CONTENTS TITLE PAGE Putting on Christ 1 Christ in the Church Militant 2 Forwardness in Spiritual Enterprise 3 Returning to Our First Love 4 The Examination of Conscience 5 Satan 6 Walking with Christ in White 8 Joy and Peace in Believing 9 The Church 10 The Book of Life 11 Vocation 11 The Names on Our Foreheads 12 The Christian Feast of Tabernacles 13 Our True Riches 14 The Priesthood 15 God's Wondrous Gifts of Grace 16 The Fruit of the Tree of Life 17 Works of Love 18 Social Power of the Christian 19 Tepidity 20 The Missionary Opportunity 21 A Holy Death 22 The Particular Judgment 24 Looking Away to Jesus 25 The Second Death 26 The Crown of Life 27 The Sun of Righteousness 28 The God-man 29 Life and Immortality with Jesus 30 Consecration of Our Will 31 Suffering for Christ's Sake 33 The Appeal of the Nativity 34 The Son of Man 35 The Blessed Mother 36 Jesus Suffers as Our Saviour 37 Christian Renewal 38 Christian Obedience 39 Christian Faith 40 Faith, the Star Leading Us to Christ 41 Christ the Light of the World 43 Our Epiphany 44 The Incarnation and the Blessed Sacrament 46 Wisdom through Living the Hidden Life 47 Knowledge of God in Christ 4S The Substance of This Knowledge 49 Increase of Knowledge 50 Meditation as a Means of Knowledge 51 Proving God's Will 5 2 The Mercies of God 54 Divine Help in Our Troubles 56 To Have Our Own Way is Perilous 57 The Gifts of the Magi 58 Finding Jesus in Our Hearts 59 Christ in Our Spiritual Life 60 "Thou Hast Kept the Good Wine" 61 The Miracle of Cana Repeated in Me 62 Love of Christ Without Dissimulation 64 The Good Wine Gained through the Discipline of Prayer 65 The Lessons of Faith 66 Spiritual Discipline 67 Overcoming Evil with Good 68 The Power of Love 69 The Vision of Christ 70 The Discipline of St. Paul 71 St. Paul's Weakness and Strength 72 St. Paul's Greatest Work 74 Union with God through Humility 75 Spiritual Welfare Preeminent 77 Godliness (I) 78 Godliness (II) 79 Poverty 80 Escape from the World with Jesus 82 The Desert of Self-denial 83 Homesickness for Heaven 84 To the Greater Glory of Jesus 85 Devotion of Ourselves to Jesus 86 Lowliness 87 Glorifying God by Service 88 Glorifying God by Our Lives 90 Glorifying God by Eucharistic Worship (I) 91 Glorifying God by Eucharistic Worship (II) 92 Eagles of Jesus 93 The Vision 95 The Inward Grace 96 The Gift of Ourselves 97 The Work of Our Great High Priest 95 Our Sanctification 99 Effectiveness Dependent on Spirituality 100 Order in Our Spiritual Life 101 Self-Discipline 102 Working in the Vineyard 103 Our Spiritual Equipment for Service 104 The Inspiration of Our Service 105 Some Rules of Service 107 Special Kinds of Service 108 Fertile to the Divine Seed 109 The Honest aud Good Heart 110 The Honest and Good Heart Believing 111 Our Hearts Made Good by Baptism 112 We were Sanctified by Grace in Baptism 113 We Receive the Blessed Trinity in Baptism 115 Our Regeneration in Baptism 116 Our Baptismal Vows 117 Sins after Baptism 118 Our Lenten Shrift 119 Our Spiritual Warfare 120 Sin Means Missing the Mark 121 Sin is Lawlessness 122 Called to be Saints 123 Christ's Temptation and Ours 124 The Three Typical Temptations (I) 125 The Three Typical Temptations (II) 127 Confidence under T emptation 128 The Virtues by Which We Overcome Temptation 129 The Power of the Cross in Temptation 130 Meditation on the Passion, against Temptation 131 The Progress of Our Sanctification 132 The Merit of Purity 133 The Chastity of the Bridegroom 134 The Chastity of Christ's Bride 135 Our Nuptials with Jesus 138 Satisfying Christ's Thirst on the Cross 137 Divine Love Overshadowing Us 138 The Life of Love 140 Bearing Little Crosses for Love's Sake 141 Doing Penance for Love's Sake 142 Merit of Suffering Borne for Love's Sake 143 Suffering for Love of Others (I) 144 Suffering for Love of Others (II) 145 Loving Reparation to Jesus 147 Christian Ambition 148 Christian Quietness 149 Christian Ambition — To be Poor with Christ 150 Ambition to Hear Christ's Subtler Calls 151 Ambition to Conquer Our Besetting Sin 152 Ambition for Spiritual Progress 154 Ambition for More Righteousness 155 The Passion, the Remedy for Sick Souls 156 The Cross the Measure of God's Love 157 Courage from the Cross (I) 158 Courage from the Cross (II) 160 Charity from the Cross 161 Suffering in Fellowship with the Crucified 162 Humility a Gift from the Cross 163 The Church Revealed in the Passion 165 Conversion Through the Passion 166 Prayer Taught Us in the Passion 167 Coming Forth from Lent Crucified with Christ 168 The Christian Passover 170 The Sin Bearer 171 Spiritual Life is the Life that has Passed through Death 172 The Queen of Feasts 173 Christ's Joy in His Resurrection for Our Sake 175 Our Joy for, and with, Our Lord in His Resurrection 176 The Risen Christ Our Life 177 The Risen Christ Delivering Us from Death 179 The Risen Christ Breaking the Power of Sin 180 Devotion of Self to the Risen Christ 181 Peace through the Risen Prince of Peace 182 My Life in Christ Risen 183 The First Resurrection 185 Finding the Cross 186 Peace with Ourselves 188 Peace with Our Neighbor through the Risen Christ (I) 189 Peace with Our Neighbor through the Risen Christ (II) 190 Hope through the Good Shepherd 191 The Power of Faith in Our Lord's Resurrection 193 Easter Teaching about Holy Communion 194 The Good Shepherd Desiring to Give Us His Risen Life 195 Receiving the Gift of Christ's Risen Life 196 Practicing the Presence of the Risen. Lord 198 The Resurrection Sealing the Truth of Christ's Words 199 The Joy of Life from the Risen Christ 200 Concentrating Our Spiritual Vision upon Jesus Risen 201 Easter and Penitence 203 The Glory of Penitence 204 Our Own Resurrection 205 Our Resurrection Body Prepared by Christ in Heaven 206 Christ Conforming Us to Himself 208 Devotion to Catholic Truth 209 Means to Increase Our Faith 210 Faith in the Unseen World 212 The Intermediate State 213 Prayers for the Holy Dead 215 The Qualities of Our Risen Body 216 Holy Unction 217 Prayer for Temporal Benefits 219 Our Dispositions in Prayer 220 Mistaken Prayers 222 Apparent Fruitlessness of Prayer 223 Christ's Work in Heaven 224 Looking Up to Jesus 226 Turning to the Stronghold 227 Prayers in Church 228 Holy Familiarity with God in Prayer 229 Intercession 230 Mental Prayer 232 The Prayers of the Saints 233 Our Lord's Example in Prayer 234 The Spirit of Supplications 235 The Spirit of Union 237 The Spirit of Truth 238 The Spirit of Power 239 The Indwelling of the Holy Ghost 240 The Spirit of Consecration 241 The Spirit of Sonship to God 242 The Spirit of Love 243 Obedience to the Heavenly Vision 245 The Dedication of My Saviour 246 The Holy Ghost, not "Chance," Controlling Us 247 God's Love for Mary, and Ours 249 Christ Strengthening the Weak 250 Christ Spiritualizing the Practical Temperament 251 A Son of Exhortation 253