Contents Introduction 5 FIRST PART Psalm Ninety-four 27 Hymn to the Trinity 29 Prayer to the Most Holy Trinity 30 Verses from Breviary Hymns 31 Act of Faith 32 Act of Hope 33 Act of Love 33 Indulgenced Ejaculation of Resignation to the Will of God 34 Plenary Indulgence at the Hour of Death 35 The Lord's Prayer 35 The Hail Mary 35 The Apostles Creed 35 Ejaculations 35 Morning Offering of The Apostleship of Prayer 38 Offering to the Eternal Father 38 Indulgenced Prayer to the Sacred Heart 38 Morning Offering to the Most Holy Trinity 39 Prayer to the Divine Heart of Jesus 39 Ejaculation to the Sacred Heart 39 Morning Offering and Salutation to the Blessed Sacrament 40 Litany of the Most Holy Name of Jesus 41 Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 44 Divine Praises 47 PRAYERS DURING THE DAY Grace before Meals 48 Grace after Meals 48 Act of Faith 48 Act of Hope 48 Act of Charity 49 The Angelus 49 Regina Coeli 50 Salve Regina 51 Sub Tuum Praesidium 52 Prayer before Meditation 53 Prayer to the Holy Ghost 53 Ejaculation 53 Prayer after Meditation or Spiritual Reading 54 Indulgence for Mental Prayer 54 Prayer of St. Thomas Aquinas before Study 54 Indulgences for Reading the Holy Gospel 55 Prayer to St. Joseph for all Those who are Devoted to Labor 55 Prayer of St. Alphonsus for Purity 56 Act of Consecration to the Holy Spirit 56 Prayer to the Holy Ghost 57 Ejaculation in Honor of the Sacred Heart 57 Indulgenced Prayer to the Sacred Heart 57 Act of Oblation before an Image of the Sacred Heart 58 Suscipe, Offering and Prayer of St. Ignatius of Loyola 58 Anima Christi, Sanctified Me 59 Ejaculation for the Fulfilling of the Word of God 60 Ejaculations 60 St. Gerard Majella's Resolutions 60 Prayers to St. Gerard Majella 62 ALL DAY LONG Words and Deeds 63 At Mass 64 Before Leaving House 64 Before Spiritual Reading 64 Before the Rosary 65 To Jesus 65 Forgive Me 65 God's Household 65 Pray for the Dying 65 A Cry from Purgatory 66 Thought from St. Augustine 66 In the Evening 66 To my Angel 66 "Lead, Kindly Light" 66 Just for To-day 67 Prayer for Grace to do the Will of God 68 St. Teresa's Book-Mark 68 Paraphrase of St. Teresa's Book-Mark 68 Indulgenced Prayer and Ejaculations for a Happy Death 69 EVENING PRAYER Verses from Breviary Hymns 71 Act of Adoration and Thanksgiving 71 Act of Contrition 72 Act of Love 72 The Memorare 73 Prayer for Benefactors 7 Ejaculations 73 A Night Prayer, by St. Alphonsus Liguori 74 De Profundis for the Faithful Departed 74 Prayer from Compline 75 Evensong 76 O Paradise! O Paradise! 76 Ejaculation 77 Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary 77 Litany of St. Joseph 83 Night Offering to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament 84 Acts of Faith, Hope, Charity, and Contrition 85 Forms Authorized in England 85 Forms Authorized in Ireland 86 Forms Authorized in the United States 88 MASS DEVOTIONS The Asperges 89 The Ordinary of the Mass 91 The Canon of the Mass 109 Masses for the Dead (from the Roman Missal) 132 Indulgenced Prayer at Beginning of Mass 132 The Mass of All Souls' Day 188 Mass on Day of Death or Burial of One of the Faithful 140 The Common or Daily Mass for the Dead 146 For Bishops and Priests Deceased 146 For Deceased Brethren, Friends, and Benefactors 146 For the Souls of the Faithful Departed 147 Various Prayers for the Dead 151 For a Pope Deceased 151 For a Bishop Deceased 152 For a Priest Deceased 153 For a Man, other than a Priest, Deceased 155 For a Woman Deceased 155 For More than One Person Deceased 156 For All Who are Buried in a Cemetery or Graveyard 157 Ejaculation 158 Versicle and Responses for the Dead 158 Indulgenced Prayers for the Faithful Departed, for Every Day in the Week 158 Prayers for Nine or Seven Days 161 Month of November 161 Prayers in Commemoration of the Passion of Our Lord for the Poor Souls in Purgatory 161 Help the Poor Souls in Purgatory 162 Devotion to the Holy Souls 164 A Way of Assisting at Mass According to the Four Ends of Sacrifice 165 Mass in Union With the Sacred Heart of Jesus 179 Preparatory Prayer 180 Special Offering of the Mass for the Souls in Purgatory 180 Reflections on the Pater Nosier 196 Spiritual Communion 198 Prayers after Communion 201 "Let Christ Be All in All" 202 "Bright Home Above" 203 Mass in Honor of the Five Wounds of Our Saviour and of the Exaltation of the Cross 205 Reflections and Prayers 218 Unselfishness 220 Self-immolation 221 With Jesus Our King 222 Mary, My Mother 223 Indulgenced Prayers Arranged for Use at Mass 225 DEVOTIONS FOR CONFESSION Before Confession 255 Examination of Conscience 256 Acts of Contrition 259 DEVOTIONS FOR COMMUNION Thanksgiving after Confession 262 Reflections on Holy Communion 263 O Sacrum Convivium 268 Preparations for Mass and Communion (from the Roman Breviary and Missal) 269 Prayer of St. Thomas Aquinas 273 Another Ancient Prayer before Communion 274 Sunday 276 Monday 277 Tuesday 277 Wednesday 278 Thursday 278 Friday 279 Saturday 279 Prayer to the Blessed Virgin 280 Prayers to St. Joseph 281 Offering 282 Indulgenced Prayers at Beginning of Mass 282 Thanksgiving after Communion (from the Roman Breviary) 283 Prayer of St. Thomas Aquinas 285 Prayer of St. Bonaventure 286 "Adoro Te Devote, Latens Delias" 287 St. Francis Xavier's Hymn of Love (O Deus, Ego Amo Te) 290 Offering and Prayer of St. Ignatius Loyola 291 "Anima Christi, Sanctified Me" 292 An Offering 292 The Memorare 293 Prayer of St. Alphonsus de Liguori to the Blessed Virgin 293 Prayer of St. Aloysius Gonzaga to the Blessed Virgin 294 Prayer to Our Lady of Good Counsel 295 Prayer to St. Joseph 295 Invocations 295 Prayer to St. Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church 296 Indulgenced Prayer to be said after Holy Communion 296 Ejaculation in Honor of the Blessed Sacrament 297 Prayer to the Sacred Heart 297 Mass for Communion Days in Honor of the Blessed Sacrament 298 Preparatory Prayers. 298 Prayer to the Eucharistic Heart 299 Acts of Adoration and Thanksgiving to the Blessed Trinity 300 Offering of the Holy Communion 301 Prayers after Communion 318 "Divine Jesus!" 321 Prayer to Mary, Help of Christians 322 Reflections and Petitions 323 Prayer of St. Alphonsus Liguori before an Image of the Blessed Virgin 325 Petitions of St. Augustine 325 Lord Jesus, Make Me Know Thee 326 Indulgenced Prayer after Communion to Jesus Crucified 327 Devotions Before and After Holy Communion 328 Litany for Holy Communion 341 Peace with Jesus 344 Another Form of Devotions for Holy Communion 346 Third Form of Devotions for Holy Communion 365 ACTS OF DEVOTION AND PRAYERS FOR VISITS TO THE BLESSED SACRAMENT FOR THE HOUR OF ADORATION, FOR THE FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH, AND FOR THE FORTY HOURS' EXPOSITION The Venerable Peter Julian Eymard 374 Offering of the Holy Hour 375 Prayer for a Visit to the Blessed Sacrament 376 Prayer of St. Alphonsus Liguori for a Visit to the Blessed Sacrament 378 Prayer for Holy Hour 380 Crown or Chaplet of the Blessed Sacrament 381 Acts Before the Blessed Sacrament 385 Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart 332 Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart 393 Form of Consecration 395 Litany of the Saints 396 The City of the Saints 408 Prayers to Jesus 409 The Seven Penitential Psalms Litany of the Blessed Sacrament 423 Litany of the Passion 426 Spiritual Communion 429 Acts before the Blessed Sacrament 430 Tantum Ergo 432 Act of Reparation in Honor of the Blessed Sacrament 433 Prayers of St. Clare of Assisi to the Five Wounds of Our Saviour 434 Prayer to the Eucharistic Heart 437 Prayers to the Divine Heart 438 Consecration of the Family to the Sacred Heart 439 Ejaculations to the Sacred Heart 440 Seven Offerings in Honor of the Precious, Blood 440 Prayer to Our Lord on the Cross 442 Prayer to Jesus Dead 443 Petitions Before the Most Holy 443 Petition for the Holy Souls in Purgatory 444 Prayer for the Pope 445 Prayer for God's Holy Church 445 Prayer for Certain Afflicted Persons 445 Prayer for the Church and for the Civil Authorities 446 A Universal Prayer 448 Prayer to the Holy Trinity 450 Prayer in Honor of Jesus' Sacred Sufferings 451 Prayer for Those in Their Agony 451 Cardinal Newman's Prayer for a Happy Death 451 Ejaculations to Jesus and Mary 452 Prayers to St. Anthony 453 Petitions of St, Augustine 455 Prayers to the Sacred Heart 456 Thirty-three Petitions in Honor of the Sacred Humanity of Our Lord 45 Indulgence Chaplet of the Sacred Heart 450 Short Act of Consecration to Jesus and Mary 461 Prayer for a Municipality 462 Cor Unum et Anima Una 462 Prayer to Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament 464 Adeste Fideles 464 Hymn to the Redeemer 465 Hymn to the Infant Jesus 466 Hymns to the Most Holy Name 467 Old Year and New Year 468 Hymns to the Blessed Sacrament 469 Hymns to the Sacred Heart 471 Hymns to the Sacred Passion 472 Hymn to the Holy Winding-Sheet 473 Easter Hymn 474 Ascension Hymn 474 Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament 475 Act of Reparation for Profane Language 478 Te Deum Laudamus 478 Holy God, We Praise Thy Name 482 Praises to Jesus and Mary 483 Novena in Honor of the Holy Name 483 Indulgences for Invoking the Holy Name 484 Prayer to Jesus Our Redeemer 485 Prayer in Honor of the Most Holy Name of Jesus 486 "Divine Jesus" 487 Reparation to the Holy Name 487 Daily Oblation to Jesus 489 DEVOTIONS IN HONOR OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Dedication to Mary 490 Three Offerings in Honor of the Blessed Virgin 491 Prayer of St. Alphonsus Liguori to Mary 491 Dedication of St. Aloysius to Our Lady 492 Devotion to Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament 492 Prayer to Our Lady, Help of Christians 495 Invocations to Mary 496 Prayer to Our Lady of Good Counsel 496 The Memorare 497 Prayer to the Mother of Divine Providence 497 Chaplet in Honor of Mary's Immaculate Heart 498 Novena in Honor of the Immaculate Conception 500 Novena in Honor of the Dolors of Mary Immaculate 502 Prayer to Our Lady of Perpetual Help 508 Prayer to Our Mother of Confidence 504 Prayers in Honor of the Immaculate Mary 505 Mysteries of the Holy Rosary 507 Prayer to Mary for a Good Death 508 Novenas in Honor of Our Lady 509 Month of May Devotions 510 Thirty Days' Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary 511 Indulgenced Acts of Consecration to Mary 514 Four Great Anthems of the Blessed Virgin 515 The Magnificat 520 VARIOUS OTHER DEVOTIONS Ave, Maris Stella 521 Prayers to Joseph 523 The Forty Hours' Adoration 529 Pange Lingua 589 Litaniae et Preces 541 Mass to Beg for Peace 550 The Venerable Peter Julian Eymard 554 The Tabernacle Society 560 The Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament 564 The Archconfraternity of Prayer and Penance 567 The Apostleship of Prayer 585 St. Anthony's Chapter of the Union that Nothing be Lost 593 SECOND PART Jesus is Waiting in His Prison of Love 599 Method of Keeping the Hour of Adoration According to the Four Ends of Sacrifice 604 Visits to the Blessed Sacrament 609 Thomas a Kempis on the Holy Eucharist 615 St. Paschal Baylon, Patron Saint of Eucharistic Associations 619 Prayers to St. Michael de Santi 621 Prayer to Archangel Raphael 622 Prayer to Archangel Gabriel 622 Prayer to Guardian Angel 623 Prayers to St. Anne 623 Prayer to Sts. Peter and Paul 624 Prayer to St. John 625 Relation and Difference Between Devotion to the Holy Eucharist and Devotion to the Sacred Heart 625 Relation between Devotion to the Sacred Heart and Devotion to the Passion of Our Lord 627 The Holy Hour 628 Prayer in Honor of the Passion and Death of Our Saviour 630 Seven Offerings in Honor of the Precious Blood 631 Thanksgiving in Honor of the Most Precious Blood 633 Chaplet of the Precious Blood 633 Prayers and Ejaculations before the Blessed Sacrament 639 Visit to the Blessed Sacrament 639 Meditation for the Holy Hour 640 A Method for the Holy Hour 648 Reflections for the Hour of Adoration 651 A Method for the Hour of Adoration 661 Another Method for the Hour of Adoration 671 Act of Homage to the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus 675 The Prisoner of Love 678 The Eucharistic Heart of Jesus Our Abode 680 Reflections on the Titles and Invocations of the Litany of the Sacred Heart 693 The Need of the Sacred Heart 697 Victims with Christ 698 Our Duties Toward the Sacred Heart 70S Prayer of St. Gertrude to the Sacred Heart 709 Triduum of visits to the Blessed Sacrament 782 Prayer for Our Country 737 Prayer for Our City 738 Indulgenced Prayer for a Christian Family 738 Prayers for the Faithful Departed 739 Prayers to the Holy Family 746 Looking upon Jesus 747 Father Matthew Russell's Prayers for a Visit to the Blessed Sacrament 748 Prayer to the Holy Trinity 752 Prayer for Conformity to God's Will 753 Act of Consecration to the Holy Spirit 754 Paradise on Earth 755 Little Office of the Holy Name 756 Little Office of the Sacred Heart 761 Little Office of the Immaculate Conception 771 The Magnificat before the Blessed Sacrament 780 The Salve Regina 784 Indulgenced Ejaculations to Mary 787 Little Office of the Holy Angels 788 Little Office of the Passion 794 The Psalter of Jesus 799 Hymns and Psalms in Honor of the Most Holy Name 809 The Psalms 817 Indulgenced Acts in Honor of the Blessed Sacrament 834 Seven Visits to the Blessed Sacrament 835 Spiritual Communion 839 St. Thomas Aquinas and the Tabernacle 851 Anima Mia Che Fai? 856 Thoughts and Affections on the Passion of Our Lord 873 Steps of the Passion 876 Consoling Thoughts 878 Methodical Visits to the Blessed Sacrament 880 Jesus: Our Teacher and Our Master 894 Jesus: Our Mediator and Advocate 896 With Martha, Mary, and Lazarus 898 Unselfishness 901 Self-Surrender 902 With Our King 908 Looking Through the Lattices 908 Christ in the Eucharist 906 What Mass Is 907 Frequent Communion 908 Visits to Jesus in the Tabernacle 913 Daily Attendance at Mass 914 How to Foster Devotion to the Blessed Sacrament 915 St. Joseph, Patron of Those Who Love the Sacred Heart 918 With the Blessed Virgin and St. Joseph 918 With St. John Baptist 921 With the Penitent Magdalen 923 With the Apostles 926 The Angels 928 St. Michael, the Guardian Angel of the Blessed Sacrament 930 The Eucharistic Rosary 932 The Way of the Cross — Franciscan Method 939 The Eucharistic Way of the Cross 955 Hymn to the Sacred Heart 970 Beads of the Sacred Heart 971 Paraphrase of the Te Deum 973 "Alone with God" 974 Indulgenced Devotions for June 975 Novenas 981 Prayer for Novena to the Sacred Heart 983 Pious Practices in Honor of the Sacred Heart 985 Prayer of Blessed Margaret Mary 986 Thoughts from the Saints on the Passion 987 Meditations on the Passion for Every. Day of the Month 988 Hymns to the Sacred Heart 993 Novena for Corpus Christi 998 Triduum for Corpus Christi 994 Prayer for Novena to the Sacred Heart 994 Act of Consecration to the Eucharistic Heart 995 Prayer to Overcome Passions 996 Prayers to the Sacred Heart 997 Act of Homage to Christ 999 Prayer, "O Dulcissime Jesu" 1001 Christmas Day Prayers and Hymns 1003 Litany of the Love of God 1008 Easter Devotions 1009 Litany of the Most Holy Trinity 1012 Pentecost Devotions 1014 Hymn and Sequence of the Holy Ghost 1016 Litany of the Holy Ghost 1019 Prayers in Honor of the Holy Ghost 1021 The Holy Ghost and the Blessed Sacrament 1027 Eucharistic Hymn 1031 Preparation and Thanksgiving for Holy Communion 1036 Thanksgiving Prayers 1041 Prayers for the Seven Gifts of the Holy Ghost 1046 Petitions to Jesus in the Tabernacle 1048 Prayers for Communion from Saintly Writers 1050 Personal Devotion to Our Lord 1051 Offering of a Communion of Reparation 1053 Prayers of St. Gertrude before Communion 1054 Invocations and Aspirations 1056 Prayers after Communion 1058 Jesus, My Lord 1060 Offering of Blessed Margaret Mary 1061 Thanksgivings of St. Gertrude 1062 Offering of St. Mechtilde to the Sacred Heart 1064 Final Petitions 1065 Prayers for Souls in Purgatory 1066 Eucharistic Thoughts 1067 The Strange Delight of the Heart of Jesus 1070 Paraphrase of the "Anima Christi" 1084 On the "Imitation of Christ" 1089 Oblation 1092 Prayer from Mother Loyola 1095 "To-Day" 1096 "All for God" 1096 Thoughts, Offerings, and Invocations 1097 The Use of Creatures. 1098 Prayers for Religious and Priests 1098 The Blessed Sacrament and Our Lady 1100 Prayers to Our Lady. 1101 Salve Regina 1102 Visit to Our Blessed Lady after Communion 1102 Purgatory and the Blessed Sacrament 1103 Prayers for Priests and Missionaries 1106 Invocations for the Heathen 1106 St. Peter Glaver, Apostle of the Negroes 1107 litany and Prayer to St. Peter Claver 1107 St. Francis Xavier, Apostle of the East Indies 1110 Litany and Prayers to St. Francis Xavier. 1111 Novena of Grace in Honor of St. Francis Xavier 1114 Prayer of St. Francis Xavier for the Infidels 1116 St. Francis Xavier's Hymn of Love 1116 Devout Exercise of Six Sundays in Honor of St. Aloysius 1117 Prayers to St. Francis Xavier 1117 Death of, and Prayers to, St. Stanislaus Kostka 1118 Pious Practice of, and Prayers to, St. John Berchmans 1110 Five Sundays in Honor of Stigmata of St. Francis of Assisi 1110 Prayers to St. Francis of Assisi 1120 Prayers to St. Anthony of Padua 1121 Prayers to St. Thomas Aquinas 1123 Prayers for Novena to St. Benedict 1124 Prayers to St. Dominic 1125 Novena to St. Catherine 1126 Novena to St. Ignatius Loyola 1129 St. Alphonsus Liguori 1130 Prayer to St. Paul of the Cross 1130 Prayer to St. Peter Fourier 1130 Prayer to St. John the Baptist 1131 Prayer to St. John, Apostle and Evangelist 1132 Novena to St. Vincent dePaul 1132 Novena and Prayers to St. Francis de Sales 1133 Prayer for the Visitation Order 1134 Novena and Prayers to St. Jane Frances deChantal 1136 Prayer to St. Augustine 1137 Prayer to St. Angela Merici 1137 Prayer to St. Scholastica 1138 Prayer to Bl. Julia Billiart 1139 Prayer to Bl. Madeleine Sophie Barat 1139 Prayer to St. Barbara for a Happy Death 1140 Prayer to St. Juliana Falconieri 1140 Novena to St. Clara 1141 Prayer to St. Teresa 1142 Prayer to Bl. Margaret Mary Alacoque 1142 Archconfraternity of Perpetual Adoration for the Poor Souls in Purgatory 1150 The Holy Souls in Purgatory 1156 Prayers for the Poor Souls for Every Day in the Week 1165 Devotion to the Five Wounds for the Poor Souls 1168 Prayers for the Faithful Departed 1170 Prayers for All Souls' Day 1171 St. Philip Neri and the Poor Souls 1173 Litany of the Faithful Departed 1174 Intercession for the Departed 1176 Litany and Prayers for a Happy Death 1177 Prayers for the Sick and Dying 1180 Prayers for Grace to do the Will of God 1181 Hymn for Bona Mors Confraternity 1182 Cardinal Newman's Prayer for Dying 1183 Plenary Indulgence in Articulo Mortis 1185 Prayers to Mary for a Happy Death 1186 Reflections on the End of Man 1187 This is the Will of God: Your Sanctification 1189 Follow Christ 1190 Meditation and Spiritual Reading 1191 The Efficacy of Prayer 1192 Ave Verum 1196 Act of Reparation of Honor to Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament 1198 INDEX 1201 Includes index