Prayer-book for religious : a complete manual of prayers and devotions for the use of the members of all religious communities : a practical guide to the particular examen and to the methods of meditation
"Whosoever doth not his cross and conic after Me,curryLuke xiv 27.can not be My disuplo."FOR RELIGIOUS:PRAYER-BOOKA COMPLETE MANUAL OFanb ebotion* for tee oftfje tljeof all Communities.&eltgfou*A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE PARTICULAR EXAMENAND TO THEMETHODSOFMEDITATIONBYREV. F. X. LASANCE,Author Visits toof" in the "The SacredJesus Tabernacle,"Heart Book? "Mass Devotions" etc.WITH COMPLETE ALPHABETICAL INDEX.REVISED EDITIONNEW,NEW CHICAGYORK, CINCINNATI,NZIOER BROTHERPRINTERS TO THE HOLY APOSTOLIC SEE AfHibil betat.REMY LAFORT,Librorum.CensorUmprtmatur.M. FARLEY,JOHNNew Ytrk.Archbishop ofNEW 16, 1904.YORK, May^XBY BENZIGER BROTHERS.&PYRIGHT, 1904,preface.THE characterand the of thisbook arepurpose clearlyindicated its title. It is a book of devotions andby prayers and for the use ofdesigned specially adapted Religious. It offers itself to them as a inhelpful companionall the exercises of it aims to assist them in thereligion ;and to instruct them inparticular general examination;the correct and methods of apractical making meditation,and to direct them how to converse with God mostpropand in and vocalmentalerly profitably prayer.It them with abundant devotions andsupplies prayersfor all the seasons of the ecclesiastical year.A member of one of our most illustrious ReligiousOrders remarked one in ourday quite casually presence,when devotional literature was the of conversation :topic"What we ...
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Whosoever doth not his cross and conic after Me,curry
Luke xiv 27.can not be My disuplo."FOR RELIGIOUS:PRAYER-BOOK
A COMPLETE MANUAL OF
anb ebotion* for tee oftfje tlje
of all Communities.&eltgfou*
A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE PARTICULAR EXAMEN
AND TO THEMETHODSOFMEDITATION
BY
REV. F. X. LASANCE,
Author Visits to
of" in the "The SacredJesus Tabernacle,"
Heart Book? "Mass Devotions" etc.
WITH COMPLETE ALPHABETICAL INDEX.
REVISED EDITIONNEW,
NEW CHICAGYORK, CINCINNATI,
NZIOER BROTHER
PRINTERS TO THE HOLY APOSTOLIC SEE AfHibil betat.
REMY LAFORT,
Librorum.Censor
Umprtmatur.
M. FARLEY,JOHN
New Ytrk.Archbishop of
NEW 16, 1904.YORK, May
^X
BY BENZIGER BROTHERS.&PYRIGHT, 1904,preface.
THE characterand the of thisbook arepurpose clearly
indicated its title. It is a book of devotions andby pray
ers and for the use ofdesigned specially adapted Relig
ious. It offers itself to them as a inhelpful companion
all the exercises of it aims to assist them in thereligion ;
and to instruct them inparticular general examination;
the correct and methods of apractical making meditation,
and to direct them how to converse with God most
prop
and in and vocalmentalerly profitably prayer.
It them with abundant devotions andsupplies prayers
for all the seasons of the ecclesiastical year.
A member of one of our most illustrious Religious
Orders remarked one in ourday quite casually presence,
when devotional literature was the of conversation :
topic
"What we need in is a toEnglish complete Prayer-book
meet the ofwants so that a Mistress ofspecial Religious,
Novices be able to to to themay say inquiring aspirants
life: Besides the Roman I recommendreligious Missal,
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what will most serviceable in the convent for theprove
hours of devotion.
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and of the work. It is the result atadaptation present
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Dooks under one title.viii Preface.
sincewhich were are from The Newapproved 1902,
Raccolta.
This book is dedicated most to the memrespectfully
bers of our whose heroic life ofReligious Orders,
self-denial for the love of God and their in theneighbor,
of Christ and in the of theirvows of obedifollowing spirit
and is an and encourence, chastity, poverty, inspiration
to all who value truth and virtue andagement justice,
while it at the same a rebuke to theholiness, is, time,
who walk not with whoseworldly-minded, God, thoughts
are not of but of and in their nervousheaven, earth, who,
for and in these times ofquest honor, wealth, pleasure,
individualism or seek the ofegotism, simply gratification
self.
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F. X. LASANCE.Contents*
Index at end this Contents.(See complete Alphabetical of )
PAGE
vPreface
Index iAlphabetical
The Calendar 15
Movable Feasts of DevotionSome Special 27
28
Fasting-Days
in the United States 28Feasts of Obligation
Table of Movable Feasts 29
JBoofe 1f.
AND THE PARTICULAR EXAMEN.MEDITATION, PRAYER,
40Prayer
What and for Whom we ShouldFor Pray 45
aboutA Talk Prayer 49
Vocal Prayer 58
60Mental Prayer
Is Mental Prayer Easy? 63
toMethod of Meditation St.according Ignatius 69
Outlines of the Method of MeditationSulpician 74
of the Method of MentalExplanation Prayer.. 76
Bellord s of a of Meditation ....Bishop Summary 78
Method of Particular Examination in after PerStriving
fection 80
of the Particular ExamenThe 81Subject-Matter
of St. inThe Exercises Ignatius ArrangedSpiritual Prayers. 91
JBooh ff.
GENERAL DEVOTIONS.
THE ...SPIRITUAL EXERCISES IN MORNING. 117
On and 117Awaking Arising
while _Prayer Dressing 117 on the Habit 118 putting
Gertrude on 118of St.Prayer Awaking
of Blessed Margaret Mary 119Contents.
FAGS
Meditationbefore 121Prayers
after 123
126Morning Prayers
Renewal of Vows 132
Formula of Renovation of Vows.Short 133
of the Most Name ofLitany Holy Jesus 134
Form of forA Short Morning Prayers Religious 139
to the Blessed SacramentMorning Offering 141
EVENING PRAYERS 142
of the Blessed 146Litany Virgin
of CommunitiesConsecration Religious 150
of forAct Consecration Religious 151
ofA Short Form Evening Prayer 152
to the Blessed SacramentOffering 154Night
of Our Lady 155Vesper-Song
157Compline
A Formula of the Vows 172
BEFOREAND AFTER MEALSGRACE 173
PRAYERSGENERAL 187
Intentions 187Daily
the Associates in the Sacred Heart of . 188forPrayer Jesus
in the of . 188for the MaryDaily
before Examen 189Prayer
Examen 189DailyGeneral 191
of CommunionAn 192Offering
Intentions forHoly 193
for the Communion ofof the Associates Reparation 195Prayer
MASSMETHODS OF HEARING 197
on Theof Mass and Communion Sunday HolyOffering
19?Trinity
Theof Mass and on Monday HolyOffering
inSouls 199Purgatory
and Communion on Theof Mass Tuesday HolyOffering
200
Angels
on St.of Mass and WednesdayOffering
203Joseph
on Theof Mass and Communion ThursdayOffering
Heart.Blessed Sacrament and the Sacred ., 205
The Pasof Mass and on FridayOffering
and the Sacred Heart ofsion 214Jesus
on Theof Mass and Communion SaturdayOffering
222Blessed Virgin Mary.
to be Said afterOrdered Leo XIII.,Prayers by Pope
of the World. . . . 228Low Mass in all the ChurchesEvery
MassMethod of a Priest at 229Ordinary ServingContents, xi
PAGE
A Method of at Mass for ChildrenAssisting 233
The of theOrdinary Holy 239
Mass Devotions for Each in the WeekDay Sunday
Votive Mass of the Blessed Trinity 278
Votive Mass of the Ghost 281Monday Holy
Mass of theTuesday Holy Angels 284
Votive Mass of St.Wednesday Joseph 287 Mass of the Blessed SacramentThursday 290
Votive Mass of the PassionFriday 296
Votive Mass of the ImmaculateSaturday Conception
of the Blessed Virgin Mary 299
Mass of the Seven Dolors of the Blessed . . .Virgin Mary. 302
A Method of Mass forHearing Religious 310
A o." of onMeditation the byWay
Passion 323
The Mass in Union with the Sacred Heart of .Holy 331Jesus.
A Mode of Mass for the Faithful ....Hearing Departed 342
A of in Honor of the Blessed Virgin
fMary 352
DEVOTIONS FOR CONFESSION 369
to the Ghost before ConfessionPrayers Holy 370
Preparatory Prayers 370
Examen for Confession 371
Means of at PerfectionArriving 374
Interior Practice 376
Reflections for Contrition and Amendment .380
of ConfessionOffering 385
The Seven . .Penitential Psalms in Latin and in .English. 388
DEVOTIONS FOR HOLY COMMUNION 401
inMass Honor of the Blessed Sacrament before Holy
Communion 401
After Mass and Communion 414(Thanksgiving)
Petitions and after Communion 421Offerings Holy
A Mass of afterThanksgiving Holy 426
Various Exercises of Devotion for CommunionHoly 456
for CommunionSimple Prayers Holy 466
for Communion . . ;Litany Holy 469
forShort ActsHoly 472
After Communion 473Holy
The Picture of a Good Novice 487
Reflections and before and after Communion forPrayers
Religious 489
A Commendable Exercise forvery Holy 504
INDULGENCED PRAYERS 518
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament 537Contents.xii
JBooh Iff.
ANDINDULGENCEDLITANIES, NOVENAS, PRAYERS, OFFICES,
PRAYERS FOR PARTICULAR OCCASIONS.
PAGE
THE WEEK SANCTIFIED 547
I. The One GodHoly Trinity: 548
TheII. Ghost 551
Devotions for the Faithful 571Departed
III. to the and in Particular to theAngels
GuardianAngel 578
IV. inDevotions Honor of St. Joseph 585
and the SacredV. to the Blessed Sacrament to
601Heart of Jesus
610The Hour of Adoration
for to the Blessed Sacrament and theVisitsPrayers
Hour 610of
before the BlessedActs of andFaith, Hope, Charity
612Sacrament
Sentiments of a before the Blessed SacraReligious
618ment
and forConsecration 631Reparation Religious
PersonsRenovation ofVows for 633Religious
of the Blessed Sacrament 648Litany
of the Sacred Heart 651
Little Office of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 652
661The HourHoly
....A Favorite Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus 670
Consecration of Communities and Families. 675Religious
The Billiart and Her DevoVenerable Mother Julie
Hearttion to the Sacred 676
of the 677Rosary
681The Month of June
of Our LordVI. Devotions in Honor of the Passion 683
from the Saints 683Thoughts
The Via Crucis or of the Cross 687Way
of the .-Passion 694Litany
Precious BloodMonth of the 73
. .of the Precious Blood of .Novena in Honor 704Jesus.
WeekThe Ceremonies of 707Holy Explained
BlessedDevotions in Honor of the 720VII. Virgin Mary
to Our .of a on Devotion 720Reflections Lady.Religious
BlessedNovenas in Honor of the VirginIndulgenced
725Mary
of the 727Holy RosaryMysteries
of the Blessed 728VirginRosary
Little Office of the Immaculate 735Conception