THE

Catholic Prayer Book

AND

Manual of Meditations

 

COMPILED BY

RIGHT REV. PATRICK F. MORAN,

Bishop of Ossory.

 
 

DUBLIN:
BROWNE & NOLAN, NASSAU-STREET.
1883


Nihil Obstat.

Johannes Carb, O.C.C.,

Censor Dep.


Imprimatur,

Eduardus Card. MacCabe,

Archiep. Dublinen. Hiberniae Primas.


Datum Dublini, die 10 Januarii, 1883.

CONTENTS.

 


PAGE
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2
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6
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10
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12
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16
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20
Acts of Contrition, Faith, Hope, and Charity
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23
Prayers at Mass
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27
Method of Assisting at Mass
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50
Prayers at Mass for Deceased Friends
..................................................
45
Dies Irae
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56
Method of Assisting at Mass as a Preparation for Death
..................................................
70
Method of Hearing Mass as a Propitiatory Sacrifice for Sin
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79
A Method of Hearing Mass before Communion
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87
A Method of Hearing Mass after Communion
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97
Devotions to the Sacred Heart, during the time of Mass
..................................................
108
Confession—How to Make a Good Confession
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125
Prayers for Confession
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131
Holy Communion—Instruction for
..................................................
156
Preparation for Communion
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160
Meditations for Three Days before Communion
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161
Acts before Communion
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175
Prayers before Communion
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179
Invocation of the Blessed Virgin, the Angels, etc.
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189
Prayers after Communion
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195
Aspirations after Holy Communion
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212
Reflections after Holy Communion
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216
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227
Meditations for Three Days after Communion
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228
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246
Sacrament of Confirmation
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246
Sacrament of Extreme Unction
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48
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250
On Mental Prayer or Meditation
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251

Meditations for Every Day of the Week
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255
Short Meditations for Each Day of the Month
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273
Fifteen Meditations
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306
The Sacred Heart of Jesus
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311
Thoughts on the Sacred Heart
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314
Litany of the Sacred Heart
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323
Four-and-Twenty Acts of Adoration
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331
Five Acts of Virtue
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336
Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
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340
Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
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340
Reparation of Honor to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
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341
Devotions to the Sacred Passion of Our Lord
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343
The Way of the Cross
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345
Another Devout Method of the Stations of the Cross
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367
Short Method of the Stations of the Cross
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375
Six Prayers of St. Bridget
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380
The Psalter of Jesus
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385
The Thirty Days' Prayer to the Blessed Redeemer
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396
Chaplet or Crown in honor of the Seven Dolors of the B.V.M.
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400
The Thirty Days' Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary
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405
Stabat Mater
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411
The Dolors of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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413
On the Sign of the Cross
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415
Devotions to the Blessed Sacrament
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418
Visits to the Blessed Sacrament for Every Day in the Week
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421
Devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary
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435
Visits to the Blessed Virgin for Every Day in the Week
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437
Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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445
The Litany of Our Blessed Lady of Loretto
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456
The Litany of the Saints
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459
Old Irish Litany of the Blessed Virgin
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469
Devotions for Every Day in the Week
..................................................
472
Universal Prayer
..................................................
480
Devotions to St Joseph
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487
Devotion of the Six Sundays
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492
Prayer to our Guardian Angel
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497
Other Prayers for Particular Purposes
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499-508
Bona Mors
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508
Litany for a Happy Death
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517
A Daily Prayer in Time of Sickness
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520
Litany for the Sick
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522
Recommendation of a Soul Departing
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535
Litany for the Dead
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542
Prayers for the Dead
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548
The Penitential Psalms
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551
The Magnificat
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560
Novena for Christmas
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561
Novena in Preparation for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception
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566
Novena for the Feast of Our Lady's Nativity
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573
Novena for the Feast of the Purification
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575
Novena for the Feast of the Annunciation
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577
Novena of the Assumption
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580
Novena of the Holy Ghost
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589
Novena of St. Francis Xavier
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597
Novena of St. Joseph
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603
Novena for the Festival of Corpus Christi
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608
Novena for the Feast of the Sacred Heart
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609
Novena for the Feast of the Dolors of the Blessed Virgin
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611
Novena of St. Patrick
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612
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614
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616

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