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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