fuse not Thou to deliver them out of darkness into the light and kingdom of God. Grant, O Lord, to Thy Church assurance of freedom and immunity from harm; give peace and order to all nations, and make the earth resound from pole to pole with one cry: Praise to the divine Heart that wrought our salvation; to it be glory and honor forever."
While the Blessed Sacrament Book is adapted to serve as a book of devotions for the faithful in general, it is designed especially as a Vade Mecum for daily attendants at Mass, for frequent communicants, and above all for the members of our various Eucharistic associations while engaged in performing the Holy Hour or the Hour of Adoration.
One day Our Lord said to His followers: "Every scribe instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like to a man that is a householder, who brihgeth forth out of his treasure new things and old" (Matt. xiii. 52).
The present work contains many of the old forms of prayer that have become indispensable favorites, it seems, with devout souls, besides numerous new features of devotion which, we trust, will appeal to all whose delight is to visit Jesus in His Prison of Love and to make Him some return of love for abiding with us all days.
"Jesus, highest heaven's completeness,
Name of music to the ear;
To the lips surpassing sweetness,
Wine the fainting heart to cheer,
Jesus, all delight exceeding,
Only hope of heart distrest;
Weeping eyes and spirit mourning
Find in Him a place of rest."
— Annus Sanctus.
Of things both old and new which we thought might be productive of sweet and wholesome fruits of devotion we have to the extent of our opportunity given the measure described by Our Lord —"good measure, and
