLIX. Deny Thyself |
222 |
| L. Take Up Thy Cross |
226 |
| LI. An Unpleasant Subject — Intemperance |
234 |
| 1. Total Abstinence |
234 |
| 2. The Evil of Drunkenness |
246 |
| 3. Temperance Resolutions |
253 |
| 4. Total Abstinence from a Catholic Point of View |
255 |
| What is the Pledge? |
258 |
| Is the Pledge a Remedy? |
259 |
| 5. How Devotion to St. Joseph Saved a Young Drunkard |
262 |
| LII. Enjoy Yourself with Moderation and Propriety |
263 |
| 1. Recreation — Card Playing — Gambling — Hobbies — Idleness |
269 |
| 2. Happiness in Goodness |
282 |
| 3. A New Virtue |
284 |
| The Vow of Work |
| LIII. The Serious Side of Life |
286 |
| LIV. Worth and Dignity of Labor |
290 |
| LV. The Trials of the Workman |
294 |
| LVI. How Ought You to Work? |
300 |
| LVII. Work and Wages |
303 |
| LVIII. Work and the Sunday Rest |
306 |
| LIX. Success |
309 |
| PART SECOND — CONFLICT AND CONQUEST |
| The Struggle and the Prize |
| LX. Your Most Precious Treasure |
315 |
| LXI. The Vision of God |
319 |
| The Enemy |
| LXII. The Enemy in Your Heart |
330 |
| LXIII. The Enemy in Your Eyes |
334 |
| LXIV. The Enemy in Human Form |
337 |
| LXV. The Enemy in Word and Pen |
340 |
| LXVI. The Enemy in Alcohol |
344 |
| LXVII. The Enemy in the Theater |
347 |
| LXVIII. The Enemy in Places of Amusement |
350 |
| Defeat |
| LXIX. What a Misfortune! |
354 |
| How to Conquer |
| LXX. Trusty Sentinels |
357 |
| LXXI. A Strong Bulwark |
360 |
| LXXII. Impassable Barricades |
365 |
| LXXIII. A Well-Furnished Storehouse |
368 |
| LXXIV. Holy Communion: Our Life and Our Strength |
372 |
| LXXV. Mary, Help of Christians |
381 |
| LXXVI. St. Joseph, the Universal Helper |
396 |
| Prayer to St. Joseph for the Preservation of Chastity |
400 |
| PART THIRD — ON THE JOURNEY OF LIFE |
| Manhood |
| LXXVII. Manliness |
403 |
| LXXVIII. Politeness |
417 |
| LXXIX. Cheerfulness |
421 |
| Eternity |
428 |
| LXXX. Kindness |
435 |
| Thoughts from Father Faber on Kindness |
439 |
| LXXXI. The Correct Thing |
443 |
| PART FOURTH — AT THE PARTING OF THE WAYS |
| LXXXII. The Decision |
455 |
| LXXXIII. Good Advice |
458 |
| LXXXIV. Effectual Means |
463 |
| The Married State |
| LXXXV. Ought You to Marry? |
468 |
| LXXXVI. The Companion of Your Life |
471 |
| LXXXVII. The Time of Courtship: “Company-Keeping” |
475 |
| LXXXVIII. Marry a Catholic |
483 |
| The Priesthood |
| LXXXIX. The Call to the Priesthood |
486 |
| The Religious State |
| XC. The Happiness of a Religious Vocation |
492 |
| XCI. Sacrifices of a Religious Vocation |
497 |
| All for Thee, O Heart of Jesus |
501 |
| A Few Concluding Words |
| XCII. Farewell |
502 |
| Wishing |
507 |
| To Jesus, Mary, and Joseph |
507 |
| PRAYERS AND DEVOTIONS |
| I. DAILY PRAYERS |
511 |
| Morning Prayer |
511 |
| Acts of Adoration, Thanksgiving, Faith, Hope, Love, Supplication, Contrition, and Consecration |
511 |
| Offering and Indulgenced Ejaculations |
513 |
| Morning Offering (Apostleship of Prayer) |
515 |
| Evening Prayer |
516 |
| Acts of Adoration, Contrition, and Love |
516 |
| Indulgenced Ejaculations |
517 |
| The Memorare |
518 |
| The De Profundis |
519 |
| Prayers During the Day |
522 |
| Grace Before and After Meals |
522 |
| Acts of Faith, Hope, and Love |
522 |
| The Angelus |
524 |
| II. MASS DEVOTIONS |
525 |
| The Ordinary of the Mass |
525 |
| Prayers after Mass |
574 |
| Mode of Assisting at Mass by Means of Indulgenced Prayers |
575 |
| III. CONFESSION DEVOTIONS |
615 |
| Examination of Conscience |
616 |
| Considerations for True Contrition |
622 |
| Acts of Contrition |
623 |
| Thanksgiving after Confession |
627 |
| IV. COMMUNION DEVOTIONS |
630 |
| Mass for Communion Days |
630 |
| Preparation for and Thanksgiving after Holy Communion |
630 |
| Indulgenced Prayer before a Crucifix |
649 |
| Thanksgiving of St. Thomas Aquinas |
650 |
| Jesus, Gentle Saviour |
651 |
| Prayer to the Blessed Virgin |
652 |
| Acts of Faith, Hope, Charity, Contrition, Desire, Humility, Love, Thanksgiving, Reparation, and Consecration |
653 |
| Petitions |
660 |
| Memento of the Living |
661 |
| Memento of the Dead |
661 |
| Jesus, Master, Teach Me |
662 |
| Final Prayers, Reflections, Resolutions |
663 |
| Prayer of Father Olier |
665 |
| Indulgenced Prayer before a Crucifix |
665 |
| V. THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS |
668 |
| Stabat Mater |
686 |
| VI. LITANIES APPROVED BY THE CHURCH |
686 |
| Litany of the Most Holy Name of Jesus |
686 |
| Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus |
689 |
| Litany of the Blessed Virgin |
692 |
| Litany of the Saints |
695 |
| Litany of St. Joseph |
703 |
| VII. BENEDICTION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT |
704 |
| O Salutaris Hostia |
706 |
| Tantum Ergo Sacramentum |
706 |
| Act of Reparation for Profane Language |
708 |
| VIII. PRAYERS TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS |
709 |
| Act of Reparation for First Friday |
709 |
| Acts of Consecration |
711 |
| Indulgenced Prayer to the Eucharistic Jesus |
713 |
| Prayer of St. Alphonsus Liguori |
714 |
| The Mysteries of the Holy Rosary |
716 |
| IX. PRAYERS TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN |
717 |
| Four Anthems of the Blessed Virgin |
717 |
| Novena in Honor of the Blessed Virgin for any Festival and Occasion |
723 |
| Prayer of St. Alphonsus to Mary |
725 |
| Indulgenced Acts of Consecration to Mary (for Members of the Sodality) |
726 |
| Indulgences for the Month of May |
728 |
| St. Aloysius’ Act of Consecration |
728 |
| Three Offerings to the Blessed Virgin |
729 |
| Anthem, Versicle, and Prayer to Mary |
730 |
| Indulgenced Ejaculations to Mary |
731 |
| Prayer to Our Lady of Sorrows |
732 |
| Favorite Prayers in Honor of Our Lady |
732 |
| X. VARIOUS PRAYERS |
735 |
| Prayer to St. Joseph for a Happy Death |
735 |
| Prayers to St. Aloysius |
736 |
| Prayers to St. Anthony |
738 |
| Prayer to St. Stanislaus |
740 |
| Prayer for the Church and for Civil Authorities |
740 |
| Prayer to St. Michael Archangel |
742 |
| Prayer to the Angel Guardian |
743 |
| Indulgenced Prayer for a Christian Family |
743 |
| Prayer to the Holy Family |
745 |
| XI. INDULGENCED EJACULATIONS AND PRAYERS |
746 |
| Prayer for the Conversion of Sinners |
747 |
| Prayer for a Happy Death |
747 |
| Prayer for the Church |
748 |
| Prayer to St. Joseph |
748 |
| Prayer to St. John Baptist de la Salle |
748 |
| Prayer to Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament |
749 |
| Prayer in Honor of the Holy Name |
749 |
| Invocation to the Holy Ghost |
750 |
| Ejaculations to the Blessed Sacrament |
750 |
| Versicles for the Souls in Purgatory |
751 |
| XII. THE SODALITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY |
751 |
| Prayers of the Sodality |
752 |
| Indulgences |
754 |
| Sodality Devotions |
756 |
| The Solemn Reception of New Members |
756 |
| Act of Consecration |
764 |
| The Magnificat |
767 |
| The Te Deum |
769 |
| Pious Exercises for Meetings |
774 |
| Holy God, We Praise Thy Name |
777 |
| XIII. QUIT |
778 |
| XIV A RULE OF LIFE |
770 |
