CONTENTS TITLE PAGE The Being of God 1 The Graciousness of God 2 The Names of God 4 God's Holiness and Justice 5 The Hidden Manna 6 The Human Elements in Holy Communion 8 The Virtue of the Blessed Sacrament 9 The Foretaste of Heaven 10 Preparedness for Communion 1 1 Thanksgiving for Communion 13 The Holy Sacrifice 14 Visits to the Blessed Sacrament 15 The Sacred Heart of Jesus 17 God's Way with a Soul 18 God's Banquet 19 Christian Virginity 21 The Religious Life Promotes the Kingdom of God Among Men 22 The Religious Life Give Greater Honor to Christ 23 Making Christ Manifest 24 The Quickening of Our Faith 25 Memory Increasing Our Humility 27 Remembering Christ's Submissiveness 28 Remembering God's Part in Our Spiritual Life 29 Treasuring Memories of God's Mercies 31 Remembering Jesus' Triumph Over Death 32 St. Peter's Repentance 34 The Folly of Sin 35 Christian Temper 36 Likeness to God in Charity 38 Perfection Through Charity 39 Charity above All 40 Almsgiving 41 Jealousy for the Honor of God 42 Christ Preparing Us to Save Souls 43 Charity for Our Own Household 45 Jesus' Calls to Come Nearer Him 46 My Soul Must be Deep and Pure 47 Fear and Love of God 49 Conditions of Following Christ 50 Enterprise for Christ 51 Laying up Treasures in Heaven 52 Spiritual Husbandry 53 Humility about Our Spiritual Welfare 55 Zacchaeus 56 Seeking More Grace 57 False Gods 58 Alive Unto God 59 Importunity with God 60 The Beautiful Life 61 Spiritual Progress 63 The Holy Name of Jesus 64 God's Husbandry 65 Spiritual Aspirations 66 The Divine Corner-Stone 67 Our Hope Assured through Christ 69 Making Profitable Use of Holy Scripture 70 Christian Prophets 71 Persistence in Seeking Conversions 73 Mary's Assumption and Ours 74 The Court of the King of Kings 75 Mary's Mediatorship and Ours 77 Mode of our Mediatorial Service 78 Mediators Through Christ 79 Priesthood of the Laity 81 The Priesthood of Mary 82 The Moon in God's Firmament 83 Entering into the Kingdom of God 84 Love of our Neighbor in the Kingdom 85 Use of Just Praise 86 Use of Monotony 88 Christ's House of Prayer Within Us 89 Keeping Our Resolutions (I) 90 Keeping Our Resolutions (II) 91 Progressive Illumination 92 Steadfastness in Waiting for the Vision 93 Fellowship with Christ 94 Preparation of Heart for Worship 95 St. Paul's Spiritual Poverty 97 Practical Applications of Spiritual Poverty 98 Freedom from Personal Ambition 99 Willingness to endure T emporal Adversity 100 The Discipline of Failure 101 The Pure Heart of Blessed Mary 103 Mary's Obedience 104 Glory from Obedience to God's Word 105 Mary's Generous Love for Christ 106 Generosity in Spreading the Gospel 107 Business Methods in the Kingdom of Christ 109 Mary's F aith at the Cross no Our Teacher of Worship in V alues of the Cross 1 1 2 Charity versus Intellectualism 114 Christ Conquering the Strong Man 115 Virtue Flowing from the Cross 1 16 The Appeal of the Cross 117 The Cross Calling Us to Prodigal Love. 118 The Cross the Medicine of the World 120 The Silence on the Cross 121 Spiritual versus Carnal Life 122 Making Friends by Use of the Mammon 123 All Good in Us Due to Grace 125 Christ's Heavenly Priesthood 126 Giving Glory to God 127 Unselfish Devotion of Angels 128 How We Shall Sing the Lord's Song 129 Seeking God Above All 131 Seeking God's Honor Above All 132 Loving God more Than Our own Salvation 133 Christ's Love for Each One 134 How God Draws Us to Himself 135 Taking Jesus' Side 136 The Two Cords 137 The Touch of Christ 138 Satan's Touch 139 The Besetting Sin 141 Difficult Obediences to Christ's Touch 142 Loving Obedience Essential 143 Our Life in the Kingdom 144 Thy Kingdon Come 145 Christ Exalting Us by Conversions 146 Marks of the Christian Vocation 148 St. Stephen's Long Suffering 149 Lowliness Promotes the Kingdom 150 Meekness in Speech 152 True Poverty: Its Power for Good 153 Christian Holiness Winning Souls 154 Ministering Grace to Others 155 The Salt of the Earth 157 The Light of the World 158 Girded Loins and Burning Lamps 159 The Great Decision 160 Jesus' Tenderness with Souls 161 Jesus to the Rescue ! 162 The Great Physician 163 Definite Faith (I) 165 Definite Faith (II) 166 Our Predestination 167 God Helping Us to Advance to Saintliness 169 The Help of the Example of God's Saints 170 The Interest the Saints take in Our Strife 171 God's First-born Children 173 The Saints' Partin Our Salvation 174 Awareness of the Church Triumphant 176 The Saints' Sympathy for Us 177 The Wedding Feast of the King 178 Our Private Devotions at the Eucharist 180 Carrying away the Blessing of the Eucharist 181 Miracles of the Church 182 Our Defenders against Satan 184 The Church's Protection 185 In the Hand of God 186 Wisdom's House 187 Christ's Love of the Spiritual Mind 189 Jesus' Love Demanding Ours 190 The Stairway of Divine Charity 191 A Type of the Blessed Virgin 193 The Gift of Ourself to God 194 The Perfect Man 195 Wedded to the Servant of Man 196 Assisting at a Christian Death 198 Love Abounding for Jesus 199 Coins for God's Treasury 200 Our Exceeding Great Reward 201 God's Eagerness to Save Us 203 The Sting Drawn from Death 204 The Wedding of the Lamb 206 Beatification of the Body (I) 207 Beatification of the Body (II) 208 The Light of Glory 210 Beatification of Our Mind 211 Beatification of Our Spirit (I) 212 Beatification of Our Spirit (II) 214 Intuitive Love of God's Essence 215 Receiving the Likeness of Jesus 216 Eternity 217 Being Multiplied for Christ's Service 218 Development Out of Our Limitations 220 Gathering Up the Fragments 221 Faithfulness in Little Things 222 Be Ye Thankful 224 The Christian Pilgrimage 225 The Mighty God 227 Loyalty to Jesus 228 Development Through Christ 229 A Thunderer of Charity 231 Seeking Christ's Kingdom above All 232 Love of Obscurity 234 Servants of Jesus 235 The Angels Teaching Us Worship and Service 236 Unobtrusiveness 237 The Mortification of Our Natural Self 239 God's Love for His Saints 240 The Lord is at Hand 241 Our Heavenly Guide 243