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CONTENTS.
Copy of the Copyright to the first American Edition 2
Approbation of the Most Rev. Archbishop of Baltimore 3
Approbations to the first American Edition 4
Preface to the present Edition 5
Preface to the first American Edition. 7
How to Meditate or pray Mentally 17
FROM NOVEMBER TO ADVENT.
All Saints. Christ the head of the saints 10
First Sunday. Christ as King 20
Second Sunday. Christ your Father 22
Third Sunday. Christ your Brother 23
Fourth Sunday. Christ your Master 24
The End of Man 26
The Duty of Man towards God 28
The Sin of Lucifer 31
The Sin of our first parents 32
Grievousness of Mortal Sin 33
Venial Sin 39.
Death 43
The Particular Judgment 49
The General Judgment 51
Hell 54
Purgatory 57
FROM ADVENT TO CHRISTMAS.
First Sunday of Advent. Christ your Judge 60
Imitating the life of Christ 61
The Decree concerning the Incarnation 63
Choice of the Blessed Virgin for Mother 68
Second Sunday of Advent. Christ the expectation of the Gentiles 68
The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin 69
The Angel's Salutation 70
The Delivery of the Message 71
The Virgin's reply 72
The Virgin's consent 74
The Accomplishment of the Incarnation 75
Third Sunday of Advent. Christ the Anointed of the Lord 76
The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin 77
Her Entrance into the house of Elizabeth 78
The Canticle Magnificat 79
The Virgin's stay with St. Elizabeth 81
The Nativity of St. John the Baptist 82
Fourth Sunday of Advent. Christ the Guest of your Soul 84
The Blessed Virgin's virginity revealed to St. Joseph 86
The Expectation of the Virgin's delivery 88
Journey of the Virgin to Bethlehem 91
Christmas Day. Christ a little one 92
FROM CHRISTMAS TO SEPTUAGESIMA SUNDAY.
The Birth of Christ 93
The Message sent to the Shepherds 97
The Adoration of the Shepherds 100
The Circumcision. Christ as Jesus or Saviour 101
Our Lord's Circumcision 102
Spiritual Circumcision 105
The Epiphany. Christ as your Sovereign 108
First Sunday after Epiphany. Christ a Teacher of Justice 109
The Journey of the Wise Men 110
Herod's inquiry after Christ 113
Arrival of the Wise Men. 114
Offerings of the Wise Men 116
Return of the Wise Men. 117
Second Sunday after Epiphany. Christ the Spouse of your Soul. 119
Purification of the Virgin 120
Christ's Presentation in the Temple 121
Simeon's Prophecy 123
The Prophetess Anna 127
Third Sunday after Epiphany. Christ as Physician of your Soul. 128
Christ's Flight into Egypt 129
Murder of the Holy Innocents 133
Christ's Return from Egypt 135
Virtues which Christ exercised in His Infancy 136
Fourth Sunday after Epiphany. Christ the Peace of your Soul 138
Christ Going up to the Temple 139
Christ Sought for by His Parents 141
Christ Found by His Parents 142
Christ's Obedience to His Parents 143
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany. Christ the Good Seed of your Soul. 145
Christ's Growing in Age and Wisdom 147
Necessity of Advancing in Virtue 149
Life of Christ from his Twelfth to his Thirtieth Year 151
FROM SEPTUAGESIMA SUNDAY TO EASTER.
Observations concerning the Meditations on the Passion of Christ 154
Septuagesima Sunday. Christ the Master of the Vineyard of your Soul 156
Christ invites all to Contemplate His Passion 157
Christ's Passion in General 158
Sexagesima Sunday. Christ the Seed of Life 164
Christ foretells His Passion to His Disciples 165
Christ's solemn Entrance into Jerusalem 166
Christ is sold by Judas 169
The Pascal Lamb 170
Christ Washes His Disciples' Feet 171
Quinquagesima Sunday. Christ the Light of your Soul 173
Institution of the Holy Eucharist 175
Christ's Sermon after Supper 177
Christ's Prayer in the Garden 179
Christ's Bloody Sweat 180
First Sunday in Lent. Christ your Captain 182
Christ meets Judas and his followers 183
Judas betrays Christ with a kiss 184
Christ casts His enemies on the Ground 185
Christ is bound 187
Christ is led to Annas 188
Christ receives a blow in the house of Annas 190
Second Sunday in Lent. Christ the Transfiguration of your Soul 191
Christ is Accused before Caiphas 192
Injuries received in the house of Caiphas 193
St. Peter's Denying Christ 196
Despair of Judas 199
Third Sunday in Lent. Christ the Guardian of your Soul 200
Christ is led from Caiphas to Pilate 201
Christ is Accused before Pilate 203
Christ is sent to Herod 204
Barabbas is Preferred to Christ 205
Christ is Scourged at the Pillar 207
Fourth Sunday in Lent. Christ the Food of your Soul 209
Christ is Crowned with Thorns 210
"Behold the Man" 211
Christ is Condemned to Death 214
Christ carries His Cross 215
Christ meets His blessed Mother 216
Passion Sunday. Christ a hidden God 218
Crucifixion of our Lord 219
Christ's First word on the Cross 222
Second word 224
Third word 225
Palm Sunday. Christ as King. 226
Fourth word 227
Fifth word 229
Christ's last words and Death 230
Maunday Thursday. Christ our Redeemer 231
Good Friday. Summary of our Lord's Passion 232
Our Lord's burial 234
Observations regarding the following Meditations 233
FROM EASTER TO PENTECOST.
Easter Sunday. Christ our Resurrection 237
Christ's Resurrection 238
Christ's apparition to His blessed Mother 240
Apparition of Angels at the Sepulchre 241
Christ appears to Mary Magdalene 242
Christ appears to the other women. 243
Christ appears to Peter and John 245
Low Sunday. Christ the Prince of Peace 246
The Disciples going to Emmaus 247
Christ appearing in the absence of Thomas 249
Christ appears in the presence of Thomas 252
Why Christ retained His wounds in His glorified Body 254
Second Sunday after Easter. Christ the Good Shepherd 255
Christ appearing to the seven Disciples 256
Christ commits His Sheep to Peter 259
Christ appears to His Disciples on the Mount 260
Other apparitions during the forty days 261
Different circumstances which attended Christ's apparitions 262
Third Sunday after Easter. Christ the Comforter of your Soul 264
The benefit of creation 265
The benefit of preservation 267
The benefit of redemption 269
Fourth Sunday after Easter. Christ your Advocate 272
The benefit of adoption 273
Benefits from the sacraments 276
Benefits from the guardianship of the Angels 278
Benefits from the patronage of Saints 279
Fifth Sunday after Easter. Christ the Bestower of all good Gifts. 280
The benefit of prayer 281
Ascension Day. Christ the King of Glory 286
Christ's Ascension 287
Sunday in the Octave of the Ascension. Christ the Pledge of future Glory 289
The Glory of Heaven 290
Expectation of the Holy Ghost 295
FROM PENTECOST TO ADVENT OR NOVEMBER.
Pentecost Sunday. Christ as a Fire 298
Descent of the Holy Ghost 299
Gifts of the Holy Ghost 301
Fruits of the Holy Ghost 303
Life of the first Christians 304
Trinity Sunday. Christ the Second Person of the Trinity 305
First Person of the Trinity 306
Second Person of the Trinity 308
Third Person of the Trinity 309
Corpus Christi 310
The Holy Eucharist compared with the Manna 312
Sunday in the Octave of Corpus Christi. The Holy Eucharist as a Banquet 314
The Holy Eucharist compared with the Tree of Life 317
To receive the Holy Eucharist 321
Third Sunday after Pentecost. Christ as a Shepherd. 324
The Life and Doctrine of Jesus Christ, from His Baptism to His Passion
Preaching of John the Baptist 325
The Jews' message to John 328
Baptism of Christ 330
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost. Christ the Director of your Actions 332
Christ's retiring into the Desert 333
Fasting of Christ 335
Temptations of Christ in the Desert 336
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost. Christ a Sacrifice 341
Call of the Apostles 343
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost. Christ your Viaticum 350
Three classes of persons who follow Christ 351
Call of the Rich Young Man 355
Vocation in general 357
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost. Christ a Good Tree. 358
Marriage feast of Cana in Gallilee 360
Driving the buyers and sellers out of the Temple 363
Christ's discourse with Nicodemus 366
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost. Christ exacting an Account of your Stewardship 367
Christ's Sermon on the Mount 368
The Beatitudes. 371
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost. Christ a merciful Lord 376
"You are the salt of the earth" 382
"You are the light of the world " 383
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost. Christ our Propitiation 384
The Lord's Prayer 385
Other Lessons given on the Mount 388
Christ sending His Disciples to preach 389
The Disciples returning from preaching 391
Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost. Christ the Giver of Hearing and Speech to your Soul 393
John's Message to Christ 394
Martyrdom of John 397
The Five thousand fed in the Desert 398
Christ flies to avoid being made King 400
Twelfth Sunday # after Pentecost. Christ the good Samaritan 402
Christ stills the Tempest 403
Christ walks on the water 404
Peter walks on the water 405
Peter's confession 407
Christ promises the Primacy to Peter 408
Christ reprehends Peter 409
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Christ a Priest 410
Christ's Transfiguration 412
Petition of the two Sons of Zebedee 415
Who is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven 418
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Christ your Lord 419
Conversions and Cures wrought by our Saviour.
Conversion of Mary Magdalene 420
Conversion of the Samaritan Woman 423
The Woman taken in Adultery 125
The Woman of Canaan 426
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Christ the Life of your Soul.. 428
Conversion of Zacheus 429
Christ cures the Centurion's servant 431
Christ cures Peter's mother-in-law 434
Christ cures the Ruler's son 435
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Christ the Guest of your Soul. 436
The Sick Man at the Probatic pond 437
Cure of the Paralytic 440
Cure of the withered hand 442
Cure of the Woman bent down 443
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost. Christ the Love of your Soul 445
Cure of the Leper 446
Cure of the Ten Lepers 448
Cure of the Deaf and Dumb Man 452
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Christ the Strength of your Soul 454
The Man that was born blind 455
The Blind Man of Jerico 457
The Blind Man of Bethsaida 459
Cure of the Lunatic Child 460
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Christ the Friend of your Soul 462
The woman cured of the Issue of Blood 464
Raising of the Ruler's daughter 465
Raising of the Widow's son in Nairn 466
The Resurrection of Lazarus 468
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost. Christ a Worker of Miracles 471
The Rich Glutton and Lazarus 472
The Prodigal Son 475
The Man that fell among the Thieves 177
Twenty first Sunday after Pentecost. Christ a Patient Creditor. 480
The Laborers in the Vineyard 481
The Invitation to the Marriage Feast 484
The Ten Virgins 486
Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost. Christ a Teacher of Truth 489
The Talents 490
The Vineyard let out to husbandmen 493
The Wicked Steward 495
The Wise and Foolish Man 496
Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost. Christ the Salvation of your Soul 497
The Sower. 498
The Cockle 499
The Mustard Seed 501
The Leaven 502
The Treasure hidden in the field 503
The Pearl 504
Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost. Eternity and Time 505
The Lost Sheep 505
The Pharisee and the Publican 506
The Faithful and Wise Steward 508
Girding of the Loins 509
The Vine and its branches 510
The Barren Fig-Tree 511

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Internet Archive
MeditationsForEveryDayInTheYear
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