The Way Of Salvation: Meditations For Every Day Of The Year
CONTENTS.
PART I.
MEDITATIONS SUITABLE FOR ALL TIMES OF THE YEAR.
On eternal Salvation 1
On Sin, as It dishonours God 2
On the patience of God in waiting for sinners 4
Ou the certainty of death 6
On the loss of all things in death 7
On the great thought of Eternity 9
On the death of Jesus Christ 11
On abusing the mercy of God 12
On the emptiness and shortness of human life 14
On the contempt with which the sinner treats God 16
On the pain of loss 18
On the particular Judgment 20
On preparing for the particular Judgment 22
On the sufferings of the souls in hell in their mental faculties 23
On devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary 25
On Jesus suffering for our sins 27
On the one thing necessary 28
On the sinner's disobedience to God 30
On the merciful chastisements of God 32
On the patience of God with sinners 34
On Death, as the passage to Eternity 36
On reforming our lives before death 37
On the Lamb of God sacrificed for our sins 39
On the value of time 40
On the terrors of the dying man at the thought of approaching Judgment 42
On the fire of hell 44
On the vanity of all worldly things 45
On the number of our sins 47
On the folly of living enemies of God 49
On the sacred wounds of Jesus 50
On the great affair of salvation 52
On the frequent thought of death 53
On turning away from God by sin 55
On the mercy of God in calling sinners to repentance 56
On the soul's being presented before the tribunal of God 58
On the unhappy life of the sinner 59
On the love of Jesus crucified 61
On the will of God to save all 63
On the near approach of death 64
On God's abandoning the sinner in his sins 66
On the examination at the particular Judgment 67
On our journey to Eternity 69
On Jesus, the Man of Sorrows 70
On the folly of neglecting salvation 72
On the moment of death 73
On the desire of God to save sinners 75
On the sentence at the particular Judgment 76
On an unprovided death 78
On the eternity of hell 79
On the uncertainty of grace 81
On the death of Jesus for the love of man 83
On the certainty of being either saved or lost 84
On the certainty of death 86
On the vanity of the world 88
On provoking God by sin 89
On the last Judgment 91
On the intensity of the pains of hell 92
On the love of Christ crucified 94
On the irretrievable loss of the soul 96
On the certainty of death 97
On the love with which God receives the repentant sinner 99
On temptations to relapse 100
On the resurrection of the body 102
On the love of God in giving us his Son 103
On labouring in earnest to secure eternal salvation 106
On the appearance of the body immediately after death 107
On the state of the body in the grave 108
On being quickly forgotten after death 110
On the appearance of all mankind in the valley of Josaphat 112
On the blindness of those who say, if we be lost we shall not be lost alone 113
On the measure of grace 115
On loving God because he has died for us 116
On carefully attending to our salvation 118
On leaving all in death 119
On the moment of death 121
On the examination of our sins at the last day 123
On the great love of God for our souls 124
On the remorse of the reprobate 126
On Jesus, the King of love 128
On the miserable death of the sinner 129
On the happy death of the just man 131
On being at the point of death 132
On the rashness of the sinner in committing mortal sin 134
On the parable of the Prodigal Son 136
On the evil of lukewarmness 137
On giving ourselves to God without reserve 139
On the trouble and confusion of the hour of death 140
On provoking God by sin to depart from us 142
On the abuse of grace 143
On divine love victorious over God himself 145
On the sentence of the wicked at the last Judgment 146
On the sentence of the elect 148
On dishonouring God by sin 149
On the joy of Jesus at finding the lost sheep 151
On Jesus suffering the punishment due to our sins 152
On the happiness of possessing the grace of God, and the misery of being deprived of it 154
On conformity to the will of God 156
PART II.
MEDITATIONS FOR PARTICULAR TIMES AND DAYS OF THE YEAR.
Eight Meditations on the great mystery of the Incarnation of the Eternal Word ; for the first eight days of Advent, beginning with the first Sunday of Advent 158
Meditation First 158
Meditation Second 159
Meditation Third 161
Meditation Fourth 162
Meditation Fifth 164
Meditation Sixth 165
Meditation Seventh 167
Meditation Eighth 169
Novena for Christmas.
Nine Meditations, one for each day of the Novena.
Chaplet to be recited before each Meditation 170
Med. I. On the love of God in becoming man for us 171
Med. II. On the love of God in being born an infant 174
Med. III. On the poverty of Jesus from the time of his birth 175
Med. IV. On the humble life which Jesus began in his infancy 177
Med. V. On the suffering life of Jesus commenced from his birth 178
Med. VI. On the mercy of God in coming down from heaven to save us 180
Med. VII. On the flight of Jesus into Egypt 182
Med. VIII. On the life of Jesus in Egypt and at Nazareth 184
Med. IX. On the birth of Jesus in the stable of Bethlehem 185
Hymn to the Infant Jesus 187
On the feast of the Circumcision 188
On the Epiphany 189
On the feast of the sacred name Jesus 191
On St. Francis of Sales 192
Novena on the Litany of Loretto.
First Day 194
Second Day 196
Third Day 198
Fourth Day 199
Fifth Day 201
Sixth Day 203
Seventh Day 204
Eighth Day 206
Ninth Day 208
On the Purification of the Blessed Virgin. February 2 210
On St. Joseph. March 19 211
On the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin. March 25 213
Fifteen Meditations on the Passion of Jesus Christ, for the last fifteen days in Lent 215
On Jesus entering in triumph into Jerusalem 215
On Jesus praying in the garden 216
On Jesus taken and conducted to Caiphas 218
On Jesus led to Pilate and Herod, and Barabbas being preferred before him 220
On Jesus scourged at the pillar 222
On Jesus crowned with thorns and treated as a mock king 224
On Jesus presented to the people with the words, Behold the Man 225
On Jesus condemned by Pilate 227
On Jesus carrying his cross to Calvary 229
On Jesus nailed to the cross 231
On Jesus hanging on the cross 233
On the last words of Jesus on the cross 234
On Jesus dying on the cross 236
On Jesus dead upon the cross 238
On the Blessed Virgin Mary on Calvary at the death of Jesus 240
Three Meditations on Heaven, for Easter.
Meditation First 242
Meditation Second 244
Meditation Third 245
Novena of the Holy Ghost.
I. On the fire of divine love 248
II. On divine love as a light which enlightens us 250
III. On divine love as a fountain which satisfies our thirst 252
IV. On divine love as the dew which fertilizes our souls 254
V. On divine love as repose which refreshes us 255
VI. On divine love as the virtue which strengthens us 257
VII. On divine love inducing God to dwell in our souls 268
VIII. On divine love as a sacred bond which binds us 260
IX. On divine love as a treasure containing every good 262
X. On the means of loving God and 'becoming saints 264
Eight Meditations for the Octave of Corpus Christi.
I. On the love of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament 266
II. On Jesus residing upon our altars that he may be found by all 268
III. On the great gift of Jesus in theBlessed Sacrament 270
IV. On the great love of Jesus Christ shown to us in the most Holy Sacrament 271
V. On the union of the soul with Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament 273
VI. On the desire of Jesus Christ to be united with us in the Holy Communion 275
VII. On the Holy Communion as the means of obtaining perseverance in divine grace 277
VIII. On preparation before and thanksgiving after receiving the Holy Communion 279
July 2. On the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin 282
August 15. On the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin 283
September 8. On the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin 285
September 29. On St. Michael 287
October 2. On our Guardian Angels 288
October 16. On St. Teresa 290
Nov. 21. On the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin 292
Dec. 8. On the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin 293
PART III.
Rules of a Christian Life.
Chap. I. OnthemeansofcontinuinginthegraceofGod 296
Chap. II. Acts of Pious Practices to be observed 303
Sect. I. Acts on rising in the morning 303
II. Method of mental prayer 304
III. Acts before and after Confession and Communion 306
IV. Method of hearing Mass 312
V. Acts when visiting the Blessed Sacrament 312
VI. Night Prayers 314
VII. Prayers to the Blessed Virgin for every day in the week 317
Chap. III. On the practice of the Christian virtues 323
Sect. I. The practice of humility 323
II. The practice of mortification 326
III. The practice of charity towards our neighbour 329
IV. The practice of patience 332
V. The practice of conformity to the will of God 337
VI. The practice of purity of intention 340
VII. The practice of avoiding tepidity 342
VIII. The practice of devotion to the Blessed Virgin 344
IX. Practical means of acquiring the love of Jesus Christ 345
Darts of Fire: or, proofs given us by Jesus Christ of his love for us in the great work of our Redemption 347
Spiritual Maxims 387
Aspirations of love for Jesus Christ 389
Prayer of St. Bonaventure to Jesus Christ to obtain his holy love 391
A short prayer, which may be said every day, to Jesus Christ crucified, to obtain a happy death 392
Prayer to the Blessed Virgin to obtain for us the love of Jesus and a happy death 392

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