or meditation on the Passion; spiritual communion and offering of one's self to God.
Communion. — Preparation by offering of duties from evening meditation; faith, humility, gratitude, love, the fruit drawn from it.
Visits to the Blessed Sacrament. — Fidelity in making those prescribed, viz.: after breakfast to review meditation, after spiritual reading, before and after meals, before and after an appointed duty in the schools, house of mercy, etc.: besides those, one or two of special devotion for a few minutes.
Spiritual Reading. — Attention, fruit drawn from it.
Domestic Duties. — Union with Jesus in Nazareth, or in the spirit of penance, care, neatness.
Time-employments. — With regularity, exactness, fervor, cheerfulness under labor or fatigue; avoiding indulgence in idleness or slothful neglect, yielding to impatience, irritability, pride, or vanity.
Silence. — Time, places, and manner prescribed; avoiding idle thoughts.
Night Prayers. — Punctuality; diligent examen; devotion at Litany; preparation of meditation.
Retiring to rest. — Silence; thoughts of God; in bed at the appointed time.
Another Short Method of Daily Examen.
(Recall Presence of God.)
FIRST POINT — ACT OF THANKSGIVING.
O MY Lord and my God! I most humbly thank Thee for the great benefits of creation, redemption, etc., and for Thy mercy and patience in bearing with me in spite of my many faults and sins. I offer Thee, my dear Lord and Master, the gratitude of my poor heart for all Thy favors, general and particular: above all, for having called me to this Congiegation in order to save me in it.
