TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I I. MEMOIR OF MOTHER FRANCIS RAPHAEL DRANE, O.S.D. I.— Childhood and Early Life 4 II.— Anglicanism. 32 III. — Conversion 37 IV. — Life as a Religious 59 V. — Mother Francis Raphael Prioress of Stone 96 VI.— Mother Francis Raphael as Mother Provincial 115 VII.— The Last Purification 140 II. EXTRACTS FROM CORRESPONDENCE I.— To the Very Rev. Canon Walker of Scarborough 161 II.— To the Prioress of S. Benedict's, Colwich. 165 III.— Extracts from Letters to an Intimate Friend 173 PART II I. THOUGHTS SUGGESTED BY CERTAIN SCRIPTURE TEXTS I.— ON SOME OF OUR LORD'S PARABLES: — I. The Harvest Field 3 II. The Hidden Treasure 7 III. The Pearl of Price 10 IV. The Labourers in the Vineyard 13 V. The Ten Talents 21 VI. The Prodigal Son 23 VII. The Grain of Wheat 31 II. — ON THREE OF OUR LORD'S MIRACLES: — VIII. The Multiplication of the Loaves 37 IX. Blind Bartimeus 42 X. The Widow's Son 47 III. — LESSONS AND INCIDENTS FROM OUR LORD'S LIFE: — XI. Judge not 51 XII. The Storm on the Lake 53 XIII. The Rich Young Man 56 XIV. The Crumbs from the Master's Table 60 XV. "Due in Altum" 63 XVI. Martha and Mary 67 XVII. Zatxhg^ 71 XVIII. The Sacred Humanity 74 XIX. Philip and Nathaniel 77 XX. "The Gift of God" 80 IV. — MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS: — XXI. S. John the Baptist 86 XXII. S. John the Baptist (continued) 91 XXIII. Christ in the Heart 95 XXIV. The Fourfold Trial of the Soul 97 V. — ON SOME OF THE LITURGICAL SEASONS AND FEASTS: — XXV. The Lamb of God 101 XXVI. The Shepherds 103 XXVII. The Three Kings HO XXVIII. Ash-Wednesday 116 XXIX. Passion Sunday 119 XXX. The Procession of Palms 122 XXXI. The Stations of the Cross 124 XXXII. The Sea of Tiberias 132 XXXIII. Reflections on the Blessed Sacrament 137 XXXIV. The Secret of the Sacred Heart 142 XXXV. Thoughts on the Rosary 143 VI. — NOTES OF PRIVATE MEDITATIONS — Seeking Jesus 149 Holy Mass 150 Time 151 The Service of God 151 Hope 152 Reform of Life 153 Persevering Prayer 153 Sloth 154 Hypocrisy 155 "Deus est Portio Mea" 156 God's exceeding Mercy 157 Jesus Christ, the Mercy of God 158 Looking to God 159 Purity of Intention 160 How to Love God more 161 The Lord's Vineyard 162 The Risen Body 162 Cowardice in Prayer 163 Faith 164 The Woman of Canaan 165 The Transfiguration 166 Player 167 "Vacate et Videte, quia ego sum Deus" 168 The Love of God, the one thing needful 169 Eternal Life 170 II. EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS ON SPIRITUAL SUBJECTS I. — Extracts from Private Letters — To Superioresses 175 On the Direction of the Will 179 On what the Soul desires 182 On Humility 184 On Self-love 186 On Self-knowledge 188 On the Evil of constant Self-inspection 190 On Self-analysis 191 On Detachment 192 On Corporal Austerities 195 On Cheerfulness 197 On Expansive Charity 198 On Judging others 198 On Action and Contemplation 200 On Prayer 201 On Distractions 203 Encouragement 204 Miscellaneous 213 Letters of Consolation and Condolence 216 On the Religious Life 221 II.— Letters Addressed to the Different Convents of the Congregation on occasion of the chief Festivals of the Church — The Immaculate Conception 235 Christmas 241 On Renewal of Fervour at the beginning of the New Year 247 On Preparation for Lent 250 On the Benefit of Vocal Prayer 256 On the Secret of Compunction 257 Easter 258 On the Alleluia 260 On the Feast of our Holy Mother S. Catherine of Siena 266 On the Feast of Pentecost 275 On the Feast of the Sacred Heart 282 On the Feast of our Holy Father S. Dominic 284 On the Feast of the Assumption 296 On the Feast of the Holy Rosary 300 On All Saints 309 On All Saints of the Order of S. Dominic 314 Works of Augusta Theodosia Drane 319 Digitized by Google.
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